ArticlePediatric obesity2017
The home environment and toddler physical activity: an ecological momentary assessment study.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Toddler obesity prevention: A two-generation randomized attention-controlled trial.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Trial
- Objective sleep and physical activity using 24-hour ankle-worn accelerometry among toddlers from low-income families.Sleep health · 2019Trial
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- Association between maternal and infant screen time with child growth and development: A longitudinal study.Pediatric obesity · 2023Article
- Asia-Pacific consensus statement on integrated 24-hour activity guidelines for the early years.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2023Review
- Daily fluctuations in young children's persistence.Child development · 2022Article
- Backyard benefits? A cross-sectional study of yard size and greenness and children's physical activity and outdoor play.BMC public health · 2021Article
- An ecological momentary assessment study of physical activity behaviors among mothers of toddlers from low-income households.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Association between Home Environment in Infancy and Child Movement Behaviors.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2021Article
- A Contactless Method for Measuring Full-Day, Naturalistic Motor Behavior Using Wearable Inertial Sensors.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- mHealth technology for ecological momentary assessment in physical activity research: a systematic review.PeerJ · 2020Article
- Objectively measured physical activity in one-year-old children from a Brazilian cohort: levels, patterns and determinants.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Article
- Factors in the home environment associated with toddler diet: an ecological momentary assessment study.Public health nutrition · 2018Article
- Role of parental and environmental characteristics in toddlers' physical activity and screen time: Bayesian analysis of structural equation models.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Article
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backgroundPhysical activity (PA) promotion/obesity prevention in toddlerhood should include home environments.
objectiveThe aim of the study was to determine social/physical home environment factors associated with toddler PA using ecological momentary assessment (EMA, real-time data collection).
methodsLow-income mother-toddler dyads were recruited and given a handheld EMA device (53 random beeps followed by social/physical environment survey over 8 d). Simultaneously, PA was assessed via accelerometry (data extracted 15 min before/after response, average activity counts per minute). Linear mixed-effects models were used, adjusting for toddler age, urban/suburban residence and time of day; covariate moderating effects were examined; within-subjects and between-subjects findings were reported. PA was hypothesized to be greater when toddlers are outside (vs. inside), children are nearby (vs. alone), toddlers are interacting with their mothers (vs. not) and TV is off (vs. on).
resultsThe final count was 2454 EMA/PA responses for 160 toddlers (mean age 20 months, range 12-31; 55% male, 66% Black and 54% urban). Associations with PA include (within subjects) the following: outside location (212 additional counts min
conclusionsHome environment factors were associated with PA, including outside location, children nearby and mother interaction. EMA is a novel method, allowing identification of contextual factors associated with behaviours in natural environments.
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