A comprehensive physical activity promotion programme at elementary school
The effects on physical activity, physical fitness and psychosocial correlates of physical activity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15097273 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stefanie JM Verstraete, Stefanie Verstraete (Ghent University, corresponding author), Greet Cardon (0000-0003-4983-6557, Ghent University), Greet M Cardon, Dirk LR De Clercq (Ghent University), Ilse MM De Bourdeaudhuij (Centre for European Policy Studies) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 477-484 |
| Publication date | 2007-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980007223900 |
| PMID | 17411468 |
| OpenAlex | W2098007343 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 23 |
Objective To evaluate the effects of a comprehensive physical activity (PA) promotion programme in elementary schools on children's total PA levels, leisure-time PA, physical fitness and psychosocial correlates of PA. Design A pre-test–post-test design over two school years. Setting and subjects Sixteen elementary schools (764 children, mean age: 11.2 ± 0.7 years) were randomly assigned to the intervention condition ( n = 8) and the control condition ( n = 8). The intervention included a health-related physical education programme, an extracurricular PA promotion programme and classroom-based PA education lessons. In the total sample, leisure-time PA, psychosocial correlates of PA and physical fitness were measured using a PA questionnaire and the Eurofit test battery. In a sub-sample, total PA levels were measured using an accelerometer. Results According to accelerometer data, children's moderate PA and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) levels decreased less in the intervention schools than in the control schools ( P P Conclusions The comprehensive PA promotion programme was successful in preventing a decline in children's total activity levels. Furthermore, the intervention increased children's PA engagement in leisure time. Therefore, implementation needs to be encouraged
Health promotion · Intervention (counseling · Pedagogy · Physical activity · Physical education · Physical fitness · Physical therapy · Promotion (chess · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Public health · Test (biology · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2023 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |