Context Matters: Systematic Observation of Place-Based Physical Activity
Context Matters: Systematic Observation of Place-Based Physical Activity
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DOI：
10.1080/02701367.2016.1234302
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发表时间：
2016-12-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
McKenzie, Thomas L.
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作者：
McKenzie, Thomas L.
身体活动是基于场所的，能够评估特定场所的人数及其特征对于公共卫生监测和从业者设计身体活动空间和方案都很重要。虽然身体活动测量最近有所改善，但许多研究人员避免或无法在明确的地点评估身体活动，特别是在开放的环境中，许多人以看似不加选择的方式来来去去。直接、系统的观察在同时评估身体活动及其发生的背景方面超过了其他方法。这篇评论总结了两个有效的观察工具的开发和使用：观察系统的游戏和休闲在青年（SOPARC）和系统的观察游戏和积极的娱乐在社区（SOPARC）。他们的使用得到了行为分析原则和社会生态理论的支持，他们的方法对研究人员和实践者都有实用价值。
Physical activity is place-based, and being able to assess the number of people and their characteristics in specific locations is important both for public health surveillance and for practitioners in their design of physical activity spaces and programs. Although physical activity measurement has improved recently, many investigators avoid or are at a loss regarding the assessment of physical activity in explicit locations, especially in open environments where many people come and go in a seemingly indiscriminate fashion. Direct, systematic observation exceeds other methods in simultaneously assessing physical activity and the contexts in which it occurs. This commentary summarizes the development and use of 2 validated observation tools: the System for Observing Play and Leisure in Youth (SOPLAY) and System for Observing Play and Active Recreation in Communities (SOPARC). Their use is well supported by both behavior-analytic principles and social-ecological theory, and their methods have utility for both researchers and practitioners.