Investigating longitudinal context-specific physical activity patterns in transition from primary to secondary school using accelerometers, GPS, and GIS
Investigating longitudinal context-specific physical activity patterns in transition from primary to secondary school using accelerometers, GPS, and GIS
Samenvatting
Introduction:
Previous longitudinal studies indicate that physical activity (PA) significantly declines from primary-to secondary school, and report both changes in individual and environmental determinants of PA. In order to understand this transition and to prevent this negative trend, it is important to gather contextually rich data on possible mechanisms that drive this decline. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate changes of PA patterns in transition between primary and secondary school, and to add domain-specific insights of how, where, and when these changes occur.
Methods:
In total, 175 children participated in a 7-day accelerometer- and Global Positioning System (GPS) protocol at their last year of primary and their first year of secondary school. GPS data-points were overlaid with Geographical Information Systems (GIS) data using ArcGIS 10.1 software. Based on the GPS locations of individual data-points, we identified child’s PA at home, school, local sports grounds, shopping centers, and other locations.
Also, trips in active and passive transport were identified according to previously validated GPS speed-algorithms. Longitudinal multi-level linear mixed models were fitted adjusting for age, gender, meteorological circumstances, and the nested structure of days within children and children within schools. Outcome measures were minutes spent in light PA and moderate-to-vigorous PA, specified for the time-segments before school, during school, after school and weekend days.
Results:
Total PA significantly declined from primary to secondary school. Although transport-related PA increased before- and during school, decreases were found for especially afterschool time spent at sports grounds and transport-related PA during weekends.
Organisatie | De Haagse Hogeschool |
Afdeling | Faculteit Gezondheid, Voeding & Sport |
Lectoraat | Lectoraat Gezonde Leefstijl in een Stimulerende Omgeving |
Organisatie | Fontys |
Afdeling | Fontys Sport en Bewegen |
Lectoraat | Lectoraat Move to be |
Gepubliceerd in | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Springer Nature, Dordrecht, Vol. 17, Uitgave: 66, Pagina's: 1-14 |
Datum | 2020-01-01 |
Type | Artikel |
DOI | 10.1186/s12966-020-00962-3 |
Taal | Engels |