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Overcoming Inequalities to Increase Physical Activity Levels within Primary School Children

克服不平等，提高小学生的身体活动水平

基本信息

批准号：
2233212
负责人：
金额：
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依托单位：
University of Bath
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Studentship
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2019 至无数据
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2233212
关键词：
Overcoming Inequalities Increase Physical Activity

项目摘要

Context Many children do not meet current physical activity targets and there is strong emerging evidence that there are significant inequalities in physical activity levels, both within a school day and outside school hours. Low physical activity is a major contributor to obesity, whilst also negatively affecting cognitive function, sleep quality, stress, and academic performance. Low activity can lead to poor mental health, low confidence and low aspirations; whilst also affecting social factors, such as sense of purpose and value, life quality and social relationships. Given that physical inactivity behaviours track from childhood into adulthood, there is an urgent need to address physical inactivity amongst children.WHO have stated a global aim to reduce inactivity by 10% by 2025. However, previous interventions have not succeeded in increasing physical activity levels and the gaps in equality appear to be widening. Girls engage in less activity than boys and children from lower socio-economic groups have higher levels of physical inactivity. Physical activity opportunities tend to be more readily taken up by pupils from a higher socio-economic status. For this reason, merely intervening with additional physical activity opportunities is unlikely to engage those most in need. Socioecological models demonstrate that numerous factors influence physical activity and it is likely that past interventions have failed due to lack of multidisciplinary approaches and limited engagement with debates around inequalities. Aims and objectivesThe aim of this project is to co-develop innovative strategies in partnership with stakeholders to increase physical activity levels in primary school children. The project will be divided into three key phases; the first phase involves assessing physical activity levels using innovative technology and in-depth qualitative research to explore and describe individual, structural and environmental factors and differences in physical activity patterns. This information will be used to inform phase two; participatory research will be conducted with children, parents, carers, teachers, governors and external partners to understand the main barriers to physical activity. An intervention and framework will be co-designed, which can be adapted, scaled up and transferred for further impact. A key objective is giving parents and teachers, but most importantly children, a voice to lead intervention development. The final phase of the research will use objective physical activity measures and qualitative feedback to test and refine the intervention. If an additional placement opportunity is secured this will be used to work in schools to further fine-tune the intervention and disseminate findings. Securing an overseas institutional visit would give the opportunity to further develop knowledge of intervention development and impact through translation from international contexts, and the ability to disseminate findings and transfer knowledge into different applied settings. This research area is a worldwide challenge and therefore it is sensible to draw on the skills and knowledge from institutions globally. Applications and benefitsThis research is designed to determine the successful core principles of a physical activity intervention, which can be used to develop adaptable and scalable programmes to increase children's physical activity across a broad range of settings. The research will give insight into whether the intervention warrants further investigation and could be scaled up and disseminated further. The intervention framework will allow for future collaborations with schools, local authorities, Youth Sport Trust, Sport England and could potentially feed into government policy to increase children's physical activity levels, particularly those most in need.

背景许多儿童没有达到目前的体力活动目标，新出现的有力证据表明，无论是在上学时间内还是在课外时间，体力活动水平都存在严重的不平等。缺乏体力活动是肥胖的主要原因，同时也会对认知功能、睡眠质量、压力和学习成绩产生负面影响。低活动量会导致精神健康状况不佳、信心不足和抱负低落；同时也会影响社会因素，如目的感和价值观、生活质量和社会关系。鉴于缺乏体育活动的行为从童年一直持续到成年，迫切需要解决儿童缺乏体育活动的问题。世卫组织已经宣布了到2025年将不活动减少10%的全球目标。然而，以前的干预措施并没有成功地提高体力活动水平，平等方面的差距似乎正在扩大。女孩从事的活动比男孩少，来自较低社会经济群体的儿童缺乏身体活动的程度更高。社会经济地位较高的学生往往更容易获得体育锻炼的机会。出于这个原因，仅仅通过额外的身体活动机会进行干预不太可能吸引那些最有需要的人。社会生态学模型表明，影响体力活动的因素很多，过去的干预措施很可能由于缺乏多学科方法和对围绕不平等的辩论的参与有限而失败。目的和目的本项目的目的是与利益攸关方合作，共同制定创新战略，以提高小学生的体力活动水平。该项目将分为三个关键阶段；第一阶段涉及使用创新技术评估体力活动水平，并进行深入的定性研究，以探索和描述个人、结构和环境因素以及体力活动模式的差异。这些信息将用于向第二阶段提供信息；将与儿童、家长、照顾者、教师、州长和外部伙伴一起进行参与性研究，以了解体力活动的主要障碍。将共同设计一个干预和框架，可以调整、扩大和转移，以产生进一步的影响。一个关键的目标是让家长和老师，但最重要的是，孩子们，有发言权来领导干预发展。研究的最后阶段将使用客观的体力活动测量和定性反馈来测试和改进干预措施。如果获得额外的安置机会，将利用这一机会在学校开展工作，以进一步调整干预措施并传播调查结果。确保进行海外机构访问将有机会通过从国际背景下翻译进一步发展干预措施的发展和影响方面的知识，并有能力传播调查结果和将知识转移到不同的应用环境中。这一研究领域是一个世界性的挑战，因此，借鉴全球机构的技能和知识是明智的。应用和益处本研究旨在确定体力活动干预的成功核心原则，可用于开发可适应和可扩展的计划，以增加儿童在广泛环境中的体力活动。这项研究将深入了解干预是否值得进一步调查，并可以扩大和进一步传播。该干预框架将允许未来与学校、地方当局、青年体育信托基金、英格兰体育组织进行合作，并可能纳入政府提高儿童体力活动水平的政策，特别是那些最有需要的儿童。