High levels of sedentary behaviour (SB) and low levels of physical activity
(PA) in primary school children are a health concern especially for the South
Asians (SA) because of increased cardiovascular risk.
The study investigated ethnic differences in movement behaviours among
primary school children in three studies: 1) inclinometer and accelerometer
measured movement behaviours in White British (WB) vs. SA 6-8-year-old
children; 2) qualitative studies with children, parents and teachers explored
barriers and facilitators to reducing SB; and, 3) accelerometer measured
movement behaviours in children aged 8-11-years.
The inclinometer outcomes were: total SB, SB from bouts >30 minutes and
breaks in SB, while accelerometry considered: SB, light PA and moderate to-vigorous PA and counts per minute.
525 children, eight parents and six teachers participated. No ethnic
differences were identified in inclinometer outcomes except for SB breaks.
SA children had 25 fewer breaks compared to WB. Accelerometry identified
higher SB for SA children vs. WB in study one but no ethnic differences in
study three; a pattern for higher SB/lower PA for SA children vs. WB was
consistent in studies. Reasons for engagement in SB included: knowledge
and beliefs about SB, child characteristics, cultural norms, parenting, educational system and the built environment. A large proportion of
movement behaviour interventions components were related to education
and policy. Children’s levels of SB were similar to office workers regardless of ethnicity. Interventions to reduce SB need to consider SB breaks and PA, especially for SA children who were less active and more sedentary than WB.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/18334 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | Nagy, Liana C. |
| Contributors | Horne, Maria, Barber, Sally E., Mohammed, Mohammed A. |
| Publisher | University of Bradford, Faculty of Health Studies |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, doctoral, PhD |
| Rights | <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>. |
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