Describing physical activity in public open spaces in Brazil: Active City, Healthy City Program

Describing physical activity in public open spaces in Brazil: Active City, Healthy City Program

This study aimed to describe the physical activity (PA) in public open spaces (POS) in a medium-sized city in Brazil. The System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) was applied to evaluate a representative sample of users in 10 POS which received actions from the Active City, H...

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Veröffentlicht in:Atividade física & saúde 2023-08, Vol.28, p.1-11
Hauptverfasser: Silva, Alice Tatiane da, Santos, Letícia Pechnicki dos, Custódio, Iazana Garcia, Truchym, Talita Chrystoval, Crochemore-Silva, Inácio, Rech, Cassiano Ricardo, Lopes, Adalberto Aparecido dos Santos, Rodriguez-Añez, Ciro Romelio, Fermino, Rogério César
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Sprache:eng
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Behavior observation techniques
Green areas
Health promotion
Motor Activity
Parks, Recreational
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Zusammenfassung:This study aimed to describe the physical activity (PA) in public open spaces (POS) in a medium-sized city in Brazil. The System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) was applied to evaluate a representative sample of users in 10 POS which received actions from the Active City, Healthy City Program. The places were evaluated four days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday) at four times (8 am, 10 am, 2 pm, and 4 pm). The proportion of users by gender, age group, skin color, and PA level was compared between the POS using the chi-square test for heterogeneity in the STATA software (p
ISSN:1413-3482
2317-1634
DOI:10.12820/rbafs.28e0305