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Hurter, L, Cooper-Ryan, AM, Knowles, ZR, Porcellato, LA, Fairclough, SJ and Boddy, LM (2020) A novel mixed-method approach to assess children's sedentary behaviours. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. ISSN 2575-6605
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Abstract
Purpose: Accurately measuring sedentary behavior (SB) in children is challenging by virtue of its complex nature. While self-report questionnaires are susceptible to recall errors, accelerometer data lacks contextual information. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of using accelerometry combined with the Digitising Children’s Data Collection (DCDC) for Health application (app), to capture SB comprehensively. Methods: 74 children (9–10 years old) wore ActiGraph GT9X accelerometers for 7 days. Each received a SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab4 (SM-T230) tablet, with the DCDC app installed and a specially designed sedentary behavior study downloaded. The app uses four data collection tools: 1) Questionnaire, 2) Take a photograph, 3) Draw a picture, and 4) Record my voice. Children self-reported their SB daily. Accelerometer data were analyzed using R-package GGIR. App data were downloaded and individual participant profiles created. SBs reported were grouped into categories and reported as frequencies. Results: Participants spent, on average, 629 min (i.e., 73% of their waking time) sedentary. App data revealed most of their out-of-school SB consisted of screen time (112 photos, 114 drawings, and screen time mentioned 135 times during voice recordings). Playing with toys, reading, arts and crafts, and homework were also reported across all four data capturing tools on the app. On an individual level, data from the app often explained irregular patterns in physical activity and SB observed in accelerometer data. Conclusion: This mixed methods approach to assessing SB adds context to accelerometer data, providing researchers with information needed for intervention design.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2019-0040. © Human Kinetics, Inc. |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services |
| Divisions: | Sport & Exercise Sciences |
| Publisher: | Human Kinetics |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Feb 2020 11:04 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 07:54 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1123/jmpb.2019-0040 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/12255 |
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