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Changes in knowledge, preferences, auto‐efficacy and resource availability after a summer program on physical activity promotion
Author(s) -
Pérez - Lizaur Ana,
Moreno Luz Irene,
Chaires Carolina,
Haua Karime
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.813.13
Subject(s) - physical activity , resource (disambiguation) , promotion (chess) , psychology , test (biology) , health promotion , dimension (graph theory) , applied psychology , physical therapy , medicine , computer science , mathematics , nursing , public health , computer network , paleontology , politics , political science , pure mathematics , law , biology
In order to promote physical activity and healthy lifestyles, a summer course (“Playing to Gain Health”) was designed and implemented during three weeks in a playful, carefree, and non‐violent atmosphere. The physical activity program in this model included 30 min of moderate and 15 min of light physical activity, as well as educational sessions on physical activity topics. A group of young people aged 18–22 years provided an emotionally and physically safe ambiance for development of the program. A questionnaire about physical activity concepts was applied before and after the program, including items on four categories: knowledge, preferences, auto‐efficacy and resource availability. The program was applied twice ‐2010 and 2011‐ and 91 children (5–13 y) participated. After the course, a greater proportion of children answered satisfactorily to questions in all the four categories, but only significant changes were found in the knowledge dimension (paired t‐test; p=0.00). We consider that the observation period is not long enough to detect changes in other dimensions. Further observations should analyze if acquired knowledge can impact preferences and attitudes at long term.