Promoting gross motor skills and physical activity in childcare. A translational randomized controlled trial.

Autor/inn/en	Jones, Rachel A.; Okely, Anthony D.; Hinkley, Trina; Batterham, Marijka; Burke, Claire
Titel	Promoting gross motor skills and physical activity in childcare. A translational randomized controlled trial. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Förderung der Grobmotorischen Fähigkeiten und körperlicher Aktivität in der Kinderbetreuung. Eine translationale randomisierte kontrollierte Studie.
Quelle	In: Journal of science and medicine in sport, 19 (2016) 9, S. 744-749 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1440-2440; 1878-1861
DOI	10.1016/j.jsams.2015.10.006
Schlagwörter	Erziehung; Vergleichsuntersuchung; Motorische Leistungsfähigkeit; Kindergarten; Vorschulerziehung; Aktivität; Sensor; Beschleunigung; Grobmotorik; Sport; Sportmedizin; Sportwissenschaft; Intervention; Australien
Abstract	Objectives Educator-led programs for physical activity and motor skill development show potential but few have been implemented and evaluated using a randomized controlled design. Furthermore, few educator-led programs have evaluated both gross motor skills and physical activity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate a gross motor skill and physical activity program for preschool children which was facilitated solely by childcare educators. Design A six-month 2-arm randomized controlled trial was implemented between April and September 2012 in four early childhood centers in Tasmania, Australia. Methods Educators participated in ongoing professional development sessions and children participated in structured physical activity lessons and unstructured physical activity sessions. Results In total, 150 children were recruited from four centers which were randomized to intervention or wait-list control group. Six early childhood educators from the intervention centers were trained to deliver the intervention. Gross motor skills were assessed using the Test of Gross Motor Development (2nd edition) and physical activity was measured objectively using GT3X+ Actigraph accelerometers. No statistically significant differences were identified. However, small to medium effect sizes, in favor of the intervention group, were evident for four of the five gross motor skills and the total gross motor skill score and small to medium effect sizes were reported for all physical activity outcomes. Conclusions This study highlights the potential of educator-led physical activity interventions and supports the need for further translational trials within the early childhood sector. (Autor).
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2017/3