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Effect of major school playground reconstruction on physical activity and sedentary behaviour: Camden active spaces

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Public Health, June 2017
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Title
Effect of major school playground reconstruction on physical activity and sedentary behaviour: Camden active spaces
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BMC Public Health, June 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12889-017-4483-5
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Mark Hamer, Daniel Aggio, Georgina Knock, Courtney Kipps, Aparna Shankar, Lee Smith

Abstract

The physical school environment is a promising setting to increase children's physical activity although robust evidence is sparse. We examined the effects of major playground reconstruction on physical activity and sedentary time in primary schools using a quasi-experimental design (comparison group pre-test/post-test design). Five experimental and two control schools from deprived areas of inner city London were recruited at baseline. Main outcome was physical activity and sedentary time measured from objective monitoring (Actigraph accelerometer) at one year follow up. Pupils' impressions of the new playground were qualitatively assessed post construction. A total of 347 pupils (mean age = 8 years, 55% boys; 36% Caucasian) were recruited into the study at baseline; 303 provided valid baseline Actigraph data. Of those, 231 (76%) completed follow-up (n = 169 intervention; n = 62 control) and 77.4% of the sample recorded at least 4 days of Actigraph wear. In mixed models adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, ratio activity or sedentary/wear time at baseline, wear time at follow up, and school, no differences were observed in total moderate - vigorous activity (B = -1.4, 95% CI, -7.1, 4.2 min/d), light activity (B = 4.1, 95% CI, -17.9, 26.1), or sedentary time (B = -3.8, 95% CI, -29.2, 21.6 min/d) between groups. There were significant age interactions for sedentary (p = 0.002) and light intensity physical activity (p = 0.008). We observed significant reductions in total sedentary (-28.0, 95% CI, -1.9, -54.1 min/d, p = 0.037) and increases in total light intensity activity (24.6, 95% CI, 0.3, 48.9 min/d, p = 0.047) for children aged under 9 yrs. old in the intervention. Major playground reconstruction had limited effects on physical activity, but reduced sedentary time was observed in younger children. Qualitative data suggested that the children enjoyed the new playgrounds and experienced a perceived positive change in well-being and social interactions.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 159 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 33 21%
Researcher 20 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 17 11%
Student > Postgraduate 10 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 9 6%
Other 21 13%
Unknown 49 31%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Sports and Recreations 25 16%
Social Sciences 19 12%
Psychology 16 10%
Medicine and Dentistry 12 8%
Nursing and Health Professions 12 8%
Other 17 11%
Unknown 58 36%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 July 2021.
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#2,454,516
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#2,902
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#44,443
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#57
of 259 outputs
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