COVID-19 pandemic and changes in children’s physical activity in a rural US community: a mixed methods study

Autor: Richard R Rosenkranz, Gregory J Welk, Debra K Kellstedt, Ann M Essay, Michaela A Schenkelberg, Marisa S Rosen, Mary J Von Seggern, Regina Idoate, David A Dzewaltowski
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMJ Open, Vol 12, Iss 10 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062987
Popis: Objectives To examine differences in rural community children’s moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and participation in out-of-school activities from fall 2019 to fall 2020 and explore enacted PA opportunity modifications post initial COVID-19 disruption.Design Mixed methods study using the validated Youth Activity Profile (YAP), administrator reports and stakeholder surveys and semistructured interviews.Setting Children and community stakeholders from one rural US Great Plains community in the state of Nebraska were recruited.Participants Third through fifth graders in fall 2019 (n=144) and fall 2020 (n=174) reported MVPA and participation in out-of-school activities using the YAP. School administrators reported weekly physical education (PE) and recess minutes. Community stakeholders reported pandemic-related changes in community social structures in semistructured interviews (n=4) and surveys (n=19).Results Average daily MVPA minutes increased from 2019 to 2020 (75.0 vs 81.3, SE=1.6, p
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