Barriers and facilitators of physical activity among school attending adolescents in Lagos State, Nigeria: A qualitative study exploring views and experiences of decision‐makers in secondary schools

Adebusoye, Busola; Leonardi‐Bee, Jo; Phalkey, Revati; Chattopadhyay, Kaushik

doi:10.1002/hsr2.997

Cited by 2 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 41 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Even though, this study was designed based on COM-B model to address the hindrances to implement classroom-based PA, effect of the factors such as participants’ dietary habits ( 87 ), challenges with school initiatives ( 88 ), children’s preferences for outdoor activities ( 89 ) will not be measured throughout the proposed RCT.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

In-classroom physical activity breaks program among school children in Sri Lanka: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Peiris,

Duan,

Vandelanotte

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundThe problem of sedentary behavior among primary school children is alarming, with numbers gradually increasing worldwide, including Sri Lanka. Physical activity interventions within classroom settings have been acknowledged as a critical strategy to increase students’ movement behaviors while enhancing their academic achievement and health. Yet, the busy curriculum and challenging educational demands encourage more sedentary classroom behavior. Hence, this study aims to develop and evaluate an in-classroom physical activity breaks (IcPAB) intervention among fifth graders in Sri Lanka.MethodsThe study will adopt a randomized controlled trial (RCT), comprising an in-classroom physical activity breaks program group and a control group to evaluate the effects of IcPAB on academic achievement, movement behaviors and health outcomes. The intervention design is based on the capability (C), opportunity (O) and motivation (M) behavior (B) (COM-B) model. A least 198 fifth graders will be recruited from two schools in Uva province, Sri Lanka. The recruitment process will start in late 2022. Class teachers of the intervention group will implement 5-min activity breaks at least three times a day after completing a training session. The primary variables include mathematics and reading achievement. The secondary variables include physical activity levels, steps count, sedentary behavior, body mass index, aerobic fitness, and perceived stress. Data collection will be implemented at pre-test and post-test, respectively. Intervention fidelity and the process will also be evaluated.DiscussionThe IcPAB is designed to prevent pure educational time loss by introducing curriculum-integrated short bouts of physical active breaks into the classroom routine. If the IcPAB is effective, it can (1) improve the mathematics and reading achievement of fifth-grade girls and boys, which is a significant factor determining the performance at the Grade Five National Scholarship Examination in Sri Lanka; (2) improve movement behaviors as well as physical and mental health outcomes among primary school students. Sequentially, the IcPAB will enrich school-based physical activity intervention approaches which can in turn bring academic and health benefits to primary school children in Sri Lanka.Trial registrationThe first version of the trial was registered with the ISRCTN registry (Ref: ISRCTN52180050) on 20/07/2022.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

In-classroom physical activity breaks program among school children in Sri Lanka: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Peiris,

Duan,

Vandelanotte

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Challenges and barriers in conducting school-based physical activity research: A narrative review

Nagrale,

Jiandani

2024

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Physical activity (PA) is associated with numerous mental and physical health benefits. But it has been observed that young people and children frequently participate in low levels of PA, which is especially noticeable when they progress from primary to secondary school. Thus, in order to improve physical health among school-going children, different schools should put in place school-based PA intervention programs. The researchers designing PA intervention protocols for school children encounter various challenges during implementation; hence, this narrative review determines the challenges and barriers faced by the researchers during data collection on PA of school-going adolescent children. The review highlighted the challenges encountered during implementation of school-based PA and fitness among school children. The key issues mentioned in the review involved problems related to communication with schools, recruitment of participants along with the informed consent, implementation and data collection, environment of school, and barriers to PA in school. The documentation of these difficulties can help advance knowledge of the researchers and their efficacy, which will finally result in the development of strengthened and close relationships with school-based educational institutions, leading to implementation of intervention protocols and enhancing physical fitness in school children.

show abstract

Barriers and facilitators of physical activity among school attending adolescents in Lagos State, Nigeria: A qualitative study exploring views and experiences of decision‐makers in secondary schools

Cited by 2 publications

References 41 publications

In-classroom physical activity breaks program among school children in Sri Lanka: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

In-classroom physical activity breaks program among school children in Sri Lanka: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Challenges and barriers in conducting school-based physical activity research: A narrative review

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About