Can a multicomponent-overnight camp increase physical activity among Danish children? A retrospective cross-sectional study
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Can a multicomponent-overnight camp increase physical activity among Danish children? A retrospective cross-sectional study. / Jakobsen, Dorthe Dalstrup; Schipperijn, Jasper; Bruun, Jens Meldgaard.
I: Journal of Physical Activity & Health, Bind 18, Nr. 1, 2021, s. 37-43.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Can a multicomponent-overnight camp increase physical activity among Danish children? A retrospective cross-sectional study
AU - Jakobsen, Dorthe Dalstrup
AU - Schipperijn, Jasper
AU - Bruun, Jens Meldgaard
N1 - CURIS 2021 NEXS 395
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Background: In Denmark, most children are not sufficiently physically active and only a few interventions have been found to increase long-term physical activity among overweight and obese children. The aim of our study was to investigate if children are physically active in correspondence to Danish recommendations after attending a multicomponent-overnight camp.Methods: A questionnaire was developed to estimate children's physical activity level and behavior and investigate how transport, economy, availability, time, motivation, and knowledge about physical activity affect children's physical activity level and behavior.Results: In this study, 60.9% of the children did vigorous physical activity (VPA) minimum 30 minutes 3 times per week up to 3 years after camp. Most children were physically active at a sports club (44.3%) and only 5.7% of the children did not participate in physical activity. Parental physical activity and child motivation toward physical activity were significantly (P < .05) associated with children doing VPA.Conclusion: Our findings suggest that 60.9% of children who attended camp engage in VPA after camp, which compared with a recent Danish study, is more frequent than children who did not attend camp. Further investigations are needed to determine the long-term health effects in children attending interventions such as multicomponent-overnight camps.
AB - Background: In Denmark, most children are not sufficiently physically active and only a few interventions have been found to increase long-term physical activity among overweight and obese children. The aim of our study was to investigate if children are physically active in correspondence to Danish recommendations after attending a multicomponent-overnight camp.Methods: A questionnaire was developed to estimate children's physical activity level and behavior and investigate how transport, economy, availability, time, motivation, and knowledge about physical activity affect children's physical activity level and behavior.Results: In this study, 60.9% of the children did vigorous physical activity (VPA) minimum 30 minutes 3 times per week up to 3 years after camp. Most children were physically active at a sports club (44.3%) and only 5.7% of the children did not participate in physical activity. Parental physical activity and child motivation toward physical activity were significantly (P < .05) associated with children doing VPA.Conclusion: Our findings suggest that 60.9% of children who attended camp engage in VPA after camp, which compared with a recent Danish study, is more frequent than children who did not attend camp. Further investigations are needed to determine the long-term health effects in children attending interventions such as multicomponent-overnight camps.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - Exercise
KW - Childhood obesity
KW - Weight-loss camp
KW - Lifestyle intervention
U2 - 10.1123/jpah.2020-0101
DO - 10.1123/jpah.2020-0101
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 33373978
VL - 18
SP - 37
EP - 43
JO - Journal of Physical Activity & Health
JF - Journal of Physical Activity & Health
SN - 1543-3080
IS - 1
ER -
ID: 306973841