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The Strathclyde Evaluation of Children's Active Travel (SE-CAT): study rationale and methods

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Public Health, December 2011
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Title
The Strathclyde Evaluation of Children's Active Travel (SE-CAT): study rationale and methods
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BMC Public Health, December 2011
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-11-958
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Authors

David McMinn, David A Rowe, Shemane Murtagh, Norah M Nelson

Abstract

The school commute is a prime opportunity to increase children's physical activity levels. However, active commuting has decreased over the past 40 years. Strategies that increase walking to school are therefore needed. Travelling Green (TG) is a school-based active travel resource aimed at increasing children's walking to school. The resource consists of a curriculum-based program of lessons and goal setting activities. A previous study found that children who received the TG intervention increased self-reported distance travelled to school by active modes and reduced the distance travelled by inactive modes. This study was limited by self-reported outcome measures, a small sample, and no follow-up measures. A more robust evaluation of TG is required to address these limitations. This paper describes the rationale and methods for such an evaluation of Travelling Green, and describes the piloting of various active commuting measures in primary school children.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 4 3%
Ethiopia 1 <1%
Italy 1 <1%
Unknown 132 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 23 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 21 15%
Researcher 19 14%
Student > Bachelor 13 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 10 7%
Other 28 20%
Unknown 24 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 23 17%
Sports and Recreations 20 14%
Social Sciences 19 14%
Nursing and Health Professions 12 9%
Psychology 11 8%
Other 23 17%
Unknown 30 22%
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#99
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