Can young children make active choices? Outcomes of a feasibility trial in 7-year-old children
This project evaluated the feasibility of a child-centred 24-week physical activity intervention. The Play5 strategy encourages children to choose to play vigorously five times a day for about as long as school recess. The seven-year-old children were randomised to control (n = 176) or intervention...
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| author | Hands, B. Larkin, D. Rose, E. Parker, H. Smith, Anne |
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| description | This project evaluated the feasibility of a child-centred 24-week physical activity intervention. The Play5 strategy encourages children to choose to play vigorously five times a day for about as long as school recess. The seven-year-old children were randomised to control (n = 176) or intervention groups (n = 132). Data were collected at baseline and post-intervention. Programme evaluation included parent questionnaire, teacher records and a seven-day pedometer record with a subsample of children. The programme was successful in increasing vigorous activity (p = 0.04), but did not impact on moderate or sedentary activities. Young children were able to choose to be active without parent or teacher direction. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-468562017-09-13T16:08:10Z Can young children make active choices? Outcomes of a feasibility trial in 7-year-old children Hands, B. Larkin, D. Rose, E. Parker, H. Smith, Anne This project evaluated the feasibility of a child-centred 24-week physical activity intervention. The Play5 strategy encourages children to choose to play vigorously five times a day for about as long as school recess. The seven-year-old children were randomised to control (n = 176) or intervention groups (n = 132). Data were collected at baseline and post-intervention. Programme evaluation included parent questionnaire, teacher records and a seven-day pedometer record with a subsample of children. The programme was successful in increasing vigorous activity (p = 0.04), but did not impact on moderate or sedentary activities. Young children were able to choose to be active without parent or teacher direction. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46856 10.1080/03004431003717623 Routledge restricted |
| spellingShingle | Hands, B. Larkin, D. Rose, E. Parker, H. Smith, Anne Can young children make active choices? Outcomes of a feasibility trial in 7-year-old children |
| title | Can young children make active choices? Outcomes of a feasibility trial in 7-year-old children |
| title_full | Can young children make active choices? Outcomes of a feasibility trial in 7-year-old children |
| title_fullStr | Can young children make active choices? Outcomes of a feasibility trial in 7-year-old children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can young children make active choices? Outcomes of a feasibility trial in 7-year-old children |
| title_short | Can young children make active choices? Outcomes of a feasibility trial in 7-year-old children |
| title_sort | can young children make active choices? outcomes of a feasibility trial in 7-year-old children |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46856 |