Study of Preschoolers' Outdoor Time and Physical Activity at Child Care (SPrOuT)

学龄前儿童在托儿所的户外时间和体力活动研究 (SPrOuT)

基本信息

批准号：
9275530
负责人：
Pooja Sarin Tandon
金额：
$ 18.54万
依托单位：
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2013
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2013-08-01 至 2018-11-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9275530
关键词：
5 year old Academic achievement Accelerometer Address Adolescence Age Anxiety Attention Behavior Caregivers Characteristics Child Child Care Child Development Childhood Cognition Cognitive Communities Development Educational Curriculum Environment Equipment Frequencies Generations Goals Health Home environment Hour Incentives Individual Institutes Intervention Learning Life Style Light Measurement Measures Mental Depression Mental Health Mentorship Methods Modeling Modification Motor Muscle Nature Nursery Schools Obesity Outcome Overweight Parents Physical activity Physical environment Play Policies Policy Maker Preschool Child Prevention strategy Public Health Reporting Research Research Activity Research Personnel Secondary to Solid Structure Testing Time Training Translating Validity and Reliability Vision Vitamin D base behavior change bone health built environment cancer prevention cardiovascular health career design digital early childhood effective intervention experience moderate-to-vigorous physical activity obesity in children obesity risk pediatrician prevent programs public health priorities sedentary sensor skills social teacher therapy development

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Physical activity lowers the risk of obesity in children, is independently associated with numerous benefits related to health and well-being, and tracks from preschool-age to adolescence. The amount of time preschoolers spend outdoors is thought to correlate with their physical activity levels. Yet, most US children today likely spend less time playing outdoors than previous generations. The study of children's outdoor play time is not merely about resurrecting less digital, more unstructured childhoods, but is related to serious public health issues. Encouraging active outdoor play may prove to be an important method of enhancing children's overall development and health. Since the majority of US preschool-age children spend considerable time in child care programs, examining and pursuing strategies to increase outdoor physical activity in these settings is critical. Through child care settings, we may be able to change behaviors in large groups of children and particularly benefit more vulnerable children who have fewer opportunities for outdoor play and physical activity at home. Studying how physical activity and outdoor play enhance learning and development may provide additional incentives for early childhood professionals, parents and policy makers to promote these activities. An understanding of the accurate relationship between outdoor time and various outcomes is currently hampered by poor measurement. Robust measurement of outdoor time and an understanding of the context within which children are more active would inform further research and intervention. The overall research goal of this proposal is to characterize outdoor physical activity for preschoolers at child care and to understand environmental and social determinants of outdoor physical activity in order to inform intervention development. Specifically, Aim 1 is to validate light sensors and GPS units against direct observation as accurate measures of outdoor time. Aim 2 is to accurately quantify preschoolers' outdoor time at child care and its relationship to accelerometer-measured physical activity and various modifiable child care environment characteristics. Aim 3 focuses on developing and piloting an intervention in child care programs to increase the quality and quantity of outdoor time and studying the resulting impact on physical activity, health and development outcomes. This research plan is part of a K23 proposal designed to provide the scholarly training, mentorship and support necessary for Dr. Tandon to gain skills and experience needed to conduct research on children's outdoor physical activity to then develop and translate effective interventions into practices, programs and policies. Dr. Tandon is a pediatrician whose career goal is to become an independent investigator with a focus on promoting physical activity in children to address the critical health problems associated with sedentary, indoor lifestyles. To achieve this objective, she will pursue training in: 1) the measurement of physical activity and outdoor time, 2) the relationship of the built environment to physical activity, 3) incorporating cognitive outcomes into physical activity research and 4) developing and testing community-based interventions. .

描述（由申请人提供）：体力活动可降低儿童肥胖的风险，与健康和福祉相关的众多益处独立相关，并贯穿从学龄前到青春期。人们认为学龄前儿童在户外度过的时间与他们的身体活动水平相关。然而，如今大多数美国儿童在户外玩耍的时间可能比前几代人要少。对儿童户外游戏时间的研究不仅仅是为了恢复数字化程度较低、结构更加混乱的童年，而且还与严重的公共卫生问题有关。鼓励积极的户外活动可能被证明是促进儿童全面发展和健康的重要方法。由于大多数美国学龄前儿童在儿童保育计划中花费了大量时间，因此检查和寻求在这些环境中增加户外体育活动的策略至关重要。通过儿童保育环境，我们也许能够改变大量儿童的行为，特别是有利于那些在家里户外玩耍和体育活动机会较少的弱势儿童。研究体育活动和户外游戏如何促进学习和发展可能会为幼儿专业人士、家长和政策制定者提供额外的动力来促进这些活动。目前，测量不善阻碍了对户外时间与各种结果之间准确关系的理解。对户外时间的可靠测量以及对儿童更活跃的环境的了解将为进一步的研究和干预提供信息。该提案的总体研究目标是描述托儿所学龄前儿童户外体育活动的特征，并了解户外体育活动的环境和社会决定因素，以便为干预措施的制定提供信息。具体来说，目标 1 是通过直接观察来验证光传感器和 GPS 装置能否准确测量户外时间。目标 2 是准确量化学龄前儿童在托儿所的户外时间及其与加速度计测量的身体活动和各种可修改的托儿环境特征的关系。目标 3 侧重于制定和试点儿童保育计划干预措施，以提高户外时间的质量和数量，并研究由此产生的对身体活动、健康和发展结果的影响。该研究计划是 K23 提案的一部分，旨在为 Tandon 博士提供必要的学术培训、指导和支持，以获得开展儿童户外体育活动研究所需的技能和经验，然后制定有效的干预措施并将其转化为实践、计划和成果。政策。 Tandon 博士是一名儿科医生，他的职业目标是成为一名独立调查员，专注于促进儿童的身体活动，以解决与久坐的室内生活方式相关的关键健康问题。为了实现这一目标，她将接受以下方面的培训：1) 身体活动和户外时间的测量，2) 建筑环境与身体活动的关系，3) 将认知结果纳入身体活动研究，4) 开发和测试社区为基础的干预措施。。

项目成果

期刊论文数量（6）

专著数量（0）

科研奖励数量（0）

会议论文数量（0）

专利数量（0）

The relationship between physical activity and diet and young children's cognitive development: A systematic review.

身体活动和饮食与幼儿认知发展之间的关系：系统评价。

DOI：
发表时间：
2016-06
期刊：
影响因子：
2.8
作者：
Tandon, Pooja S;Tovar, Alison;Jayasuriya, Avanthi T;Welker, Emily;Schober, Daniel J;Copeland, Kristen;Dev, Dipti A;Murriel, Ashleigh L;Amso, Dima;Ward, Dianne S
通讯作者：
Ward, Dianne S

Active play opportunities at child care.

托儿所的积极玩耍机会。