Feasibility study to objectively assess activity and location of Hispanic preschoolers: a short communication

O’Connor, Teresia M. and Cerin, Ester and Robles, Jessica and Lee, Rebecca E. and Kerr, Jacqueline and Butte, Nancy and Mendoza, Jason A. and Thompson, Deborah and Baranowski, Tom (2013) Feasibility study to objectively assess activity and location of Hispanic preschoolers: a short communication. Geospatial Health, 7 (2). pp. 375-380. ISSN 1970-7096

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Abstract

Both physical and social environmental factors influence young children’s physical activity, yet little is known about where Hispanic children are more likely to be active. We assessed the feasibility of simultaneously measuring, then processing objective measures of location and physical activity among Hispanic preschool children. Preschool-aged Hispanic children (n = 15) simultaneously wore QStarz BT100X global positioning system (GPS) data loggers and Actigraph GT3X accelerometers for a 24- to 36-hour period, during which time their parents completed a location and travel diary. Data were aggregated to the minute and processed using the personal activity location measurement system (PALMS). Children successfully wore the GPS data loggers and accelerometers simultaneously, 12 of which yielded data that met quality standards. The average percent correspondence between GPS- and diary-based estimates of types of location was high and Kappa statistics were moderate to excellent, ranging from 0.49-0.99. The between-method (GPS monitor, parent-reported diary) correlations of estimated participant-aggregated minutes spent on vehicle-based trips were strong. The simultaneous use of GPS and accelerometers to assess Hispanic preschool children’s location and physical activity is feasible. This methodology has the potential to provide more precise findings to inform environmental interventions and policy changes to promote physi- cal activity among Hispanic preschool children

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Preschool-aged children, physical activity, global positioning system, accelerometer, Hispanic
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 610.7 Medicina - Educazione e Insegnamento; Medicina - Ricerca
Depositing User:	Chiara D'Arpa
Date Deposited:	30 Jul 2014 15:12
Last Modified:	30 Jul 2014 15:12
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/9275

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