Asma Nidaul Haq, Yuko Ito, Natsuka Suyama, Peter Bontje, Hana Hanifah, Kaoru Inoue
Usability of Public Play Spaces for Children with Disabilities
Occupational therapy international
physical activity pa promotes health adults well children time large proportion children meet recommendations pa schoolbased efforts increase pa needed study investigates effectiveness feasibility lessonintegrated pa swedish primary school evaluate new method called physical activity lesson combination abbreviated falk swedish using mixed methods approach quasiexperimental study followed qualitative interviews two schools participated study one constituting intervention group ischool n 83 control group cschool n 81 addition regular physical education ischool three 30minute falk lessons week total 164 students aged 79 years wore pedometers whole week four times two semesters number steps per day spd proportion students 10000 spd compared statistical differences schools tested anova chi2 ttests ancova interviews students n 17 parents n 9 teachers n 9 conducted analysed using qualitative content analysis results show falk led ischool getting spd fewer students 10000 spd also falk experienced positive clear flexible method simultaneously encouraging pa learning challenges experienced concerned teachers work situation time finding suitable learning activities outdoor school environment changes extreme weather conditions study indicates falk desired effects pa feasible method integrating pa theoretical teaching conclude falk worth testing schools given implementation sustainment falk considers general enablers barriers well contextspecific factors individual school