@article{ref1,
title="Promoting walking to school: results of a quasi-experimental trial",
journal="Journal of epidemiology and community health",
year="2007",
author="McKee, Rosie and Mutrie, Nanette and Crawford, Fiona and Green, Brian",
volume="61",
number="9",
pages="818-823",
abstract="STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of a combined intervention on children's travel behaviour, stage of behavioural change and motivations for and barriers to actively commuting to school. <br><br>DESIGN: A quasi-experimental trial involving pre- and post-intervention mapping of routes to school by active and inactive mode of travel and surveys of &quot;stage of behaviour change&quot; and motivations for and barriers to actively commuting to school. INTERVENTION: The intervention school participated in a school-based active travel project for one school term. Active travel was integrated into the curriculum and participants used interactive travel-planning resources at home. The control school participated in before and after measurements but did not receive the intervention. SETTING: Two primary schools in Scotland with similar socioeconomic and demographic profiles. PARTICIPANTS: Two classes of primary 5 children and their families and teachers. MAIN RESULTS: Post intervention, the mean distance travelled to school by walking by intervention children increased significantly from baseline, from 198 to 772 m (389% increase). In the control group mean distance walked increased from 242 to 285 m (17% increase). The difference between the schools was significant (t (38) = -4.679, p<0.001 (95% confidence interval -315 to -795 m)). Post intervention, the mean distance travelled to school by car by intervention children reduced significantly from baseline, from 2018 to 933 m (57.5% reduction). The mean distance travelled to school by car by control children increased from baseline, from 933 to 947 m (1.5% increase). The difference in the change between schools was significant (t (32) = 4.282, p<0.001 (95% confidence interval 445 to 1255 m)). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Intervention was effective in achieving an increase in the mean distance travelled by active mode and a reduction in the mean distance travelled by inactive mode on school journey.  KW: SR2S<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0143-005X",
doi="10.1136/jech.2006.048181",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2006.048181"
}