Characteristics of park usage by children and adolescents, bucaramanga, colombia: a secondary analysis
Public parks offer a great opportunity for recreation and leisure time for children and adolescents in which obesity and screen time has been increasing. This study describes the patterns of park usage by children and adolescent in a Colombian intermediate city.Ten public parks were observed using...
| Autor Principal: | Camargo Lemos, Diana Marina |
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| Otros Autores: | Ramírez Muñoz, Paula Camila, Quiroga, Vanesa, Porras, Hernán, Barreto, Mike, Férmino, Rogério, Ríos, Ana Paola, Sarmiento, Olga Lucía |
| Formato: | Generación de Nuevo Conocimiento: Artículos publicados en revistas especializadas - Electrónicos |
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2019
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http://hdl.handle.net/11634/16986 |
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Public parks offer a great opportunity for recreation and leisure time for children and adolescents in which obesity and screen time
has been increasing. This study describes the patterns of park usage by children and adolescent in a Colombian intermediate city.Ten public parks were observed using the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) between August to December in 2015, almost three quarters of the sample reported a low active profile across multiple PA domains. Consistent associations between the active occupational/transport cluster and nutritional status were found. Identification of cluster patterns of obesity-related protective factors point an urgent need of health promotion engaging adults in active lifestyle. |
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