ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Outdoor Kindergartens: A Structural Way to Improve Early Physical Activity Behaviour?
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Investigating Challenges in Implementing a Digital Play Intervention in a Complex Organization Across Pediatric Departments: Non-Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2025Article
- Attained body mass index among children attending rural outdoor or urban conventional kindergartens.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Types of kindergarten and their relationship with parental and children's socio-demographic characteristics in Denmark.PloS one · 2023Article
- Comparison of Motor Difficulties Measured in the First Year of School among Children Who Attended Rural Outdoor or Urban Conventional Kindergartens.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundStudies have shown that outdoor play in nature is associated with a higher physical activity level than indoor play. We aimed to examine the effect of outdoor versus conventional kindergartens on objectively measured physical activity.
methodUsing a pre-test-post-test design, we collected data in four kindergartens that provided a rotating outdoor and conventional kindergarten setting. Step counts were measured during one week in the outdoor setting and one week in the conventional setting. Differences in step counts between the outdoor and conventional setting were analysed using a paired t-test.
resultsIn total, 74 children were included. There was no statistically significant difference in total daily step counts between children in the two settings. When we looked at step counts during kindergarten hours, we saw that children were more physically active in the outdoor setting compared to the conventional setting (mean difference: 1089,
conclusionThis study indicates that children are more physically active during the time they spend in outdoor kindergartens compared to conventional kindergartens, but may compensate with more inactivity outside kindergarten hours.
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