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Prospective study of the participation patterns of Grade 6 and Year 8 students in Victoria, Australia in activities outside of school.

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BACKGROUND:Positive participation outcomes are deemed the ultimate goal of health care and specifically of occupational therapy. Knowledge of the typical participation patterns of children in Australia will provide essential information to support our understanding of participation and the goal of maximising children's engagement. AIMS:This study investigated the participation of Grade 6 and Year 8 Victorian students in activities outside school and explored differences between genders and between students in different year levels. Secondarily, we began to establish Australian normative data on the Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment and Preferences for Activities of Children. METHODS:This cross sectional survey methods study recruited students from a random selection of public schools. Participation was measured using the Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment and Preferences for Activities of Children questionnaires. RESULTS:Participants included 84 (37 female, 47 male) students in Grade 6 (n = 43) and Year 8 (n = 41). Differences between year levels were only evident for participation in Recreational and Active Physical activities. Grade 6 students did more activities, more intensely than Year 8 students, but with no difference in enjoyment. The mean number of Recreational activities done by Grade 6 students was 8.5 (95%CI: 7.9-9.1) compared to Year 8 students 6.9 (95%CI: 6.1-7.7; P = 0.001). Gender differences were evident in the participation patterns within Social, Skill-Based and Self-Improvement activities. CONCLUSION:The findings suggested that gender was a more important influence on participation patterns than a 2-year age gap, with participation patterns being relatively stable between Grade 6 and Year 8.

journal_name

Aust Occup Ther J

journal_title

Australian occupational therapy journal

authors

McMullan S,Chin R,Froude E,Imms C

doi

10.1111/j.1440-1630.2012.01013.x

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-06-01 00:00:00

pages

197-208

issue

eissn

0045-0766

issn

1440-1630

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Prospective study of the participation patterns of Grade 6 and Year 8 students in Victoria, Australia in activities outside of school.