Health factors related to physical activity among children and adolescents: Results from Spanish National Health Surveys 2006 and 2011/12. Issue 3 (10th April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alonso‐Fernández, Nazaret; Jiménez‐García, Rodrigo; Alonso‐Fernández, Leticia; Hernández‐Barrera, Valentín; Palacios‐Ceña, Domingo
• Is Part Of: Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing. Volume 20:Issue 3(2015)
• Page Start: 193
• Page End: 202
• Publication Date: 2015-04-10
• Subjects: Pediatric nursing -- Periodicals; Evidence-based nursing -- Periodicals; Evidence-based pediatrics -- Periodicals; 618.9200231
• DOI: 10.1111/jspn.12113
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1539-0136

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="jspn12113-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Purpose</title> <p>To describe the prevalence of physical activity during leisure time among children ages 6–14 in 2006 and 2011/12.</p> </sec> <sec id="jspn12113-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Design and Methods</title> <p>A cross‐sectional study used individualized data for children 6–14 years of age from the Spanish National Health Surveys in 2006 (<italic>n</italic> = 5, 108 children) and 2011/12 (<italic>n</italic> = 3, 265 children).</p> </sec> <sec id="jspn12113-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>Leisure time decreased between 2006 and 2011/12(<italic>p</italic> &lt; .05). Variables associated with increased physical activity were: normal weight (odds ratio [OR] = 1.87; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.37–2.57), children perceived to be in good health by their parents (OR = 2.03;95% CI: 1.43–2.87), and less than 2 hr of screen time per day(OR = 2.00; 95% CI: 1.61–2.47).</p> </sec> <sec id="jspn12113-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Practice Implications</title> <p>Primary care‐based nurses are essential to improving adherence to physical activity.</p> </sec> </abstract>