Independent and joint effects of parental attitudes and special health care needs on physical activity and screen time among chlldren and adolescents in the United States

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dc.contributor.advisorCarter-Pokras, Oliviaen_US
dc.contributor.authorGingold, Janet Annen_US
dc.contributor.departmentEpidemiology and Biostatisticsen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-10T05:36:22Z
dc.date.available2012-07-10T05:36:22Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractSedentary lifestyles pose a threat to the health of children, especially those with special health care needs (SHCN). Using data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health, this study examined relationships between parental attitudes and low physical activity and high screen time among 6- to 17-year-olds with and without SHCN. Perceived limitation was associated with increased likelihood of low physical activity (AOR, 1.339; 95%CI, 1.079-1.662). Parenting stress (AOR, 1.189; 95%CI, 1.052-1.344) and lack of trust (AOR, 1.243; 95%CI, 1.104-1.399) were associated with increased likelihood of high screen time. Perceived limitation modified the effect of special health care needs status on high screen time. The likelihood of combined low physical activity and high screen time was greatest among children with SHCN whose parents reported both functional limitations in the child and parenting stress (AOR, 2.659; 95%CI, 1.741-4.060). Parental attitudes and SHCN should be addressed in interventions to promote active lifestyles.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/12796
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPublic healthen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledMedicineen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledchildhood obesityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledchronic conditionsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledfunctional limitationsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledparental influenceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledphysical activityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsedentary lifestyleen_US
dc.titleIndependent and joint effects of parental attitudes and special health care needs on physical activity and screen time among chlldren and adolescents in the United Statesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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