Physical Inactivity/Messaging

Question 1

How often should infants be physically active?

Answer 1

several times throughout the day (floor based play or tummy time)

Question 2

how much sleep do infants need?

Answer 2

0-3 months: 14-17 hours
4-11 months: 12-16 hours

Question 3

What are the guidelines for infant sedentary time?

Answer 3

-not being restrained for more than an hour at a time (stroller/high chair)
-no screen time

Question 4

What are the movement guidelines for toddlers?

Answer 4

at least 180 minutes spread throughout the day of any intensity

Question 5

How much sleep should toddlers get?

Answer 5

11-14 hours

Question 6

What are the sedentary guidelines for toddlers?

Answer 6

-not being restrained for more than 1 hour at a time
-under 2, no screen time, over 2 less than 1 hour per day

Question 7

How much activity should a preschooler get?

Answer 7

180 minutes spread throughout the day of any intensity, 60 of which is energetic play

Question 8

What are the sleep guidelines for preschoolers?

Answer 8

10-13 hours

Question 9

What are the sedentary guidelines for preschoolers?

Answer 9

-not being restrained for more than 1 hour at a time
-less than one hour of screen time

Question 10

What age range are classified as children?

Answer 10

5-11 years

Question 11

What age range is classified as youth?

Answer 11

12-17 years

Question 12

What are the activity guidelines for children and youth?

Answer 12

-60 minutes per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity (bike riding, playground)
-vigorous intensity activity 3 days a week (running, swimming)
-muscle and bone strengthening activities at least 3 days per week

Question 13

What are the sleep guidelines for children and youth?

Answer 13

-5-13 years: 9-11 hours
-14-17 years: 8-10 hours

Question 14

What is the screen time recommendation for children and youth?

Answer 14

no more than 2 hours a day

Question 15

What are the activity guidelines for adults?

Answer 15

-150 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity exercise per week in bouts of 10 minutes or more
-muscle and bone strengthening 2 days per week

Question 16

What are the physical activity guidelines for older adults?

Answer 16

-150 minutes of moderate to intense vigorous exercise a week in bouts of 10 minutes or more
-2 days a week of muscle and bone strengthening activities
-balance activities to prevent falls

Question 17

What percentage of children and youth actually meet the physical activity guidelines?

Answer 17

35%

Question 18

What percentage of adults actually meet the physical activity guidelines?

Answer 18

15%

Question 19

what percentage of preschoolers actually meet the physical activity guidelines?

Answer 19

62%

Question 20

why is there a decline in meeting activity guidelines for children, youth and adults?

Answer 20

-boys more active than girls
-physical activity declines with age
-stress

Question 21

what is a downstream intervention?

Answer 21

individual-level interventions for those who possess risk factors or suffer from risk-related diseases/conditions (emphasis on changing rather than preventing behaviours)

Question 22

What is an example of a downstream intervention?

Answer 22

-physician counselling for patients with diabetes
-health education for cardiac patient

Question 23

What is a midstream level intervention?

Answer 23

-population-level interventions that involve trying to change and/or prevent health damaging behaviours

Question 24

What is an example of a midstream level intervention?

Answer 24

-community based exercise program for new moms
-installation of a workplace fitness facility

Question 25

What is an upstream level intervention?

Answer 25

macro-level (provincial and national) public policy to strengthen social norms and supports for healthy behaviours (blanket interventions)

Question 26

What is an example of an upstream level intervention?

Answer 26

-increase time for "walk" sign on crosswalks -fitness tax credit

Question 27

What does the R in RE-AIM stand for?

Answer 27

Reach -did you reach intended population?

Question 28

What does the E in RE-AIM stand for?

Answer 28

Effectiveness -was it effective? -how successful (percentages, averages etc)

Question 29

What does the A in RE-AIM stand for?

Answer 29

Adoption -did places/people adopt intervention?

Question 30

What does the I in RE-AIM stand for?

Answer 30

Implementation -was it delivered as intended? -cost? -consistent?

Question 31

What does the M in RE-AIM stand for?

Answer 31

Maintenance -are effects sustained? -modifications?

Question 32

What does tailoring a physical activity message mean?

Answer 32

presenting information that bests fits an individuals needs (not suitable for mass media campaigns)

Question 33

What does targeting a physical activity message mean?

Answer 33

defining a population group based on a common characteristic (better for larger groups)

Question 34

what is a gain framed message?

Answer 34

message that emphasizes benefits of being active

Question 35

what is an example of a loss framed message?

Answer 35

message that emphasizes costs of being inactive