The effect of a kindergarten-based, family-involved intervention on objectively measured physical activity in Belgian preschool boys and girls of high and low SES : the ToyBox-study
Background: The ToyBox-study developed an evidence- and theory-based intervention to improve preschoolers' energy balance-related behaviours - including physical activity (PA) - by targeting the kindergarten environment and involving their parents/caregivers. The present study aimed to examine the effect of the ToyBox-intervention on increasing Belgian preschoolers' objectively measured PA levels. Methods: A sample of 472 preschoolers (4.43 +/- 0.55 years; 55.1% boys) from 27 kindergartens (15 intervention, 12 control kindergartens) in Flanders, Belgium were included in the data analyses. Pres... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2014 |
Schlagwörter: | Medicine and Health Sciences / Kindergarten / Physical activity / Accelerometer / Intervention effect / Children / OF-THE-LITERATURE / AGED 0-4 YEARS / SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS / SEDENTARY TIME / BEHAVIORS / OBESITY / CHILDHOOD / IMPACT / ADOLESCENTS |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26917300 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/4422973 |