The Effects of the PLAYTOD Program on Children’s Physical Activity at Preschool Playgrounds in a Deprived Urban Area: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Setting
2.2. Intervention
2.3. Observations
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Study Sample
3.2. Intervention Effects
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Observations before PLAYTOD | PLAYTOD Sessions | Observations after PLAYTOD | |
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Training group 1 | March | April–June | July |
Training group 2 | May | June–September | October |
Training group 3 | September | September–November | November |
Training group 4 | September | September–November | November |
Averaged Observed Values (Mean ± SD) | Results Linear Regression Analyses 1 | |||||||
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Intervention (n = 17) | Control (n = 19) | β | p | 95% CI | ||||
Before | After | Before | After | LCL | UCL | |||
Activating role 2 | 0.59 ± 0.20 | 2.59 ± 0.32 | 0.66 ± 0.24 | 0.66 ± 0.24 | 2.02 | <0.001 | 1.85 | 2.20 |
No. Activities 3 | 1.91 ± 0.75 | 3.06 ± 0.72 | 2.05 ± 0.76 | 1.89 ± 0.70 | 1.29 | <0.001 | 0.78 | 1.80 |
No. FMS 4 | ||||||||
Boys | 1.10 ± 0.34 | 5.59 ± 1.15 | 1.21 ± 0.42 | 1.08 ± 0.34 | 4.74 | <0.001 | 4.19 | 5.29 |
Girls | 1.22 ± 0.45 | 6.28 ± 0.46 | 1.26 ± 0.45 | 1.05 ± 0.23 | 5.29 | <0.001 | 5.04 | 5.53 |
PA intensity 5 | ||||||||
Boys | 0.85 ± 0.34 | 1.57 ± 0.54 | 0.88 ± 0.28 | 0.84 ± 0.27 | 0.71 | <0.001 | 0.40 | 1.02 |
Girls | 0.91 ± 0.50 | 1.75 ± 0.59 | 0.67 ± 0.28 | 0.87 ± 0.41 | 0.87 | <0.001 | 0.47 | 1.27 |
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Toussaint, N.; Streppel, M.T.; Mul, S.; Fukkink, R.G.; Weijs, P.J.M.; Janssen, M. The Effects of the PLAYTOD Program on Children’s Physical Activity at Preschool Playgrounds in a Deprived Urban Area: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 329. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010329
Toussaint N, Streppel MT, Mul S, Fukkink RG, Weijs PJM, Janssen M. The Effects of the PLAYTOD Program on Children’s Physical Activity at Preschool Playgrounds in a Deprived Urban Area: A Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(1):329. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010329
Chicago/Turabian StyleToussaint, Nicole, Martinette T. Streppel, Sandra Mul, Ruben G. Fukkink, Peter J.M. Weijs, and Mirka Janssen. 2020. "The Effects of the PLAYTOD Program on Children’s Physical Activity at Preschool Playgrounds in a Deprived Urban Area: A Randomized Controlled Trial" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 1: 329. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010329