Fun, feasible and functioning : Students' experiences of a physical activity intervention
(2014) In European Journal of Physiotherapy 16(4). p.194-200- Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to describe students' experiences of participating in a physical activity (PA) intervention. Methodology: A purposive sampling was used; 14 students (four boys and 10 girls) were interviewed and the collected data was analysed using qualitative content analysis. Major findings: One main theme was identified: fun, feasible and functioning. The following two subthemes also emerged: the multi-component intervention fits several, but not all, and manageable measuring can also be motivating. The main theme elucidates that fun was an important factor for joining the study; the students also experienced he empowerment-inspired intervention and the data collection to be fun and feasible. According to the students,... (More)
Aim: The aim of this study was to describe students' experiences of participating in a physical activity (PA) intervention. Methodology: A purposive sampling was used; 14 students (four boys and 10 girls) were interviewed and the collected data was analysed using qualitative content analysis. Major findings: One main theme was identified: fun, feasible and functioning. The following two subthemes also emerged: the multi-component intervention fits several, but not all, and manageable measuring can also be motivating. The main theme elucidates that fun was an important factor for joining the study; the students also experienced he empowerment-inspired intervention and the data collection to be fun and feasible. According to the students, the intervention was functioning since they experienced that it increased their PA. Principal conclusions: An empowerment approach that includes forming partnerships with students is a promising avenue for developing PA interventions for schools, regardless of whether the person concerned is a parent, teacher, school nurse or physiotherapist, but one size will never fit all.
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- author
- Lindqvist, Anna Karin LU ; Kostenius, Catrine and Gard, Gunvor LU
- publishing date
- 2014-12-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- keywords
- Adolescents, Empowerment, Interviews, School-based intervention
- in
- European Journal of Physiotherapy
- volume
- 16
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 7 pages
- publisher
- Informa Healthcare
- external identifiers
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- scopus:84912038470
- ISSN
- 2167-9169
- DOI
- 10.3109/21679169.2014.946089
- language
- English
- LU publication?
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- id
- 93bbc6f9-4672-457d-921c-df7329f70206
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- 2016-12-19 13:30:55
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- 2022-01-30 08:38:02
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title = {{Fun, feasible and functioning : Students' experiences of a physical activity intervention}},
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