tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: " Adolescent girls’ and parents’ views on recruiting and retaining girls into an after-school dance intervention: implications for extra-curricular physical activity provision"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: Adolescent girls’ and parents’ views on recruiting and retaining girls into an after-school dance intervention: implications for extra-curricular physical activity provision. | Jago et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8 91 http content 8 1 91 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RESEARCH Open Access Adolescent girls and parents views on recruiting and retaining girls into an after-school dance intervention implications for extra-curricular physical activity provision 1 1 1 1 12 1 Russell Jago Laura Davis Jade McNeill Simon J Sebire Anne Haase Jane Powell and Ashley R Cooper Abstract Background Many adolescents are not sufficiently active and girls are less active than boys. Physical activity interventions delivered during curriculum time have reported weak effects. More sustained changes in physical activity may be obtained by facilitating participation in enjoyable activities. Dance is the favourite activity of UK girls but there is a shortage of dance provision. Dance sessions delivered after the school day could prove to be an effective means of engaging adolescent girls in physical activity. There is a lack of information about the factors that would affect girls recruitment and retention in an after-school dance programme. Methods Focus groups were conducted with 65 Year 7 11-12 year old girls from 4 secondary schools in Bristol. In-depth phone interviews were also conducted with 16 4 per school of the girls parents. Interviews and focus groups examined issues that would affect recruitment into the intervention strategies that could be used to attract girls who have little or no previous experience in dance any factors that would increase their interest in participating in an after-school dance programme and any factors that would affect retention in the programme. All interviews and focus groups were digitally recorded and thematically analysed. Results Girls reported that a taster session in which they had an opportunity to sample the intervention content and word of mouth campaigns by peers who did not need to be their friends would encourage