Irwin Jennifer D, He Meizi, Bouck L Michelle Sangster, Tucker Patricia, Pollett Graham L
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, London.
Can J Public Health. 2005 Jul-Aug;96(4):299-303.
To understand parents' perspectives of their preschoolers' physical activity behaviours.
A maximum variation sample of 71 parents explored their preschoolers' physical activity behaviours through 10 semi-structured focus group discussions.
Parents perceived Canada's Physical Activity Guidelines for Children as inadequate; that their preschoolers get and need more than 30-90 minutes of activity daily; and that physical activity habits must be established during the preschool years. Nine barriers against and facilitators toward adequate physical activity were proposed: child's age, weather, daycare, siblings, finances, time, society and safety, parents' impact, and child's activity preferences.
The need for education and interventions that address current barriers are essential for establishing physical activity as a lifestyle behaviour during early childhood and, consequently, helping to prevent both childhood and adulthood obesity.
了解家长对其学龄前儿童身体活动行为的看法。
通过10次半结构化焦点小组讨论，对71名家长进行了最大差异抽样，以探讨他们学龄前儿童的身体活动行为。
家长们认为加拿大儿童身体活动指南不够充分；他们的学龄前儿童每天需要并应该进行超过30至90分钟的活动；并且身体活动习惯必须在学龄前阶段养成。提出了九个阻碍和促进充足身体活动的因素：孩子的年龄、天气、日托、兄弟姐妹、经济状况、时间、社会和安全、家长的影响以及孩子的活动偏好。
针对当前阻碍开展教育和干预措施对于在幼儿期将身体活动确立为一种生活方式行为至关重要，从而有助于预防儿童期和成年期肥胖。
