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Table 1 Outcome measures at six-month follow-up and their definitions

From: Effectiveness of prescribing physical activity in parks to improve health and wellbeing - the park prescription randomized controlled trial

Outcome

Definition

Primary

 Time spent on MVPA - objective measure

Time spent on MVPA in minutes per week as measured by the accelerometer.

Secondary

 Physical activity related behaviors

  Total volume of PA

Total activity volume as measured by the accelerometer.

  Time spent on light and sedentary activity

Time spent per week on light and sedentary PA as measured by the accelerometer.

  Time spent on MVPA - subjective measure

Self-reported time (minutes) per week spent on MVPA as recorded in questionnaire.

  Time spent in parks

Self-reported time (minutes) in parks in the past month as recorded in the questionnaire.

  Time spent being physically active in parks

Self-reported time (minutes) spent engaging in PA in parks in a typical month as recorded in the questionnaire.

  Recreational MVPA time

Self-reported time (minutes) per week spent on recreational activity as measured by GPAQ

  Sedentary time

Self-reported time (minutes) per week spent sitting as measured by IPAQ

Mental well-being

 Mental well-being

Self-reported mental well-being as measured by SF-12 (1-item, general health), K-10, WHO5 and WHOQOL-BREF

Physical health

 Body Mass Index (BMI)

Weight in kg divided by height squared in m measured by BMI machine.

 Fasting blood glucose

Fasting blood glucose in mmol/L. Laboratory assessment

 Fasting lipid profiles

Fasting lipids in mmol/L. Laboratory assessment

 Systolic and diastolic blood pressure

Systolic and diastolic blood pressure in mmHG measured by a Dinamap blood pressure monitor

  1. Note: PA Physical activity, MVPA Moderate to vigorous physical activity, GPAQ Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, IPAQ International Physical Activity Questionnaire, SF-12 12-Item Short Form Survey, K-10 Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, WHO5 WHO Five Well-Being Index, WHOQOL-BREF WHO Quality of Life-BREF