Effectiveness of JUMP-in, a Dutch primary school-based community intervention aimed at the promotion of physical activity.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of the JUMP-in programme on sports participation, overall physical activity (PA), shuttle run score and body composition in 6-12-year-old children.


METHODS
JUMP-in is a school-based strategy combining environmental policy, neighbourhood, parents- and personal components. A controlled trial was carried out in 19 primary schools including 2848 children (50% boys). Measures were performed at the beginning of the first school year (T0: 2006) and repeated at the end of the first (T1: 2007) and second school year (T2: 2008).


RESULTS
A significant beneficial intervention effect was found on organised sports participation (OR 2.8 (2.2 to 3.6)). Effects were stronger for girls (OR 3.6 (2.3 to 5.6)), and for Moroccan (OR 4.2 (3.6 to 5.7)) and Turkish children (OR 3.2 (1.9 to 5.2)). Participation in organised sports was associated with increased shuttle run score. No significant intervention effects on overall daily PA rates and body composition were observed.


CONCLUSIONS
The present study proves that a school-based strategy combining environmental and personal interventions was successful in improving structural sports participation among children.
Department of Epidemiology, Documentation and Health Promotion, Municipal Health Service of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. jdmeij@ggd.amsterdam.nl
Judith S B
JS
de Meij
Mai J M
MJ
Chinapaw
Maartje M
MM
van Stralen
Marcel F
MF
van der Wal
Lotte
L
van Dieren
Willem
W
van Mechelen
D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012572:School Health Services; D012574:Schools; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*