Marc Block, David Justham
A study into nurses' awareness of the National Service Frameworks
British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)
reduced levels childrens physical activity pa fundamental motor skills fms along increased sedentary behaviors observed recent years yet associations variables yet well established study aimed observe associations fms pa sedentary time elementary school children evaluated 148 children 70 boys mage 87 sd 14 years old private school using test gross motor development second edition tgmd2 measure fms examine locomotor object control gross motor skills used accelerometry measure pa performed weekdays weekends total pa used descriptive statistics partial correlations controlling sex age linear regression adjusted sex equivalent motor age explain relationships total moderate vigorous pa mvpa 0153 p 009 weekend mvpa 0171 p 003 significantly associated fms regardless gender equivalent motor age sedentary time significantly associated fms p 065 girls boys met pa recommendations 60 minutesday moderate vigorous pa higher frequencies high ratings tgmd2 p 001 e p 001 respectively mvpa associated childrens fms development possibly affecting quality movement performed childrens daily lives