- Title
- Physical activity and skills intervention: SCORES cluster randomized controlled trial
- Creator
- Cohen, Kristen E.; Morgan, Philip J.; Plotnikoff, Ronald C.; Callister, Robin; Lubans, David R.
- Relation
- Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Vol. 47, Issue 4, p. 765-774
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000000452
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- Purpose: Physical activity (PA) declines dramatically during adolescence, and activity levels are consistently lower among children living in low-income communities. Competency in a range of fundamental movement skills (FMS) may serve as a protective factor against the decline in PA typically observed during adolescence. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a 12-month multicomponent PA and FMS intervention on children attending primary schools in low-income communities. Methods: The Supporting Children's Outcomes using Rewards, Exercise, and Skills intervention was evaluated using a cluster randomized controlled trial. The sample included 25 classes from eight primary schools located in low-income communities. Participants were 460 children (54.1% girls) age 8.5 ± 0.6 yr. Primary outcomes were objectively measured PA (ActiGraph GT3X and GT3X+ accelerometers), FMS competency (Test of Gross Motor Development 2, six locomotor and six object control skills), and cardiorespiratory fitness (20-m multistage fitness test) assessed at baseline, midprogram (6-months), and at posttest (12 months). Linear mixed models, adjusted for sex, age, body mass index z-score, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and school class as a random factor, were used to assess the effect of the intervention. Results: At midprogram, there were no significant intervention effects for any of the outcomes. At posttest (study's primary time point), there were intervention effects for daily moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) (adjusted mean difference, 12.7 min·d⁻¹ of MVPA; 95% confidence interval (CI), 5.0-20.5), overall FMS competency (4.9 units; 95% CI, -0.04 to 9.8), and cardiorespiratory fitness (5.4 laps; 95% CI, 2.3-8.6). Conclusions: A school-based multicomponent PA and FMS intervention maintained daily MVPA, improved overall FMS competency, and increased cardiorespiratory fitness among children attending primary schools in low-income communities.
- Subject
- low income; children; primary school; cardiorespiratory fitness; fundamental movement skills; socioecological
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1327451
- Identifier
- uon:25667
- Identifier
- ISSN:0195-9131
- Rights
- This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Vol. 47, Issue 4, p. 765-774 (2015)
- Language
- eng
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