Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Block MD1, 12 Science Drive 2, #10-01, Singapore 117549, Singapore.
Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charite University Medical Centre Berlin, Luisenstrasse 57, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Jun 1;15(6):1154. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15061154.
Previous studies in primary care settings showed that brief advice prescribing physical activity for inactive patients could be an effective way to promote physical activity. Park prescription interventions confer health benefits associated with exposure to nature and increased physical activity by recommending park use specifically to increase physical activity in parks. The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a park prescription intervention for increasing time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) assessed by accelerometry. Middle-aged Singaporeans who were insufficiently active and who met health screening criteria were recruited via existing community health screening programs and allocated to one of two groups. Intervention participants received a prescription of physical activity in parks, an information pack, access to a weekly group exercise program in parks and telephone counselling ( = 80). Control participants received physical activity materials ( = 80). The primary outcome (mean difference between both groups in time spent in MVPA minutes per week measured by accelerometer) will be assessed at six months. Secondary outcomes include self-reported health behaviors, self-reported mental wellbeing and objectively-measured physical health. This is the first randomized controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of a park prescription intervention for increasing health-enhancing MVPA.
先前在初级保健环境中的研究表明，为不活跃的患者提供简短的运动处方可能是促进身体活动的有效方法。公园处方干预措施通过专门推荐公园使用来促进与接触自然和增加身体活动相关的健康益处，以增加公园中的身体活动。本试验的目的是评估公园处方干预措施在通过加速度计评估的中等至剧烈体力活动（MVPA）时间增加方面的有效性。通过现有的社区健康筛查计划招募了不活跃且符合健康筛查标准的中年新加坡人，并将他们分配到两组中的一组。干预组参与者收到了公园体力活动处方、信息包、参加每周公园团体锻炼计划和电话咨询（=80）。对照组参与者收到了体力活动材料（=80）。主要结果（通过加速度计测量的每周 MVPA 分钟数，两组之间的差异平均值）将在六个月时进行评估。次要结果包括自我报告的健康行为、自我报告的心理健康和客观测量的身体健康。这是第一项调查公园处方干预措施在增加促进健康的 MVPA 方面有效性的随机对照试验。
