Impacts of active school design on school-time sedentary behavior and physical activity: A pilot natural experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children spend a significant portion of their days in sedentary behavior (SB) and on average fail to engage in adequate physical activity (PA). The school built environment may influence SB and PA, but research is limited. This natural experiment evaluated whether an elementary school designed to promote movement impacted students' school-time SB and PA.

Methods

Accelerometers measured SB and PA at pre and post time-points in an intervention group who moved to the new school (n = 21) and in a comparison group experiencing no school environmental change (n = 20). Difference-in-difference (DD) analysis examined SB and PA outcomes in these groups. Measures were also collected post-intervention from an independent, grade-matched group of students in the new school (n

SUBMITTER: Brittin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5720751 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature