Twelve-month effects of a playground intervention on children's morning and lunchtime recess physical activity levels Ridgers, Nicola D., Fairclough, Stuart J. and Stratton, Gareth 2010, Twelve-month effects of a playground intervention on children's morning and lunchtime recess physical activity levels, Journal of physical activity & health, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 167-175. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads ridgers-twelvemonth-2010.pdf Published version application/pdf 462.09KB 2257 Title Twelve-month effects of a playground intervention on children's morning and lunchtime recess physical activity levels Author(s) Ridgers, Nicola D. orcid.org/0000-0001-5713-3515 Fairclough, Stuart J. Stratton, Gareth Journal name Journal of physical activity & health Volume number 7 Issue number 2 Start page 167 End page 175 Total pages 9 Publisher Human Kinetics Place of publication Champaign, Ill. Publication date 2010-03 ISSN 1543-3080 1543-5474 Keyword(s) school heart rate accelerometry multilevel analysis Summary Background: Recess is an opportunity for children to engage in daily physical activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the 12-month effects of a playground intervention on children’s moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA) and vigorous physical activity (VPA) during morning and lunchtime recess. Methods: Four hundred and seventy children (232 boys, 238 girls) from 26 elementary schools participated in the study. Fifteen schools redesigned the playground environment using playground markings and physical structures. Eleven schools served as socioeconomic matched controls. Physical activity levels were quantified using heart rate and accelerometry at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months post-intervention. A 3-level (time, pupil, and school) multilevel analysis was used to determine the effects of the intervention across time on MVPA and VPA. Results: Positive yet nonsignificant intervention effects were found for MVPA and VPA during morning and lunchtime recess. Intervention children were more active during recess than control children. Interactions revealed that the intervention effect was stronger at 6 months than 12 months post-intervention. Conclusions: A playground markings and physical structures intervention had a positive effect on intervention children’s morning and lunchtime MVPA and VPA when assessed using heart rate and accelerometry, but this effect is strongest 6-months post-intervention and decreased between 6 months and 12 months. Notes Reproduced with kind permission of the copyright owner. Language eng Indigenous content off Field of Research 110699 Human Movement and Sports Science not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920499 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2010, Human Kinetics, Inc. Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30029896 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 03 Sep 2010, 10:23:50 EST Mon, 06 Sep 2010, 14:43:15 EST Mon, 06 Sep 2010, 14:44:44 EST Wed, 19 Jan 2011, 08:31:14 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 16:16:06 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 16:41:59 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 15:50:47 EST Sat, 21 Oct 2017, 01:50:53 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 09:17:17 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:03:14 EST Mon, 26 Jul 2021, 09:37:55 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 77 times in TR Web of Science Cited 76 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1985 Abstract Views, 2257 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 03 Sep 2010, 10:23:47 EST by Jane Moschetti

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