Correlates of physical activity among First Nations children residing in First Nations communities in Canada

Janssen, Ian; Lévesque, Lucie; Xu, Fei

doi:10.17269/cjph.105.4526

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“…Surprisingly, studies assessing correlates of PA in First Nations children (none exist in AI children) have not examined BMI or screen time as a covariate in regression models. 35,36,38 Early childhood is a vulnerable period for the development of diet- and activity-related behaviors, 57,58 but these children may still be too young for screen time and weight to significantly impact daily PA. In fact, a recent study demonstrated no effect of adherence to screen time, sleep, or physical activity guidelines on weight status among preschool children.…”

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Understanding Correlates of Physical Activity in American Indian Families: The Healthy Children Strong Families-2 Study

Grant¹,

Tomayko²,

Prince³

et al. 2018

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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BACKGROUND: Little is known about factors contributing to physical activity (PA) in American Indian (AI) populations. Addressing this gap is paramount as sedentary activity and obesity continue to increase in this population. The purpose of this study was to determine factors associated with PA among AI families with young children. METHODS: Adult (n=423) and child (n=390) height and weight were measured, and surveys assessed demographics, PA, stress (adult only), sleep, and screen time. Separate multivariate logistic regression models were constructed for adults and children (reported as adjusted odds ratios, aORs). RESULTS: For adults, age (aOR=0.952; p≤0.0001), TV viewing (aOR=0.997; p=0.01), and computer use (aOR=0.996; p=0.003) decreased odds of being active. For children, high adult activity (aOR=1.795; p≤0.01), longer weekday sleep (aOR=1.004; p=0.01), and family income >$35,000 (aOR=2.772; p=0.006) increased odds of being active. We found no association between adult PA with stress or adult sleep or between child PA with BMI and screen time. CONCLUSIONS: Given the complexity of the factors contributing to obesity among AI families, multigenerational interventions focused on healthy lifestyle change such as decreasing adult screen time and increasing child sleep time may be needed to increase PA within AI families.

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Understanding Correlates of Physical Activity in American Indian Families: The Healthy Children Strong Families-2 Study

Grant¹,

Tomayko²,

Prince³

et al. 2018

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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“…Education [57], [58], [59], [60], [61], [62], [63] b. Quantitative studies General [64], [65], [66], [67], [68], [69], [70], [71], [72], [73], [74], [75], [76], [77], [78], [79], [80], [81] [21], [82], [83], [84], [85], [86], [87], [88] [89], [90], [91], [92], [93], [94], [95], [96], [97] Education [41], [74], [98], [99], [100], [101], [102], [103], [104], [105], [1...…”

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Health effects of Indigenous language use and revitalization: a realist review

Whalen

Lewis

Gillson³

et al. 2022

Int J Equity Health

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Background Indigenous populations across the world are more likely to suffer from poor health outcomes when compared to other racial and ethnic groups. Although these disparities have many sources, one protective factor that has become increasingly apparent is the continued use and/or revitalization of traditional Indigenous lifeways: Indigenous language in particular. This realist review is aimed at bringing together the literature that addresses effects of language use and revitalization on mental and physical health. Methods Purposive bibliographic searches on Scopus were conducted to identify relevant publications, further augmented by forward citation chaining. Included publications (qualitative and quantitative) described health outcomes for groups of Indigenous people who either did or did not learn and/or use their ancestral language. The geographical area studied was restricted to the Americas, Australia or New Zealand. Publications that were not written in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese or German were excluded. A realist approach was followed to identify positive, neutral or negative effects of language use and/or acquisition on health, with both qualitative and quantitative measures considered. Results The bibliographic search yielded a total of 3508 possible publications of which 130 publications were included in the realist analysis. The largest proportion of the outcomes addressed in the studies (62.1%) reported positive effects. Neutral outcomes accounted for 16.6% of the reported effects. Negative effects (21.4%) were often qualified by such issues as possible cultural use of tobacco, testing educational outcomes in a student’s second language, and correlation with socioeconomic status (SES), health access, or social determinants of health; it is of note that the positive correlations with language use just as frequently occurred with these issues as the negative correlations did. Conclusions Language use and revitalization emerge as protective factors in the health of Indigenous populations. Benefits of language programs in tribal and other settings should be considered a cost-effective way of improving outcomes in multiple domains.

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“…The Janssen et al study 1 found positive associations of larger support systems with more frequent physical activities and First Nations activities. Social capital has been found to be positively associated with children doing well in unfavourable circumstances.…”

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“…The CJPH article "Correlates of physical activity among First Nations children residing in First Nations communities in Canada" by Janssen et al 1 begins to explore a prudent public health issue. Considering that Aboriginal children, often living with poverty, inadequate housing and low educational levels, are at even greater risk for poor health, 2 this study lost an opportunity to explore interactions between physical activity and the social determinants of health.…”

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“…While parent/guardian education level was included, the study omitted other measures of socio-economic status, such as income level and housing. 1 Another study of physical activity of youth 3 found some correlation of socio-economic status with physical activity but differences according to the community type: urban, suburban or rural. This would have been interesting to evaluate in the First Nations study.…”

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Correlates of physical activity among First Nations children residing in First Nations communities in Canada

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

Understanding Correlates of Physical Activity in American Indian Families: The Healthy Children Strong Families-2 Study

Understanding Correlates of Physical Activity in American Indian Families: The Healthy Children Strong Families-2 Study

Health effects of Indigenous language use and revitalization: a realist review

Missed opportunity to explore social determinants of health and protective properties in First Nations study

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