Intervention effect of schoolbased horticultural activities combined with fancy rope skipping on the health behaviour of fourthgrade primary school students
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025106
- VernacularTitle:园艺活动联合花样跳绳对四年级小学生健康行为的干预效果
- Author:
ZHANG Hao, CHEN Yi, QI Yufei
1
Author Information
1. The Sports Department, Central South University, Changsha (410083), Hunan Province, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Gardening;
Motor activity;
Behavior;
Intervention studies;
Health promotion;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2025;46(4):514-518
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the intervention effect of schoolbased horticultural activities combined with fancy rope skipping on the health behaviour of fourthgrade primary school students, so as to provide a reference method for childrens health promotion.
Methods:Eightyfive primary school students in grade 4 of a primary school in Changsha City were selected in March 2023 by using multistage cluster random sampling method and randomly divided into an intervention group (43 students) and a control group (42 students). The intervention group implemented a 12week comprehensive intervention of "schoolbased gardening combined with pattern skipping, once a week 90 min/time including routine practice (weeks 1-5,7-11; the contents were vegetable and plant management, theoretical knowledge learning of pattern skipping practice, etc.) and parent-child activities (weeks 6 and 12; vegetable salad making, synchronized jumping rope competition, etc.), and the control group maintained the regular curriculum. Moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sleep duration were monitored by accelerometers in grade 4 primary school students, combined with questionnaires to assess fruit and vegetable intake and video screen behaviour, and generalised estimating equations were used to analyse the data.
Results:After the intervention, there were interaction effect for school day MVPA time (Wald χ2group×time=8.27), vegetable intake (Wald χ2group×time=4.35), and video screen time (Wald χ2group×time=13.27) in both groups (P<0.01). After the intervention, the MVPA time in the intervention group increased from 30.00 (20.00,60.00) min to 40.00 (30.00, 60.00) min from school day; vegetable intake increased from 99.85 (33.95, 229.48) g to 190.15 (131.05, 279.48) g; and video screen time increased from 225.00 (110.00, 313.75) min to 60.00 (30.00, 142.50) min (Z=-4.51, -2.00, -3.84, P<0.05). However, there were no statistical differences in MVPA time, fruit intake and sleep time before and after intervention in the intervention group on weekends (Z=-1.35, -0.85, -0.24, P>0.05).
Conclusion:Schoolbased horticultural activities combined with an integrated intervention of fancy rope skipping can significantly improve physical activity, vegetable intake and video screen behaviours on weekdays in grade 4 primary school children, in order to provide a basis for multidimensional health promotion.
