Duana Torquato Dias, Gaia Salvador Claumann, Marina Ribovski, Alexandra Folle, Gelcemar Oliveira Farias, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Andreia Pelegrini
CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION TO BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE OF AN INSTRUMENT TO ASSESS TEASING DURING PHYSICAL/SPORTS ACTIVITY AMONG BRAZILIAN ADOLESCENTS
Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo
school initiatives aimed increasing physical activity pa may improve health children lowincome communities assessors completed 5909 observations students pa leisure periods using validated instrument 19 schools lowincome latino communities examined relationships school environment factors eg presence playground equipment levels moderatetovigorous physical activity mvpa overall 164 students engaged vigorous activity lower reported prior analyses consistent earlier reports boys engaged vigorous pa girls 186 vs 132 playground equipment balls jump ropes present 275 activity areas supervision present 831 observations however staff members observed leading organized activity 17 playground equipment associated higher rates mvpa particularly among elementary boys p 0001 staff supervision associated mvpa possibly staff members rarely led organized activity found low rates leisure time pa among students lowincome latino community presence playground equipment favorably associated activity levels increasing availability playground equipment might promote activity among children similar populations