Results from the Czech Republic’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Gába, Aleš; Rubín, Lukáš; Baďura, Petr; Roubalová, Eliška; Sigmund, Erik; Kudláček, Michal; Sigmundová, Dagmar; Dygrýn, Jan; Hamřík, Zdeněk

doi:10.1123/jpah.2018-0508

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“…Among the 20 countries that graded Active Play, this behavior was mostly measured by self-or proxy-report surveys, assessing the frequency or the time of active play/being active while playing, 57,[59][60][61][62] unstructured/unorganized active play, 51,[63][64][65][66][67][68][69] playing outdoors/outdoors activities/being outdoors, 50,59,67,[70][71][72] and/or was based on expert opinion. 50,54,73,74 A definition for active play was proposed in a recent systematic review: "a form of gross motor or total body movement in which young children exert energy in a freely chosen, fun, and unstructured manner."…”

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Global Matrix 3.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Youth: Results and Analysis From 49 Countries

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Abdeta

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Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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Background: Accumulating sufficient moderate to vigorous physical activity is recognized as a key determinant of physical, physiological, developmental, mental, cognitive, and social health among children and youth (aged 5–17 y). The Global Matrix 3.0 of Report Card grades on physical activity was developed to achieve a better understanding of the global variation in child and youth physical activity and associated supports. Methods: Work groups from 49 countries followed harmonized procedures to develop their Report Cards by grading 10 common indicators using the best available data. The participating countries were divided into 3 categories using the United Nations’ human development index (HDI) classification (low or medium, high, and very high HDI). Results: A total of 490 grades, including 369 letter grades and 121 incomplete grades, were assigned by the 49 work groups. Overall, an average grade of “C-,” “D+,” and “C-” was obtained for the low and medium HDI countries, high HDI countries, and very high HDI countries, respectively. Conclusions: The present study provides rich new evidence showing that the situation regarding the physical activity of children and youth is a concern worldwide. Strategic public investments to implement effective interventions to increase physical activity opportunities are needed.

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Section: Active Playmentioning

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Global Matrix 3.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Youth: Results and Analysis From 49 Countries

Aubert¹,

Barnes²,

Abdeta

et al. 2018

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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“…Indeed, valid and reliable tools to assess active play are largely limited. 87 In the Czech Republic, Active Play was measured using self-reports of unstructured/unorganized active play for at least 2 hours per day 88 ; while in New Zealand, surveys asked parents/guardians or youth report to indicate if the children or youth had been active while playing (on their own or with others) in the last 7 days, if they had been active while playing for at least 7 hours in the last 7 days, and if they were allowed to go out on their own in the neighborhood. 89 The development of standardized tools for the measurement of Active Play is challenged by the need for consensus on a definition.…”

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Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth Comparing 30 Very High Human Development Index Countries

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Barnes

Aguilar-Farías

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Background: To better understand the childhood physical inactivity crisis, Report Cards on physical activity of children and youth were prepared concurrently in 30 very high Human Development Index countries. The aim of this article was to present, describe, and compare the findings from these Report Cards. Methods: The Report Cards were developed using a harmonized process for data gathering, assessing, and assigning grades to 10 common physical activity indicators. Descriptive statistics were calculated after converting letter grades to interval variables, and correlational analyses between the 10 common indicators were performed using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients. Results: A matrix of 300 grades was obtained with substantial variations within and between countries. Low grades were observed for behavioral indicators, and higher grades were observed for sources of influence indicators, indicating a disconnect between supports and desired behaviors. Conclusion: This analysis summarizes the level and context of the physical activity of children and youth among very high Human Development Index countries, and provides additional evidence that the situation regarding physical activity in children and youth is very concerning. Unless a major shift to a more active lifestyle happens soon, a high rate of noncommunicable diseases can be anticipated when this generation of children reaches adulthood.

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“…The environment in Central Europe can be considered still acceptably walkable for adolescents, in spite of drawbacks related to transportation infrastructure and urbanism, such as heavy traffic, speeding, and lack of pedestrian-friendly crossings [58]. Traditionally high rates of adolescents involved in organised leisure-time PA in Poland [30] and the Czech Republic [22] as well as in Eastern Europe (e.g. Estonia, Lithuania) [21] are also a positive factor.…”

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“…The majority of adolescents in Central Europe do not meet the moderate-to-vigorous physical activity recommendation of 60 min a day or step count recommendations [8,[21][22][23][24][25]. Indeed, in 2012, only 35 of 131 European studies reported that youth were meeting the daily PA recommendation [26].…”

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Composition of weekly physical activity in adolescents by level of physical activity

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Background: Physical activity (PA) in adolescence is crucial for lifelong healthy lifestyle, and attention is needed to adolescents at health risk due to insufficient PA. This study investigates the composition of weekly PA in adolescents by PA level and provides a rationale for change in their lifestyles. Methods: The research was conducted at 66 schools in Poland between 2009 and 2016, among 949 girls and 650 boys aged 15-18 years. We used pedometers to monitor weekly PA with data assessed using the Indares web app. The participants were split into three groups by mean daily step count (lower, < 9000; middle, 9000-12,999; and higher, ≥ 13,000 steps/day), as a reliable and non-expensive indicator of PA. Results: We did not observe statistically significant differences in composition of 7-day PA between participants with varying levels of PA, regardless of their gender (F (12,9558) = 0.60; p = 0.841; η p 2 > 0.000). The smallest differences in daily step counts by PA level were found on Mondays and the biggest on Fridays and Saturdays, in boys and girls; the differences between average school and average weekend days were most pronounced in less active girls (1677 steps/day) and boys (1886 steps/day). During the school week, the highest proportion of less active girls met the 11,000 steps/day recommendation on Fridays (21.9%), statistically significantly less than on other school days (p < 0.001). Similarly, less active boys (22.2%) had significantly less activity on Fridays than on other school days, except for Mondays (p = 0.143) Analogous pattern was apparent also in more active adolescents. Conclusions: Less active adolescents have comparable composition of weekly PA to the more active ones but they can hardly meet the generally accepted PA recommendations. Better understanding of weekly PA composition and rates of meeting PA recommendations by day of the week can lead to more efficient interventions improving lifestyles. The recommendation of 9000 steps/day most days of the week, thus, appears appropriate for less active adolescents, as a motivating achievable goal.

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Results from the Czech Republic’s 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Cited by 24 publications

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Global Matrix 3.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Youth: Results and Analysis From 49 Countries

Global Matrix 3.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Youth: Results and Analysis From 49 Countries

Report Card Grades on the Physical Activity of Children and Youth Comparing 30 Very High Human Development Index Countries

Composition of weekly physical activity in adolescents by level of physical activity

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