Role of school outdoor play structures on the physical activity level of children during recess: A pilot study
| dc.contributor.advisor | Bouchard, Danielle | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fuentes Diaz, Maria Fernanda | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-15T13:44:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-15T13:44:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-04 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The contribution of outdoor play structures to moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is unclear. The main objective was to explore the differences in MVPA in children aged 8 to 10 years old having access or not to outdoor play structures during school recess time. A total of 82 children wore a wrist-worn heart rate monitor for seven consecutive days to determine time spent at MVPA using a Fitbit for a minimum of three full school days at various times of day and weekly. No difference in MVPA was observed when accessing or not the outdoor play structures within-group (n=37) median (25th - 75th) [(16 minutes (7-30) vs. 14 minutes (5-22) p=0.32)] nor between groups (n=22) [16 minutes (7-26) p=0.92)]. The strongest variable associated with MVPA during recess was weekly MVPA (p<0.01). Schools might want to have various options for children to play during recess, allowing children to cumulate MVPA. | |
| dc.description.copyright | ©Maria Fernanda Fuentes Diaz, 2023 | |
| dc.format.extent | vii, 65 | |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/37551 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of New Brunswick | |
| dc.rights | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 | |
| dc.subject.discipline | Kinesiology | |
| dc.title | Role of school outdoor play structures on the physical activity level of children during recess: A pilot study | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| oaire.license.condition | other | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Kinesiology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of New Brunswick | |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | M.Sc.Kin. |