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Effects of an Empowerment-Based Health-Promotion School Intervention on Physical Activity and Sedentary Time among Adolescents in a Multicultural Area
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3352-6661
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0378-2071
University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
University of Gothenburg, Sweden;Halmstad University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8345-8994
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2018 (English)In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, ISSN 1661-7827, E-ISSN 1660-4601, Vol. 15, no 11, article id 2542Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Physical activity (PA) decreases with age, and interventions are needed to promote PA during adolescence, especially, among those in low-socioeconomic status (SES) areas. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a two-year, empowerment-based health-promotion school intervention had any effects on changes in (a) moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA), (b) sedentary time (SED), (c) exercise training (ET) frequency, and (d) ET duration, among adolescents. Participants (aged 12-13 years at baseline) from one intervention school and two control schools, were recruited from a multicultural area of Sweden, characterized by low-SES. During the course of the two-year intervention, a total of 135 participants (43% boys) were included in the study. The intervention was developed and implemented as a result of cooperation and shared decision-making among the researchers and the participants. MVPA and SED were measured with accelerometers, and ET frequency and duration was self-reported at the beginning of the seventh, eighth, and ninth grade, respectively. There were no significant effects of the two-year, empowerment-based health-promotion school intervention on changes in the accelerometer-measured MVPA and SED, or the self-reported ET frequency and duration, among the adolescents. Overall, the intervention was unsuccessful at promoting PA and reducing SED. Several possible explanations for the intervention's lack of effects are discussed.

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MDPI, 2018. Vol. 15, no 11, article id 2542
Keywords [en]
empowerment, exercise, health promotion, participatory, physical activity, school, sedentary behavior
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Sport and Fitness Sciences
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Social Sciences, Sport Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-79188DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15112542ISI: 000451640500216PubMedID: 30428548Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85056651266OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-79188DiVA, id: diva2:1270490
Available from: 2018-12-13 Created: 2018-12-13 Last updated: 2020-10-26Bibliographically approved

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