TY - JOUR

T1 - Can a multicomponent-overnight camp increase physical activity among Danish children? A retrospective cross-sectional study

AU - Jakobsen, Dorthe Dalstrup

AU - Schipperijn, Jasper

AU - Bruun, Jens Meldgaard

N1 - CURIS 2021 NEXS 395

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Background: In Denmark, most children are not sufficiently physically active and only a few interventions have been found to increase long-term physical activity among overweight and obese children. The aim of our study was to investigate if children are physically active in correspondence to Danish recommendations after attending a multicomponent-overnight camp.Methods: A questionnaire was developed to estimate children's physical activity level and behavior and investigate how transport, economy, availability, time, motivation, and knowledge about physical activity affect children's physical activity level and behavior.Results: In this study, 60.9% of the children did vigorous physical activity (VPA) minimum 30 minutes 3 times per week up to 3 years after camp. Most children were physically active at a sports club (44.3%) and only 5.7% of the children did not participate in physical activity. Parental physical activity and child motivation toward physical activity were significantly (P < .05) associated with children doing VPA.Conclusion: Our findings suggest that 60.9% of children who attended camp engage in VPA after camp, which compared with a recent Danish study, is more frequent than children who did not attend camp. Further investigations are needed to determine the long-term health effects in children attending interventions such as multicomponent-overnight camps.

AB - Background: In Denmark, most children are not sufficiently physically active and only a few interventions have been found to increase long-term physical activity among overweight and obese children. The aim of our study was to investigate if children are physically active in correspondence to Danish recommendations after attending a multicomponent-overnight camp.Methods: A questionnaire was developed to estimate children's physical activity level and behavior and investigate how transport, economy, availability, time, motivation, and knowledge about physical activity affect children's physical activity level and behavior.Results: In this study, 60.9% of the children did vigorous physical activity (VPA) minimum 30 minutes 3 times per week up to 3 years after camp. Most children were physically active at a sports club (44.3%) and only 5.7% of the children did not participate in physical activity. Parental physical activity and child motivation toward physical activity were significantly (P < .05) associated with children doing VPA.Conclusion: Our findings suggest that 60.9% of children who attended camp engage in VPA after camp, which compared with a recent Danish study, is more frequent than children who did not attend camp. Further investigations are needed to determine the long-term health effects in children attending interventions such as multicomponent-overnight camps.

KW - Faculty of Science

KW - Exercise

KW - Childhood obesity

KW - Weight-loss camp

KW - Lifestyle intervention

U2 - 10.1123/jpah.2020-0101

DO - 10.1123/jpah.2020-0101

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 33373978

VL - 18

SP - 37

EP - 43

JO - Journal of Physical Activity & Health

JF - Journal of Physical Activity & Health

SN - 1543-3080

IS - 1

ER -