Physical Activity Participation and Barriers for Children and Adolescents with Disabilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Sarah MacEachern ◽  
Nils Daniel Forkert ◽  
Jean-Francois Lemay ◽  
Deborah Dewey
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation

scholarly journals Effects of the Active Kids voucher program on children and adolescents’ physical activity: a natural experiment evaluating a state-wide intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bridget C. Foley ◽  
Katherine B. Owen ◽  
Adrian E. Bauman ◽  
William Bellew ◽  
Lindsey J. Reece
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Financial Incentive ◽  
Trial Registration ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Clinical Trial Registry ◽  
Voucher Program

Abstract Background There is an urgent need for scaled-up effective interventions which overcome barriers to health-enhancing physical activity for children and adolescents. In New South Wales (NSW), Australia, the state government implemented a universal voucher program, ‘Active Kids’ to support the cost of structured physical activity registration for school-enrolled children aged 4.5–18 years old. The objective of this study was to understand the effects a financial incentive intervention delivered in a real-world setting has on children and adolescent’s physical activity participation. Method In 2018, all children and adolescents registered for an Active Kids voucher provided sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity and research consent. This prospective cohort study used an online survey with validated items to measure physical activity and other personal and social factors in children and adolescents who used an Active Kids voucher. Generalized linear mixed models were used to examine changes from registration to after voucher use at ≤8 weeks, 9–26 weeks and ≥ 6 months. Results Study participants reported increasing their days achieving physical activity guidelines from 4.0 days per week (95%CI 3.8, 4.2) at registration (n = 37,626 children) to 4.9 days per week (95%CI 4.7, 5.1) after 6 months (n = 14,118 children). Increased physical activity was observed for all sociodemographic population groups. The voucher-specific activity contributed 42.4% (95%CI 39.3, 45.5) to the total time children participated in structured physical activities outside of school. Children and adolescents who increased to, or maintained, high levels of activity were socially supported to be active, had active parent/caregivers, had better concentration and were overall happier than their low-active counterparts. Conclusion The Active Kids program significantly increased children’s physical activity levels and these increases continued over a six-month period. The Active Kids voucher program shows promise as a scaled-up intervention to increase children and adolescents’ physical activity participation. Trial registration Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry ACTRN12618000897268, approved May 29th, 2018 - Retrospectively registered.

scholarly journals Promoting Physical Activity Participation among Children and Adolescents

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Salmon ◽  
M. L. Booth ◽  
P. Phongsavan ◽  
N. Murphy ◽  
A. Timperio
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation

Participation in Organized Youth Sport as a Predictor of Adult Physical Activity: A 21-Year Longitudinal Study

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Risto Telama ◽  
Xiaolin Yang ◽  
Mirja Hirvensalo ◽  
Olli Raitakari
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
High Activity ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Young Finns Study

The aim of this study was to investigate how participation in organized competitive youth sport predicts adult physical activity. A random sample of 2,309 boys and girls ages 9–18 years participated in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study in 1980, and 1,606 (70%) of them again in 2001. Physical activity was measured using a short, validated questionnaire. The results showed that participation in youth sport, and persistent participation in particular, significantly predicted adult physical activity. Participation in sport competitions increased the probability of high activity in adulthood more among males than females.

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