COVID-19 pandemic and changes in children's physical activity in a rural US community: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine differences in rural community children's moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and participation in out-of-school activities from fall 2019 to fall 2020 and explore enacted PA opportunity modifications post initial COVID-19 disruption.

Design

Mixed methods study using the validated Youth Activity Profile (YAP), administrator reports and stakeholder surveys and semistructured interviews.

Setting

Children and community stakeholders from one rural US Great Plains community in the state of Nebraska were recruited.

Participants

Third through fifth graders in fall 2019 (n=144) and fall 2020 (n=174) reported MVPA and participation in out-of-school activities using the YAP. School administrators reported weekly physical education (PE) and

SUBMITTER: Kellstedt DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9620527 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature