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- Nyström, Michelle, et al.
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Making the right decision for our children's future: Parents' perceptions of active school travel in disadvantaged neighborhoods
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal of Transport & Health. - : Elsevier. - 2214-1405 .- 2214-1413. ; 30
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BackgroundChildren's possibility to be physically active is linked to their parent's socioeconomic status. The use of active travel has the potential to increase daily physical activity among children. Parents are the gate-keepers to children using active school travel (AST) and their perceptions has shown to impact children's travel mode. Few studies have explored parents' perceptions about AST in disadvantaged neighborhoods and there is a lack of knowledge of their perceptions of the physical and social environment associated with school travel.PurposeTo explore parents’ perceptions towards AST when living in disadvantaged neighborhoods.MethodsTwelve parents participated in semi-structured interviews, and a qualitative content analysis was used to analyze the data.ResultsThe findings show that parents faced dilemmas, striving to facilitate AST. Parents perceptions are presented as A, B, C categories that are likely to be important when promoting AST in disadvantaged neighborhoods, Acknowledging AST advantages, Balancing barriers, and Creating opportunities to use AST.ConclusionsDespite having a positive attitude towards AST, insecure neighborhoods and social exclusion affect parents'descisions about AST. When promoting AST in disadvantaged neighborhoods, measures to enable AST should include efforts supporting community building, social participation, road safety and ways of promoting bicycling. Engaging children in AST could have a positive influence on their independent mobility, thereby impacting their development and preparing them for the future.
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- Rutberg, Stina, et al.
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My Way to School Through a Camera Lens: Involving Children to Inform a Policy Recommendation on Active School Travel
- 2024
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Ingår i: Health Promotion Practice. - : Sage Publications. - 1524-8399 .- 1552-6372.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Active school travel (AST) is an effective approach for increasing children’s physical activity and independent mobility, but policy supporting AST is lacking. This study aims to explore children’s experiences of AST to inform a policy recommendation. Photovoice methodology with a qualitative approach was applied, with children taking pictures on their way to school. This was followed by focus groups where the children explored their experiences of AST based on their photos. The data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The results show that the children valued independent mobility and wanted to be involved in decisions about their travels; they also expressed feelings of increased responsibility and personal growth as a consequence. Although the children recognized areas of improvement regarding infrastructure, especially regarding heavy traffic that jeopardized travel safety, they continued using AST. Finally, the children talked about the value of the health and environmental benefits of AST. Opportunities for friendship, play, and making decisions about their own time were highlighted as important incentives. The benefits from AST are many for children, as well as for society. The result has informed policy recommendations for AST, and the children’s input will be used to communicate the recommendations. Listening to the voices of children could be a steppingstone toward forming future healthy mobility initiatives. In that process, it is key to include children’s perspectives when formulating the AST policy for successful adoption and implementation.
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- Rutberg, Stina, et al.
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Prövning och analys av barnets bästa när det gäller nationella rekommendationer för aktiva skolresor : en barnkonsekvensanalys
- 2023
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- I Sverige saknas en nationell rekommendation gällande aktiva skolresor. Samtidigt vet vi att barn och unga i Sverige rör på sig för lite. Aktiva resor till och från skolan är ett effektivt sätt att öka den fysiska aktiviteten och det är ett prioriterat område i WHO global action plan om fysisk aktivitet. Det aktiva resandet i dagens transportsystem har större positiva hälsoeffekter än de negativa effekterna av buller, luftkvalitet och trafiksäkerhet tillsammans. Det bidrar positivt till uppfyllelsen av flera mål i Agenda2030. Att barn själva så långt det är möjligt utifrån ålder, mognad och funktionsförmåga får ta ansvari sitt resande är en förutsättning för identitetsskapande och välbefinnande. Tyvärr förväntas de aktiva resorna minska ytterligare om inte riktade åtgärder sätts in.Barns aktiva resor är beroende av trafikmiljön och varierar mellan platser och situationer vilket gördet svårt att basera en rekommendation på ålder. Att det förekommer uttryck såsom ”att barn inteär mogna att cykla i trafikmiljöer förrän vid 12-års ålder” i olika policydokument ökar behovet av nyarekommendationer för att guida vårdnadshavare, skolor, samhällsplanerare och väghållare.I denna barnkonsekvensanalys prövas rekommendationen mot barns behov. En prövning och analys av barnets bästa är ett underlag för att synliggöra och stärka barnrättsperspektivet i beslut som fattas i frågor som rör barn direkt eller indirekt. För att säkerställa att barnets bästa tillgodoses ska en prövning göras inför varje beslut som berör barn. FN:s barnrättskommitté nämner bl.a. utarbetande av policyer och rekommendationer som exempel på sammanhang där en barnkonsekvensanalys ska göras. En barnkonsekvensanalys är ett verktyg för att omsätta barnrättslagen i handling och synliggöra barnets bästa.
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- Sandborg, Johanna, et al.
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Participants’ Engagement and Satisfaction With a Smartphone App Intended to Support Healthy Weight Gain, Diet, and Physical Activity During Pregnancy : Qualitative Study Within the HealthyMoms Trial
- 2021
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Ingår i: JMIR mhealth and uhealth. - : JMIR publications. - 2291-5222. ; 9:3
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background:Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is common and associated with negative health outcomes for both mother and child. Mobile health–delivered lifestyle interventions offer the potential to mitigate excessive GWG. The effectiveness of a smartphone app (HealthyMoms) was recently evaluated in a randomized controlled trial. To explore the users’ experiences of using the app, a qualitative study within the HealthyMoms trial was performed.Objective:This qualitative study explored participants’ engagement and satisfaction with the 6-month usage of the HealthyMoms app.Methods:A total of 19 women (mean age: 31.7, SD 4.4 years; mean BMI: 24.6, SD 3.4 kg/m2; university degree attainment: 13/19, 68%; primiparous: 11/19, 58%) who received the HealthyMoms app in a randomized controlled trial completed semistructured exit interviews. The interviews were audiorecorded and fully transcribed, coded, and analyzed using thematic analysis with an inductive approach.Results:Thematic analysis revealed a main theme and 2 subthemes. The main theme, “One could suit many: a multifunctional tool to strengthen women’s health during pregnancy,” and the 2 subthemes, “Factors within and beyond the app influence app engagement” and “Trust, knowledge, and awareness: aspects that can motivate healthy habits,” illustrated that a trustworthy and appreciated health and pregnancy app that is easy to use can inspire a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy. The first subtheme discussed how factors within the app (eg, regular updates and feedback) were perceived to motivate both healthy habits and app engagement. Additionally, factors beyond the app were described to both motivate (eg, interest, motivation, and curiosity) and limit (eg, pregnancy-related complications, lack of time) app engagement. The second subtheme reflected important aspects, such as high trustworthiness of the app, increased knowledge, and awareness from using the app, which motivated participants to improve or maintain healthy habits during pregnancy.Conclusions:The HealthyMoms app was considered a valuable and trustworthy tool to mitigate excessive GWG, with useful features and relevant information to initiate and maintain healthy habits during pregnancy.
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