| Title |
A place for play? The influence of the home physical environment on children’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour |
| Design |
Systematic review of observational and experimental studies |
| Participants |
Children and adolescents aged 4-18 years old |
| Exposure / intervention |
Exposures include: media equipment, physical activity equipment , house and yard parameters. Interventions include: active video games, TV limiting devices, seminar, home-based activities. |
| Non-exposure / control |
Play as usual control group, no intervention |
| Major outcomes |
Physical activity outcomes (e.g., outdoor play, moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity) and sedentary behaviour outcomes (e.g., TV time, screen time, sedentary time) |
| Settings |
Home environment |
| Main results |
- Media equipment within the home was positively associated with children’s sedentary behaviours in 10 of 16 studies
- Physical activity equipment was positively associated with physical activity outcomes in 4 of 11 studies.
- 3 of 6 studies showed that children with more PA equipment spent less time in sedentary behaviours.
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| Conclusion |
Physical activity equipment at home may decrease sedentary behaviours by increasing light intensity physical activity rather than moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity. |
| Link |
https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1479-5868-10-99 |
| Reference |
Maitland, C., Stratton, G., Foster, S., Braham, R., & Rosenberg, M. (2013). A place for play? The influence of the home physical environment on children’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-10-99 |
