Physical Activity in Public Parks of High and Low Socioeconomic Status in Colombia Using Observational Methods.

Background: Public parks are an important resource for the promotion of physical activity (PA). This is the first study in Colombia and the fourth in Latin America to describe the characteristics of park users and their levels of PA using objective measures.

Methods: A systematic observation assessed sex, age, and the level of PA of users of 10 parks in an intermediate-size city in Colombia, classified in low (5 parks) and high (5 parks) socioeconomic status (SES).

Individual and Environmental Correlates to Quality of Life in Park Users in Colombia.

To explore individual and environmental correlates to quality of life (QoL) in park users in Colombia. A cross-sectional study with face-to-face interviews was conducted with 1392 park users from ten parks in Colombia. The survey included sociodemographic questions, health condition assessed with EuroQuol-5-Dimensions-5-Levels; in addition, questions about accessibility to the parks and perceptions about quality of infrastructure and green areas were asked.

[Reliability of a questionnaire for measuring physical activity and sedentary behavior in children from preschool to fourth grade].

Introduction: International recommendations for physical activity and time spent in sedentary behaviors for children in their early years require the availability of measuring instruments with psychometric properties that allow for the assessment of population dynamics and interventions to improve health.

Objective: To evaluate the reliability of a questionnaire to measure physical activity and sedentary behaviors in children from preschool to fourth grade.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and eight parents answered the questionnaire.

[Associated factors to availability and use of electronic media in children from preschool to 4th grade].

Introduction: The increased availability of electronic media has changed the behavior in children and young people by encouraging sedentary lifestile, with health effects from a very young age.

Objective: To characterize the availability and use of electronic media and its associated factors in children from preschool through 4 th grade.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study with cluster sampling was carried out.

[Reliability and convergent construct validity of the abridged development scale and a Spanish translation of the Neurosensory Motor Development Assessment].

Introduction: Motor development is the acquisition and evolution of motor skills; its evaluation allows detection of abnormalities and permits a suitable opportunity for bringing them to medical attention. Several instruments have been designed to characterize motor development in early childhood, among them the Neurosensory Motor Development Assessment test. In Colombia, studies on the psychometric properties have not been published on any of these tests.