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SynthesisThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2011

A systematic review of interventions for promoting active transportation to school.

Palma Chillón, Kelly R Evenson, Amber Vaughn, Dianne S Ward

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 97 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

97 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  16. A School-Based Randomized Controlled Trial to Promote Cycling to School in Adolescents: The PACO Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  17. Bicycle Trains, Cycling, and Physical Activity: A Pilot Cluster RCT.American journal of preventive medicine · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Palma ChillónDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, University of Granada, Spain. pchillon@ugr.es
Kelly R Evenson
Amber Vaughn
Dianne S Ward

Funding

UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease PreventionU48DP000059 · DP · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI AMMERMAN, ALICE S · 2004 to 2009
$14.4M
NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48-DP000059
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundActive transportation to school is an important contributor to the total physical activity of children and adolescents. However, active school travel has declined over time, and interventions are needed to reverse this trend. The purpose of this paper is to review intervention studies related to active school transportation to guide future intervention research.

methodsA systematic review was conducted to identify intervention studies of active transportation to school published in the scientific literature through January 2010. Five electronic databases and a manual search were conducted. Detailed information was extracted, including a quantitative assessment comparing the effect sizes, and a qualitative assessment using an established evaluation tool.

resultsWe identified 14 interventions that focused on active transportation to school. These interventions mainly focused on primary school children in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Almost all the interventions used quasi-experimental designs (10/14), and most of the interventions reported a small effect size on active transportation (6/14).

conclusionMore research with higher quality study designs and measures should be conducted to further evaluate interventions and to determine the most successful strategies for increasing active transportation to school.

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Activities of Daily LivingLocomotionMotor ActivityTransportationAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorChildChild BehaviorFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth PromotionHumansMale

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PMID21320322
PMCPMC3050785

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