The value of (pre)school playgrounds for children’s physical activity level: a systematic review
The (pre)school environment is an important setting to improve children's health. Especially, the (pre)school playground provides a major opportunity to intervene. This review presents an overview of the existing evidence on the value of both school and preschool playgrounds on children's health in terms of physical activity, cognitive and social ...
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Levels of physical activity among a nationally representative sample of people in early old age: results of objective and self-reported assessments
Background: Detailed assessment of physical activity (PA) in older adults is required to comprehensively describe habitual PA-levels in this growing population segment. Current evidence of population PA-levels is predominantly based on self-report. Methods: We examined PA and sedentary behaviour in a nationally representative sample of British people aged 60-64, using ...
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Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to assess the role of the built environment in influencing obesity: a glossary
Lukar E Thornton, Jamie R Pearce, Anne M KavanaghInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011, 8:71 (1 July 2011) ...
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Validity of activity monitors in health and chronic disease: a systematic review
Hans Van Remoortel, Santiago Giavedoni, Yogini Raste, Chris Burtin, Zafeiris Louvaris, Elena Gimeno-Santos, Daniel Langer, Alastair Glendenning, Nicholas S Hopkinson, Ioannis Vogiatzis, Barry T Peterson, Frederick Wilson, Bridget Mann, Roberto Rabinovich, Milo A Puhan, Thierry Troosters, PROactive consortiumInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2012, 9:84 (9 July 2012) ...
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Home environment relationships with children’s physical activity, sedentary time, and screen time by socioeconomic status
Pooja S Tandon, Chuan Zhou, James F Sallis, Kelli L Cain, Lawrence D Frank, Brian E SaelensInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2012, 9:88 (26 July 2012) ...
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Calorie menu labeling on quick-service restaurant menus: an updated systematic review of the literature
Jonas J Swartz, Danielle Braxton, Anthony J VieraInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011, 8:135 (8 December 2011) ...
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Assessing parental self-efficacy for obesity prevention related behaviors
Background: Reliable, valid and theoretically consistent measures that assess a parent’s self-efficacy for helping a child with obesity prevention behaviors are lacking.ObjectivesTo develop measures of parental self-efficacy for four behaviors: 1) helping their child get at least 60 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity every day, 2) helping one’s child consume ...
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The next step in health behavior research: the need for ecological moderation analyses – an application to diet and physical activity at childcare
Background: The ecological perspective holds that human behavior depends on the interaction of different environmental factors and personal characteristics, but it lacks validation and operationalization. In the current paper, an ecological view was adopted to examine the interactive impact of several ecological systems on children’s dietary intake and physical activity ...
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Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in relation to cardiometabolic risk in children: cross-sectional findings from the Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) Study
Background: Lower levels of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) have been associated with increased cardiometabolic risk among children. However, little is known about the independent and combined associations of PA and SB as well as different types of these behaviours with cardiometabolic risk in children. We therefore investigated ...
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Cross-sectional associations between the screen-time of parents and young children: differences by parent and child gender and day of the week
Background: Greater time spent screen-viewing (SV) has been linked to adverse health outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine whether parental SV time is associated with child SV time on week and weekend days. Methods: Cross-sectional survey of 1078 children aged 5–6 and at least 1 parent. Child ...
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Longitudinal analysis of minority women’s perceptions of cohesion: the role of cooperation, communication, and competition
Background: Interaction in the form of cooperation, communication, and friendly competition theoretically precede the development of group cohesion, which often precedes adherence to health promotion programs. The purpose of this manuscript was to explore longitudinal relationships among dimensions of group cohesion and group-interaction variables to inform and improve group-based strategies ...
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Perception of built environmental factors and physical activity among adolescents in Nigeria
Background: Understanding environmental factors related to adolescents' physical activity can inform intervention for obesity control and prevention, but virtually no study has been conducted in the African region, where adolescents' physical inactivity and chronic diseases rates are rising. This study assessed associations between perceived built environmental variables and adolescents' physical ...
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Route choices of transport bicyclists: a comparison of actually used and shortest routes
Patricia Krenn, Pekka Oja, Sylvia TitzeInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014, 11:31 (6 March 2014) ...
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Family health climate scale (FHC-scale): development and validation
Christina Niermann, Fabian Krapf, Britta Renner, Miriam Reiner, Alexander WollInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014, 11:30 (5 March 2014) ...
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Parental influences on adolescent physical activity: a longitudinal study
India J Ornelas, Krista M Perreira, Guadalupe X AyalaInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007, 4:3 (2 February 2007) ...
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Exercise motivation: a cross-sectional analysis examining its relationships with frequency, intensity, and duration of exercise
Lindsay R Duncan, Craig R Hall, Philip M Wilson, O JennyInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2010, 7:7 (26 January 2010) ...
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Children’s eating behavior, feeding practices of parents and weight problems in early childhood: results from the population-based Generation R Study
Pauline W Jansen, Sabine J Roza, Vincent WV Jaddoe, Joreintje D Mackenbach, Hein Raat, Albert Hofman, Frank C Verhulst, Henning TiemeierInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2012, 9:130 (30 October 2012) ...
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A systematic review of reliability and objective criterion-related validity of physical activity questionnaires
Hendrik JF Helmerhorst, Søren Brage, Janet Warren, Herve Besson, Ulf EkelundInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2012, 9:103 (31 August 2012) ...
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A socio-ecological approach to physical activity interventions in childcare: a systematic review
Marjo Anette Mehtälä, Arja Sääkslahti, Mari Inkinen, Marita Eija PoskipartaInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2014, 11:22 (22 February 2014) ...
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Longitudinal patterns of physical activity in children aged 8 to 12 years: the LOOK study
Rohan M Telford, Richard D Telford, Ross B Cunningham, Thomas Cochrane, Rachel Davey, Gordon WaddingtonInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013, 10:81 (21 June 2013) ...
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