Moderators of the longitudinal relationship between the perceived physical environment and outside play in children: the KOALA birth cohort study

Remmers, Teun; Kann, Dave van; Gubbels, Jessica S.; Schmidt, Swantje; Vries, S.I. de; Ettema, Dick; Kremers, Stef; Thijs, Carel

doi:10.1186/s12966-014-0150-8

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“…Fewer comparisons were made for incivilities/disorder, social trust/cohesion and seeing others being active in the neighbourhood. One in five comparisons was in the expected direction for social capital [49]. Seeing others being active in the neighbourhood was associated with overall/leisure-time physical activity in both studies in which it was included [46,54], but not in the studies examining transport-related physical activity [38,45].…”

Section: Macro Social Environmentmentioning

confidence: 77%

“…Half of the studies were from North America (12 from the USA, one from Canada) [31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43], four were from Australia [44][45][46][47], three from the Netherlands [48][49][50], two from Belgium [51, 52•] and one each from the UK [53•], Portugal [54], Spain [55] and Norway [56]. The majority of the studies (n=22) included crosssectional analyses only; four studies included a prospective design [33, 48, 49, 53•] and two included both crosssectional and prospective analyses [33,48].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some studies have begun to explore this complexity using mediating, moderating and path models in this context. Some early work in this area, for example, suggests that neighbourhood SES [51], parental participation in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity [59], perceived parent responsibility [49], and parental co-participation in physical activity [60] may moderate associations, and that independent mobility [52•] may mediate associations between the built environment and children's physical activity. Further exploration of direct and indirect effects and interactions between these contexts may help progress the field, particularly for further developing theory and to identify potential intervention strategies to increase physical activity.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Playability: Built and Social Environment Features That Promote Physical Activity Within Children

2015

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The role of neighbourhood built and social environments in shaping children's physical activity has received increasing interest over the past 10 years. We reviewed recent evidence published between 2011 and 2014. Most of the recent evidence continues to be cross-sectional. Few macro-level neighbourhood attributes were consistently associated with physical activity in the expected direction. The strongest evidence for associations between neighbourhood attributes and physical activity with was for the transportation environment, particularly in relation to proximity to school and transport-related physical activity. There was intermediate evidence that neighbourhood walking/cycling infrastructure and pedestrian safety structures are associated with transport-related PA. Recent evidence on associations between the neighbourhood built and social environment and children's PA is modest. Stronger study designs and greater attention to conceptual-matching and specificity of measures are critical to advance the evidence base.

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confidence: 99%

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Playability: Built and Social Environment Features That Promote Physical Activity Within Children

2015

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“…An important domain will be walking due to its accessibility across age and social inequality as promoted by the National Walking Strategy ( The Scottish Government, 2014a ). Analysis has shown walking, even at low levels, can significantly reduce risk for all-cause mortality ( Kelly et al, 2014 ) and increase health-related fitness ( Kelly et al, 2011 ). However, it is evident that sports and exercise are still acceptable across age and gender, even in the insufficiently active.…”

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Age-related comparisons by sex in the domains of aerobic physical activity for adults in Scotland

Strain

Fitzsimons

Foster

et al. 2016

Preventive Medicine Reports

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ObjectiveTo investigate the age-related differences in the contributions of the domains of physical activity (PA) for men and women in Scotland who met the current PA guidelines or who were insufficiently active.MethodsWe analysed data from the 2013 Scottish Health Survey (4885 adults (≥ 16 years)). Average weekly minutes of moderate or vigorous PA (MVPA) and the relative contributions to total MVPA were calculated for the domains of: walking, cycling, domestic, leisure, occupational, outdoor, non-team sport, team sport, and exercise & fitness. We performed linear regression analyses to assess differences by 10-year age group, stratified by sex and activity status (1–149 or ≥ 150 min of MVPA per week). These were repeated excluding occupational activity due to concerns with its measurement.ResultsFor the 64.3% of the sample that met the guidelines, occupational activity was the most prevalent domain accounting for 18–26% of all MVPA for those under 65 years. When excluded, there was no age-related decline in total MVPA (p > 0.05). For the 18.6% of the sample that reported 1–149 min of MVPA per week, domestic activity was the most prevalent domain. Across both sexes and activity statuses, exercise & fitness declined with age and walking was most prevalent in the oldest age group.ConclusionThe domains in which adults in Scotland undertake MVPA vary by age group. Policies designed to increase PA should take this into account. Our findings challenge current thinking on age-related changes in activity, with the exclusion of occupational activity mitigating any age-related decline in MVPA.

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“…Another option is to use unstructured free play, without any given tasks or goals to promote physical activity among young individuals [13,14].…”

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Assessment of the Impact of a Sports Kit on Physical Activity in Children 8 to 11 Years of Age

Lanckriet¹,

Brissieux²,

Borys³

et al. 2017

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Objective: Fewer than 10% of French children meet the WHO recommendations for physical activity (PA). As engaging in play activities is a key way to promote PA in children, we evaluated the effect of a sports kit called "Le Sport Ça Me Dit" ("Sport is fun") that provides a recreational way to engage in sports. Design: This was an open longitudinal controlled study. The children were divided into two groups for the first 7 weeks (Period 1): an Action group that used the kit for two recreational sessions per week (comprising six different activities) and a Control group that was not provided use of the kit. For the next 7 weeks (Period 2), neither group was provided use of the kit. Setting: Six towns in northern France. Subjects: 213 children aged 8-11 were recruited: 122 for the Control group and 91 for the Action group. Each child received a 3D accelerometer wristband to measure their level of PA during the 14 weeks of the study. In parallel, the children completed a questionnaire, 3 times (before (T0), during (T1) and at the end of the study (T2)), regarding their PA habits, screen time, and sleep habits. Results: A significant increase in the steps number was observed when the sports kit was used (p=0.025); although this effect was lost over time (p=0.672). Subpopulation analysis revealed a significant increase in the steps number and light PA in overweight children in the Action group for both periods (p=0.018 and p=0.012). Conclusion: The use of the sports kit increased the PA level of the children, and particularly in overweight children. Although these results require further investigation, they provide novel insights in regard to overweight children.

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Moderators of the longitudinal relationship between the perceived physical environment and outside play in children: the KOALA birth cohort study

Cited by 15 publications

References 59 publications

Playability: Built and Social Environment Features That Promote Physical Activity Within Children

Playability: Built and Social Environment Features That Promote Physical Activity Within Children

Age-related comparisons by sex in the domains of aerobic physical activity for adults in Scotland

Assessment of the Impact of a Sports Kit on Physical Activity in Children 8 to 11 Years of Age

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