Physical Activity and Screen-Time Regulations in Childcare Centers: Influence on Young Children's Health Behaviors (Pause & Play) - Aim 1
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 112
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation (EPAO) Score and EPAO Subscales.
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this project is to examine the physical activity and screen-time environment of licensed childcare centers before and after the enactment of new state regulations.
详细描述
Pause and Play will take a prospective observational epidemiological approach before and after enactment of new regulations. 10 childcare centers licensed in East Baton Rouge Parish will be randomly selected and standardized behavioral observation scales will be used to objectively quantify the physical activity and screen-time environment of the centers and the children's behaviors both in and outside the center. These assessments will be collected twice during the 2-year grant period to capture potential changes after the policies are implemented.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 3 Years 至 4 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Licensed by DOE as a Class A or Class B childcare center
- •Located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- •Current childcare enrollment of at least 18 children between the ages of 3-4 years
排除标准
- •Childcare center and/or childcare center director unwilling to participate
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation (EPAO) Score and EPAO Subscales.
时间窗: 1 year
The EPAO instrument will be used, which is a comprehensive, day-long observation that objectively defines the nutrition and physical activity environmental characteristics of child care centers. To address the specific aim, only the EPAO variables related to physical activity and screen-time will be included in the assessment. Means, standard deviations, and Pearson correlations will be calculated to describe the sample and examine relationships among the environment subscales at baseline and follow-up. Differences in center characteristics (i.e. racial distribution) will be tested using t-tests and chi-square tests. Repeated measures analysis of covariance (ANCOVAs) will be used to examine change in the EPAO score overall. Higher scores indicate higher compliance with best practices.
次要结局
- Changes in Practice-based Survey Items Based on Childcare Director Responses.(1 Year)
研究者
Amanda Staiano
PBRC Assistant Professor
Pennington Biomedical Research Center