Barriers and facilitators to comprehensive, school-based physical activity promotion for adolescents prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.

This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to comprehensive, school-based physical activity (PA) promotion among adolescents prior to and during the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, considering the perspectives of students, parents, and school staff. Data were collected f...

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Published in:Health Education Research Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 69 - 84
Main Authors: Johnson, Ashleigh M, Tandon, Pooja S, Hafferty, Kiana R, Senturia, Kirsten, Garrett, Kimberly A, Bollinger, Beth J, Kroshus, Emily
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Feb2023
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          Johnson, Ashleigh M
          Tandon, Pooja S
          Hafferty, Kiana R
          Senturia, Kirsten
          Garrett, Kimberly A
          Bollinger, Beth J
          Kroshus, Emily
        affil: School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University , 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
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          Health Services Accessibility In Adolescence
          School Health Services In Adolescence
          Physical Activity In Adolescence
          Health Promotion In Adolescence
          COVID-19 Pandemic
          Student Attitudes
          Parental Attitudes
          School Administrators
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Adolescence
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Qualitative Studies
          Interview Guides
          Purposive Sample
          Schools, Middle Washington
          Washington
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          Motivation
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          Adolescent: 13-18 years
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      ab: This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to comprehensive, school-based physical activity (PA) promotion among adolescents prior to and during the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, considering the perspectives of students, parents, and school staff. Data were collected from 2020 to 2021 using semi-structured individual interviews with students (n  = 15), parents (n  = 20), and school staff (n  = 8) at a Title I middle school (i.e. high percentage of students from low-income families). Two theoretical frameworks guided analysis: the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program framework and Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory. Using an iteratively developed codebook, data were coded, thematically analyzed, and synthesized. PA barriers and facilitators were present throughout the school day, at home, and in the community. Key determinants included pandemic-induced challenges (e.g. COVID-19 exposure); neighborhood characteristics/weather (e.g. neighborhood safety); school–family communication/collaboration; implementation climate (i.e. school staff's support for programming); time, spatial, and monetary resources (e.g. funding); staffing capacity/continuity and school champions; staffing creativity and adaptability; PA opportunities before, during, and after school; and child's motivation/engagement. Efforts to improve school-based PA programs, irrespective of pandemic conditions, should include strategies that address factors at the community, school, family and individual levels. School–family communication/collaboration, school staff programming support, and PA opportunities throughout the day can help promote comprehensive, school-based PA.
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