Department of Physical Education, National Kaohsiung Normal University, No.116, He-Ping First Road, Kaohsiung 802, Taiwan.
Institute of Physical Education, Health and Leisure Studies, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 11;18(4):1739. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18041739.
Little is known about the patterns of sedentary behavior and physical activity (PA) within different school levels (i.e., primary school and secondary school) and on different day types (i.e., weekdays and weekend days) among youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The sample was recruited from one city in Taiwan. A total of 68 male youths with ASD, aged 6-17 years, participated in the study. PA was assessed using an ActiGraph accelerometer, and sedentary behaviors (i.e., TV viewing, computer use, and reading time) were determined using a self-report log. The main findings were that (a) primary school youths with ASD were more active than secondary school youths with ASD on both weekdays and weekend days, but primary school youths with ASD also had more sedentary time than did secondary school youths with ASD on both weekdays and weekend days; (b) secondary school youths with ASD were more active but also more sedentary on weekdays compared with weekend days, but they had more screen use on weekend days compared with on weekdays. Future interventions are required to decrease sedentary behavior and increase PA to improve the health of these youths according to school level and day of the week.
目前对于自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)青少年在不同学校层次(如小学和中学)和不同日类型(如工作日和周末)下的久坐行为和身体活动(PA)模式知之甚少。该样本是从中国台湾的一个城市招募的。共有 68 名年龄在 6-17 岁的男性 ASD 青少年参与了这项研究。使用加速度计评估 PA,使用自我报告日志确定久坐行为(如看电视、使用电脑和阅读时间)。主要发现是:(a)与中学阶段的 ASD 青少年相比,小学阶段的 ASD 青少年在工作日和周末都更活跃,但在工作日和周末,小学阶段的 ASD 青少年也有更多的久坐时间;(b)与周末相比,中学阶段的 ASD 青少年在工作日更活跃但也更久坐,但他们在周末的屏幕使用时间比工作日更多。需要根据学校层次和一周中的哪一天开展未来的干预措施,以减少久坐行为和增加 PA,从而改善这些青少年的健康状况。