Ketteridge Asha, Boshoff Kobie
Independent Living Equipment Program, Disability SA, Independent Living Centre, Gillies Plains, South Australia, Australia.
Aust Occup Ther J. 2008 Dec;55(4):273-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2007.00704.x.
Prompted by the dramatic rise in obesity and the decline in physical activity of adolescents aged 11-15 years, this study explored, from the participants' viewpoints, the influences contributing to the engagement of adolescents in physical activities and the strategies facilitating their participation in physical activities.
An interpretive qualitative methodology was used involving 13 adolescents in three separate activity-based focus groups.
The findings describe the personal abilities of the participants and the health benefits, psychological, emotional and environmental factors influencing participation in physical activity. Findings endorse the use of supportive, enjoyable and skill-appropriate approaches to physical activity intervention.
Implications for occupational therapy include promoting physical activities as aspects of occupations to improve the health and well-being of adolescents through engagement in such activities.
受11至15岁青少年肥胖率急剧上升和身体活动减少的影响，本研究从参与者的角度探讨了促使青少年参与体育活动的因素以及促进他们参与体育活动的策略。
采用解释性定性研究方法，13名青少年参与了三个基于活动的独立焦点小组。
研究结果描述了参与者的个人能力以及影响参与体育活动的健康益处、心理、情感和环境因素。研究结果支持采用支持性、趣味性和适合技能水平的体育活动干预方法。
对职业治疗的启示包括将体育活动作为职业的一部分来推广，通过参与此类活动来改善青少年的健康和福祉。
