Factors affecting physical activity in Ecuadorian adolescents: a focus group study
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- Kathleen Van Royen (UGent) , Roosmarijn Verstraeten (UGent) , Dolores Susana Andrade Tenesaca (UGent) , Angélica María Ochoa Avilés (UGent) , Silvana Donoso, Lea Maes (UGent) and Patrick Kolsteren (UGent)
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- BACKGROUND: Physical inactivity levels are increasingly prevalent among Ecuadorian adolescents. School-based interventions can be potentially effective in promoting physical activity but must be informed by cultural-specific factors. METHODS: Twelve focus groups were carried out with adolescents (N=80) in rural and urban Ecuador to identify factors influencing physical activity. Additionally, four focus group discussions with parents (N=32) and four with school staff (N=32) were conducted. Individual and environmental factors were questioned using the 'Attitude, Social influences and Self-efficacy' model and the socio-ecological model as theoretical frameworks. RESULTS: Factors influencing physical activity varied between groups. In the rural area farming and norms for girls impeded leisure-time physical activity, whereas urban groups emphasised traffic and crime concerns. Groups from a low socio-economic status more frequently mentioned a fear of injuries and financial constraints. Several factors were common for all groups including preferences for sedentary activities, poor knowledge, time constraints and laziness, as well as a lack of opportunities at home and school, unsupportive parental rules and lack of role models. CONCLUSION: A conceptual framework including the identified factors emerged to inform the design of a cultural-sensitive school-based intervention to improve physical activity among Ecuadorian adolescents. Future interventions should be tailored to each setting.
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- DISEASE, CHILDREN, INTERVENTIONS, YOUTH, HEALTH, FITNESS, SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR, adolescent, physical activity, intervention study, qualitative research, WORLDWIDE, INACTIVITY
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-5738684
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- Van Royen, Kathleen, et al. “Factors Affecting Physical Activity in Ecuadorian Adolescents: A Focus Group Study.” JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH, vol. 12, no. 3, 2015, pp. 340–48, doi:10.1123/jpah.2013-0288.
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- Van Royen, K., Verstraeten, R., Andrade Tenesaca, D. S., Ochoa Avilés, A. M., Donoso, S., Maes, L., & Kolsteren, P. (2015). Factors affecting physical activity in Ecuadorian adolescents: a focus group study. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH, 12(3), 340–348. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2013-0288
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- Van Royen, Kathleen, Roosmarijn Verstraeten, Dolores Susana Andrade Tenesaca, Angélica María Ochoa Avilés, Silvana Donoso, Lea Maes, and Patrick Kolsteren. 2015. “Factors Affecting Physical Activity in Ecuadorian Adolescents: A Focus Group Study.” JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH 12 (3): 340–48. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2013-0288.
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- Van Royen, Kathleen, Roosmarijn Verstraeten, Dolores Susana Andrade Tenesaca, Angélica María Ochoa Avilés, Silvana Donoso, Lea Maes, and Patrick Kolsteren. 2015. “Factors Affecting Physical Activity in Ecuadorian Adolescents: A Focus Group Study.” JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH 12 (3): 340–348. doi:10.1123/jpah.2013-0288.
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- 1.Van Royen K, Verstraeten R, Andrade Tenesaca DS, Ochoa Avilés AM, Donoso S, Maes L, et al. Factors affecting physical activity in Ecuadorian adolescents: a focus group study. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH. 2015;12(3):340–8.
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- [1]K. Van Royen et al., “Factors affecting physical activity in Ecuadorian adolescents: a focus group study,” JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 340–348, 2015.
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