Barriers, facilitators and preferences for the physical activity of school children. Rationale and methods of a mixed study

BMC Public Health

Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno²  Eugenio Cortés-Ramírez⁵  Mairena Sánchez-López⁶  María Jesús Pardo-Guijarro⁵  Beatriz Rodríguez-Martín⁴  Myriam Gutiérrez-Zornoza³  Úrsula García-López¹  María Martínez-Andrés¹ 

[1]Centro de Estudios Sociosanitarios, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, España

[2]Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Edificio Melchor Cano, Centro de Estudios Socio-Sanitarios, Santa Teresa Jornet s/n, Cuenca 16071, España

[3]Facultad de Trabajo Social, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, España

[4]Facultad de Terapia Ocupacional, Logopedia y Enfermería, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, España

[5]Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Castilla- La Mancha, Cuenca, España

[6]Facultad de Educación, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, España

关键词: Health behavior;    Barriers;    Focus groups;    Mixed-method study;    Physical activity;    Social environment;    Obesity;    School;    Built environment;   

Others  :  1163091
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-12-785

 received in 2012-07-24, accepted in 2012-08-30,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

Physical activity interventions in schools environment seem to have shown some effectiveness in the control of the current obesity epidemic in children. However the complexity of behaviors and the diversity of influences related to this problem suggest that we urgently need new lines of insight about how to support comprehensive population strategies of intervention. The aim of this study was to know the perceptions of the children from Cuenca, about their environmental barriers, facilitators and preferences for physical activity.

Methods/Design

We used a mixed-method design by combining two qualitative methods (analysis of individual drawings and focus groups) together with the quantitative measurement of physical activity through accelerometers, in a theoretical sample of 121 children aged 9 and 11 years of schools in the province of Cuenca, Spain.

Conclusions

Mixed-method study is an appropriate strategy to know the perceptions of children about barriers and facilitators for physical activity, using both qualitative methods for a deeply understanding of their points of view, and quantitative methods for triangulate the discourse of participants with empirical data. We consider that this is an innovative approach that could provide knowledges for the development of more effective interventions to prevent childhood overweight.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Martinez-Andres et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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