How do 4–6 years-old children spend their time in preschool?
Aim: To objectively measure the time spent in different physical behaviors through ActivPAL measurement in the Portuguese preschool setting for the first time. Subject and method: This cross-sectional investigation included children (4–6 years-old) from a preschool of the Municipality of Lisbon. The...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) Vol. 34; no. 9; pp. 2169 - 2177 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=196448398&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 196448398 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 21981833 NENI jtl: Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice (2198-1833) issn: 21981833 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2026 vid: 34 iid: 9 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 196448398 10.1007/s10389-025-02431-2 ppf: 2169 ppct: 8 formats: tig: atl: How do 4–6 years-old children spend their time in preschool? aug: au: Júdice, Pedro B. Teno, Sabrina C. affil: https://ror.org/05xxfer42 Centro de Investigação Em Educação Física, Desporto, Exercício e Saúde (CIDEFES), Universidade Lusófona, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024, Lisbon, Portugal https://ror.org/043pwc612 Centro de Investigação Formação Inovação E Intervenção Em Desporto (CIFI2D), Universidade Do Porto, R. Dr. Plácido da Costa, N.º 91, 4200-450, Porto, Portugal su: Portugal Cross-sectional method Self-evaluation Children's health Elementary schools Psychology of school children Parent attitudes Age distribution Student health Sociodemographic factors Anthropometry Pearson correlation (Statistics) Body mass index T-test (Statistics) Research funding Standing position Statistical sampling Sitting position Data analysis software Time Physical activity sug: subj: Cross-sectional method Self-evaluation Children's health Elementary schools Psychology of school children Parent attitudes Age distribution Student health Sociodemographic factors Anthropometry Portugal Elementary and Secondary Schools Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling Pearson correlation (Statistics) Body mass index T-test (Statistics) Research funding Standing position Statistical sampling Sitting position Data analysis software Time Physical activity keyword: ActivPAL Medical and Health Sciences Public Health and Health Services School Sitting time Standing time Steps Transitions ActivPAL Medical and Health Sciences Public Health and Health Services School Sitting time Standing time Steps Transitions ab: Aim: To objectively measure the time spent in different physical behaviors through ActivPAL measurement in the Portuguese preschool setting for the first time. Subject and method: This cross-sectional investigation included children (4–6 years-old) from a preschool of the Municipality of Lisbon. The study obtained ethical approval (number JL2224), and informed consent from parents/child subjects was provided. Data was collected using the ActivPAL inclinometer/accelerometer (model ActivPAL4; PAL Technologies Ltd., Glasgow, UK), while using the GHLA (v2.2) classification algorithm on an entire day at preschool. Differences between groups were examined using independent sample t-tests. Results: More than 180 h of data were collected throughout 4 typical days in 28 preschoolers (39% girls and 61% boys) from 3 different classes. No differences were found between classes or sex for any of the variables (p > 0.05). Our findings show that while at school preschoolers spent 39.2% sitting, 29.9% standing, and 26.1% moving around, while performing 65 sit-to-stand transitions/preschool day. Conclusion: In comparison to previous investigations, Portuguese preschoolers were less sedentary. The fact that this school had a significant outdoor space can explain the lower sedentariness, or it can be, that Portuguese preschoolers are in fact less sedentary. More studies using larger samples are needed to confirm these preliminary findings. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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