Recomendaciones para la evaluación de la actividad física en población infantil
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https://doi.org/10.15359/mhs.1-1.2Palabras clave:
autorreportes, patrones de movimiento, monitores cardiacos, actividad física y observaciónResumen
El propósito de este artículo fue el de revisar los patrones de movimiento de los niños y las niñas y como estos pueden impactar la evaluación de la actividad física. Para el logro de la evaluación de esta se requiere de instrumentos que sean sensibles para que se detecte, codifique o registre la actividad física esporádica e intermitente de los niños y las niñas, sin olvidar las regulaciones que existen en el nivel científico. Varios de los instrumentos de más uso son: el autorreporte, la observación directa y el monitoreo de la frecuencia cardiaca. Los autorreportes requieren de habilidades de pensamiento abstracto y de buena memoria, lo que en edades tempranas no se ha desarrollado, por otro lado, la observación directa y el monitorio cardiaco, requieren de gran cantidad de tiempo y de alta tecnología para su aplicación, respectivamente. La recomendación más ampliamente extendida, es que se recurra a una combinación instrumentos, para garantizar la mayor cantidad de información y de validez de la investigación.
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