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Open Access 01-12-2012 | Study protocol

Barriers, facilitators and preferences for the physical activity of school children. Rationale and methods of a mixed study

Authors: María Martínez-Andrés, Úrsula García-López, Myriam Gutiérrez-Zornoza, Beatriz Rodríguez-Martín, María Jesús Pardo-Guijarro, Mairena Sánchez-López, Eugenio Cortés-Ramírez, Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno

Published in: BMC Public Health | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

Background

Physical activity interventions in schools environment seem to have shown some effectiveness in the control of the current obesity epidemic in children. However the complexity of behaviors and the diversity of influences related to this problem suggest that we urgently need new lines of insight about how to support comprehensive population strategies of intervention. The aim of this study was to know the perceptions of the children from Cuenca, about their environmental barriers, facilitators and preferences for physical activity.

Methods/Design

We used a mixed-method design by combining two qualitative methods (analysis of individual drawings and focus groups) together with the quantitative measurement of physical activity through accelerometers, in a theoretical sample of 121 children aged 9 and 11 years of schools in the province of Cuenca, Spain.

Conclusions

Mixed-method study is an appropriate strategy to know the perceptions of children about barriers and facilitators for physical activity, using both qualitative methods for a deeply understanding of their points of view, and quantitative methods for triangulate the discourse of participants with empirical data. We consider that this is an innovative approach that could provide knowledges for the development of more effective interventions to prevent childhood overweight.
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Metadata
Title
Barriers, facilitators and preferences for the physical activity of school children. Rationale and methods of a mixed study
Authors
María Martínez-Andrés
Úrsula García-López
Myriam Gutiérrez-Zornoza
Beatriz Rodríguez-Martín
María Jesús Pardo-Guijarro
Mairena Sánchez-López
Eugenio Cortés-Ramírez
Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Public Health / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-785

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