Bray Katy, Hao Mengyuan, Lelo Veronica, Katz Heather, Pickett Kristen A, Andreae Susan J
Kinesiology Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
Program in Occupational Therapy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
Children (Basel). 2024 Sep 11;11(9):1108. doi: 10.3390/children11091108.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Although there is a need for evidence-based physical activity programs in rural communities, evaluating such programs is often challenging due to access-related barriers and measurement tools that are not designed for rural contexts. This study aimed to explore and better understand the day-to-day experiences of rural-dwelling children using wrist-worn PA trackers as part of a study to develop a health promotion program.
Ten caregivers and child dyads were enrolled ( = 20). The children wore accelerometers pre- and post-intervention. Semi-structured interviews were completed post-intervention and were audio recorded, transcribed, and summary reports were generated based on recurring themes.
The children had a mean age of 8.7 (SD = 1.4) years and the majority were male (80%). The caregivers were female, white, and had a mean age of 43.6 (SD = 8.5) years, with an annual income of ≥USD 40,000. Factors contributing to device wear times included low caregiver burden, device functioning as a watch, and device interactivity. The children reported that the devices were acceptable, but may have changed their physical activity behaviors, with children regularly checking their step count. The caregivers preferred devices that monitored the children's activity levels without sharing location data.
Identifying acceptable and feasible strategies to measure physical activity is vital to developing effective health promotion efforts. The lessons learned may help develop evaluation plans for implementing rural physical activity programming.
背景/目的：尽管农村社区需要基于证据的体育活动项目，但由于与获取相关的障碍以及并非为农村环境设计的测量工具，对这类项目进行评估往往具有挑战性。本研究旨在探索并更好地理解农村儿童使用腕戴式身体活动追踪器的日常体验，作为制定健康促进项目研究的一部分。
招募了10对照顾者与儿童（n = 20）。儿童在干预前后佩戴加速度计。干预后完成了半结构化访谈，并进行了录音、转录，基于反复出现的主题生成了总结报告。
儿童的平均年龄为8.7岁（标准差 = 1.4），大多数为男性（80%）。照顾者为女性、白人，平均年龄为43.6岁（标准差 = 8.5），年收入≥40,000美元。影响设备佩戴时间的因素包括照顾者负担低、设备可当作手表使用以及设备的交互性。儿童报告称这些设备是可以接受的，但可能改变了他们的身体活动行为，孩子们会经常查看自己的步数。照顾者更喜欢能监测儿童活动水平但不共享位置数据的设备。
确定可接受且可行的身体活动测量策略对于开展有效的健康促进工作至关重要。所吸取的经验教训可能有助于制定实施农村体育活动项目的评估计划。
