Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21952
Title: Physical Activity and Skills Intervention: SCORES Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Contributor(s): Cohen, Kristen  (author); Morgan, Philip J (author); Plotnikoff, Ronald C (author); Callister, Robin (author); Lubans, David R (author)
Publication Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000452
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21952
Abstract: Purpose: Physical activity (PA) declines dramatically during adolescence, and activity levels are consistently lower among children living in low-income communities. Competency in a range of fundamental movement skills (FMS) may serve as a protective factor against the decline in PA typically observed during adolescence. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a 12-month multicomponent PA and FMS intervention on children attending primary schools in low-income communities. Methods: The Supporting Children's Outcomes using Rewards, Exercise, and Skills intervention was evaluated using a cluster randomized controlled trial. The sample included 25 classes from eight primary schools located in low-income communities. Participants were 460 children (54.1% girls) age 8.5 T 0.6 yr. Primary outcomes were objectively measured PA (ActiGraph GT3X and GT3X+ accelerometers), FMS competency (Test of Gross Motor Development 2, six locomotor and six object control skills), and cardiorespiratory fitness (20-m multistage fitness test) assessed at baseline, mid-program (6-months), and at posttest (12 months). Linear mixed models, adjusted for sex, age, body mass index z-score, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and school class as a random factor, were used to assess the effect of the intervention. Results: At mid-program, there were no significant intervention effects for any of the outcomes. At posttest (study's primary time point), there were intervention effects for daily moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) (adjusted mean difference, 12.7 minIdj1 of MVPA; 95% confidence interval (CI), 5.0-20.5), overall FMS competency (4.9 units; 95% CI, j0.04 to 9.8), and cardiorespiratory fitness (5.4 laps; 95% CI, 2.3-8.6). Conclusions: A school-based multi-component PA and FMS intervention maintained daily MVPA, improved overall FMS competency, and increased cardiorespiratory fitness among children attending primary schools in low-income communities.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 47(4), p. 765-774
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1530-0315
0195-9131
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 130210 Physical Education and Development Curriculum and Pedagogy
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 390111 Physical education and development curriculum and pedagogy
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 970113 Expanding Knowledge in Education
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 280109 Expanding knowledge in education
280114 Expanding knowledge in Indigenous studies
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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