A wait-list controlled evaluation of the Qhubeka bicycle on an adolescent's physiology, executive function, and school performance

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dc.contributor.advisorSwart, Jeroen
dc.contributor.advisorHolliday, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorMcdonald, Reece Brian
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-06T15:45:47Z
dc.date.available2022-03-06T15:45:47Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2022-03-06T09:19:12Z
dc.description.abstractLearner mobility and active school travel (AST) has been proposed to improve school attendance and academic performance. In South Africa, approximately 86% of learners have been reported as walking to and from school. AST in Africa is becoming less common in urban areas, and this may be a contributing factor to the increased risk and frequency of noncommunicable diseases due to decreased physical activity. The aim of this wait-list controlled evaluation was to assess the physiological and cognitive changes of access to a bicycle versus walking on adolescents. Specifically, changes adolescent's physical activity levels and executive function in a South African low-income community. Two schools were recruited, with the evaluation school receiving bicycles and the control a school who were yet to receive bicycles. Significant differences were observed across the physiological and executive function assessments. Most notably in the executive function tests, the evaluation group showed significant time to completion decreases across all three tests (N-Back, Arrow Flanker, WCST: p< 0.001). The results from this study are significant, as they are the first to assess anthropometric, physiological and executive function in South African adolescents from low-socioeconomic regions. It is evident that there are potential improvements in working memory, inhibition and shifting due to cycling as a mode of AST or during leisuretime. Further research needs to determine the specific mechanisms associated with these improvements.
dc.identifier.apacitationMcdonald, R. B. (2021). <i>A wait-list controlled evaluation of the Qhubeka bicycle on an adolescent's physiology, executive function, and school performance</i>. (). ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Human Biology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35935en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMcdonald, Reece Brian. <i>"A wait-list controlled evaluation of the Qhubeka bicycle on an adolescent's physiology, executive function, and school performance."</i> ., ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Human Biology, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35935en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMcdonald, R.B. 2021. A wait-list controlled evaluation of the Qhubeka bicycle on an adolescent's physiology, executive function, and school performance. . ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Human Biology. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35935en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Mcdonald, Reece Brian AB - Learner mobility and active school travel (AST) has been proposed to improve school attendance and academic performance. In South Africa, approximately 86% of learners have been reported as walking to and from school. AST in Africa is becoming less common in urban areas, and this may be a contributing factor to the increased risk and frequency of noncommunicable diseases due to decreased physical activity. The aim of this wait-list controlled evaluation was to assess the physiological and cognitive changes of access to a bicycle versus walking on adolescents. Specifically, changes adolescent's physical activity levels and executive function in a South African low-income community. Two schools were recruited, with the evaluation school receiving bicycles and the control a school who were yet to receive bicycles. Significant differences were observed across the physiological and executive function assessments. Most notably in the executive function tests, the evaluation group showed significant time to completion decreases across all three tests (N-Back, Arrow Flanker, WCST: p< 0.001). The results from this study are significant, as they are the first to assess anthropometric, physiological and executive function in South African adolescents from low-socioeconomic regions. It is evident that there are potential improvements in working memory, inhibition and shifting due to cycling as a mode of AST or during leisuretime. Further research needs to determine the specific mechanisms associated with these improvements. DA - 2021_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Adolescents KW - Bicycles KW - Active School Travel KW - Executive Function LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2021 T1 - A wait-list controlled evaluation of the Qhubeka bicycle on an adolescent's physiology, executive function, and school performance TI - A wait-list controlled evaluation of the Qhubeka bicycle on an adolescent's physiology, executive function, and school performance UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35935 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/35935
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMcdonald RB. A wait-list controlled evaluation of the Qhubeka bicycle on an adolescent's physiology, executive function, and school performance. []. ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Human Biology, 2021 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35935en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Human Biology
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.subjectAdolescents
dc.subjectBicycles
dc.subjectActive School Travel
dc.subjectExecutive Function
dc.titleA wait-list controlled evaluation of the Qhubeka bicycle on an adolescent's physiology, executive function, and school performance
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMSc
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