scholarly journals Systematic review on measurement properties of questionnaires assessing the neighbourhood environment in the context of youth physical activity behaviour

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne K Reimers ◽  
Filip Mess ◽  
Jens Bucksch ◽  
Darko Jekauc ◽  
Alexander Woll
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Physical Activity Behaviour ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Neighbourhood Environment ◽  
Youth Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Behaviour

scholarly journals Systematic review of preoperative physical activity and its impact on postcardiac surgical outcomes

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. e015712 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Scott Kehler ◽  
Andrew N Stammers ◽  
Navdeep Tangri ◽  
Brett Hiebert ◽  
Randy Fransoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Length Of Stay ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Surgical Outcomes ◽  
Physical Activity Behaviour ◽  
Activity Behaviour

ObjectivesThe objective of this systematic review was to study the impact of preoperative physical activity levels on adult cardiac surgical patients’ postoperative: (1) major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs), (2) adverse events within 30 days, (3) hospital length of stay (HLOS), (4) intensive care unit length of stay (ICU LOS), (5) activities of daily living (ADLs), (6) quality of life, (7) cardiac rehabilitation attendance and (8) physical activity behaviour.MethodsA systematic search of MEDLINE, Embase, AgeLine and Cochrane library for cohort studies was conducted.ResultsEleven studies (n=5733 patients) met the inclusion criteria. Only self-reported physical activity tools were used. Few studies used multivariate analyses to compare active versus inactive patients prior to surgery. When comparing patients who were active versus inactive preoperatively, there were mixed findings for MACCE, 30 day adverse events, HLOS and ICU LOS. Of the studies that adjusted for confounding variables, five studies found a protective, independent association between physical activity and MACCE (n=1), 30-day postoperative events (n=2), HLOS (n=1) and ICU LOS (n=1), but two studies found no protective association for 30-day postoperative events (n=1) and postoperative ADLs (n=1). No studies investigated if activity status before surgery impacted quality of life or cardiac rehabilitation attendance postoperatively. Three studies found that active patients prior to surgery were more likely to be inactive postoperatively.ConclusionDue to the mixed findings, the literature does not presently support that self-reported preoperative physical activity behaviour is associated with postoperative cardiac surgical outcomes. Future studies should objectively measure physical activity, clearly define outcomes and adjust for clinically relevant variables.RegistrationTrial registration numberNCT02219815. PROSPERO number CRD42015023606.

Calibration of context-specific survey items to assess youth physical activity behaviour

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 866-872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro F. Saint-Maurice ◽  
Gregory J. Welk ◽  
R. Todd Bartee ◽  
Kate Heelan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Behaviour ◽  
Youth Physical Activity ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Activity Behaviour

A review and synthesis of research on peers and youth physical activity behaviour

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan L. Smith ◽  
Meghan H. McDonough ◽  
Stacey A. Wisdom ◽  
Sarah Ullrich-French
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Activity Behaviour ◽  
Youth Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Behaviour

scholarly journals Does the socioeconomic positioned neighbourhood matter? Norwegian adolescents’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators for physical activity

2022 ◽  
pp. 140349482110666
Author(s):  
Hanne Hennig Havdal ◽  
Elisabeth Fosse ◽  
MEkdes Kebede Gebremariam ◽  
Karien Stronks ◽  
Oddbjørn Klomsten Andersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Socioeconomic Position ◽  
Physical Activity Behaviour ◽  
Parental Engagement ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Neighbourhood Environment ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Activity Behaviour

Background and aims: A higher proportion of adolescents from lower socioeconomic position families tend to be less physically active than their counterparts from higher socioeconomic position families. More research is needed to understand the causes of these differences, particularly the influence of the neighbourhood environment. This qualitative study aims to explore how adolescents and their parents from higher and lower socioeconomic neighbourhoods perceive the social, organisational and physical environment influencing adolescents’ physical activity behaviours. Method: We conducted six semi-structured focus groups with 35 13–14-year-olds and eight interviews with some of their parents. The interviewees were recruited from one higher and two lower socioeconomic neighbourhoods in Oslo, Norway. Theme-based coding was used for analysis, and the results discussed in light of an ecological framework. Results: The results indicate that factors like social norms in a neighbourhood could shape adolescents’ physical activity behaviour, and a social norm of an active lifestyle seemed to be an essential facilitator in the higher socioeconomic neighbourhood. Higher availability of physical activity and high parental engagement seemed to facilitate higher physical activity in this neighbourhood. In the lower socioeconomic neighbourhoods, the availability of local organised physical activity and volunteer engagement from parents varied. Programmes from the municipality and volunteer organisations seemed to influence and be essential for adolescents’ physical activity behaviour in these neighbourhoods. Conclusions: The results illustrate the complexity of behaviour and environment interaction, and a limitation in explaining the phenomenon by focusing primarily on the individual level rather than an ecological perspective.

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