BEATS Study Online Surveys BEATS Student Survey (30-35 min) BEATS Parental Survey (25-30 min)
BEATS Focus Groups Dr Debbie Hopkins
BEATS Focus Groups Dr Debbie Hopkins
Running a Pilot Study (Student Survey) To pilot test procedures for the main study To provide baseline data for Bike Library intervention 3 + 1 schools 160 students surveyed Survey, anthropometry, accelerometers, maps Aug-Sep 2013
Claire Hodge BEATS Pilot Project Coordinator
School Reports from BEATS Pilot Project
Scientific Abstracts
BEATS Pilot Project Celebrations
BEATS Study School Recruitment: 100% (12 schools)
Giving Back to the Community Otago Region Dunedin City Dunedin 2009 19 School-specific reports delivered in person in 2010
Planning the Study Implementation
School Participation in the BEATS Study
Planning the Study Implementation
BEATS Student Survey in a School
To-Do List for Each School
Managing Data Collection Ashley Mountfort BEATS Study Coordinator
Planning and Refining Study Procedures
BEATS Student Survey 2014/2015 Online survey: 30-35 min
BEATS Student Survey 2014/2015 Demographics School choice Travelling to School Walking and cycling to school Attitudes, motivations and barriers Health behaviours Physical Activity Habits Sedentary behaviour Eating Habits Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Scale Types of residence Stores, facilities, and other things in your neighbourhood Access to services Streets in my neighbourhood Places for walking and cycling Neighbourhood surroundings Safety from traffic Safety Neighbourhood satisfaction Mobile Phone and Internet Use Driving
Geographic Information System (GIS) Data Analysis Spatial analysis Modelling Visualisation of route to school Risk mapping
Data Collection in Schools
BEATS Student Survey Recruitment 2014
BEATS Student Survey Recruitment 2014
Transport to School in Dunedin Adolescents Mode Most of the time / All of the time Driven by others 42.5% Walk 37.8% School bus 14.7% Public bus 4.9% Driving myself 4.0% Other 2.3% Bike 1.6% Active transport to School Never 61.4% Most/all of the time AT with motorized transport (car or bus) *AT, active transport 34.2% 4.4% 89.3% of adolescents liked how they travel to school
BEATS Focus Groups and School Principal Interviews 2014 Completed to date 9 Students focus groups 2 Parental focus groups 1 Teachers focus group 5+2 School principals interviews Dr Debbie Hopkins
Managing Multidisciplinary Research Team and Stakeholders Monthly team meetings Dropbox Clarifying contributions and expectations Transparency Regular progress reports
School Progress Reports
BEATS Student Survey Progress to Date 9 schools surveyed in 2014 3+1 schools to be surveyed in 2015
Managing Budgets (Student Survey) >2,200 Research assistant / student / volunteer hours in 2014
Learning Together and from Each Other BEATS Monthly Research Seminars 2014 Data analysis and abstract writing Presentations
Celebrating Along the Way
Now Recruiting for BEATS Parental Survey
2009-2012 2013 2014 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 Vision & design Establishing research collaborations Building links with the community Grant writing Managing multidisciplinary research team Managing complex research project Celebrating successes Developing study materials Refining Website Pilot study School recruitment Planning and refining procedures Data collection
BEATS Research Team Principal Investigator: Dr Sandy Mandic, School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences Associate Investigators: Dr Tony Moore, School of Surveying, University of Otago Dr John Williams, Department of Marketing, University of Otago Prof John C Spence, Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada A/Prof Enrique Garcia Bengoechea, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Dr Debbie Hopkins, Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ms Charlotte Flaherty, Safe and Sustainable Transport Coordinator, DCC Project Coordinator: Ashley Mountfort, BSc Advisory Board: Dr Janet Stephenson, Centre for Sustainability: Agriculture, Food, Energy, Environment Mr Gordon Wilson, Chair, Dunedin Secondary School Principals Association Mr Andrew Lonie, Recreation Planning Officer, Dunedin City Council Ms Ruth Zeinert, Project Manager, Getting Dunedin Active, Dunedin Dr Tara Duncan, Department of Tourism, Univerisity of Otago Dr Susan Sandretto, College of Education, University of Otago Dr Harriette Carr, Ministry of Health, Wellington
Emily Brook Lauren Keaney Daria Gibbons Becky Howe Ashley Mountfort Charlotte Flaherty
BEATS Research Assistants, Students and Volunteers 2014
Acknowledgments John Williams, PhD Tony Moore, PhD Charlotte Flaherty, BComm (DCC) Enrique Garcia Bengoechea, PhD John Spence, PhD Debbie Hopkins, PhD (CSAFE) Gordon Wilson (DSSP) Tara Duncan, PhD Janet Stephenson, PhD (CSAFE) Ruth Zeinert (GDA) Andrew Lonie (DCC) Susan Sandretto, PhD Harriette Carr, MD (MOH) Ashley Mountfort, BSc Emily Brook, PGDip Candice Perring, BPhEd Daria Gibbons, BSc Hayley Horwood, BPhEd Claire Hodge, PGDip Lauren Keaney (Honours student) Hamish Gould Nigel Barrett Volunteers Schools Students, parents, teachers and school principals
Acknowledgments Thank you for joining us today! Paula Skidmore, PhD Melanie Middlemiss, PhD Enrique Garcia Bengoechea, PhD Sophia Leon de la Barra, MPhilPH Des Smith (OSSSA) Hamish Black (DCC) Jane Turnbull (ORC) Peter Taylor (ORC) Emily Stevens, PgDip Sarah Featherston, BPhEd Gavin Kennedy Hamish Gould John Williams, PhD John C Spence, PhD Charlotte Flaherty (DCC) Claire Hodge, PgDip Debbie Hopkins, PhD (CSAFE) Tara Duncan, PhD Janet Stephenson, PhD (CSAFE) Gordon Wilson (DSSPA) Ashley Mountfort, BSc John C Spence, PhD Harriette Carr, MD www.otago.ac.nz/beats sandra.mandic@otago.ac.nz