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ArticleSystematic reviews2015

Correlates, determinants, and effectiveness of childcare educators' practices and behaviours on preschoolers' physical activity and eating behaviours: a systematic review protocol.

Stéphanie Ward, Mathieu Bélanger, Denise Donovan, Amanda Horsman, Natalie Carrier

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Article in Systematic reviews, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Relationship between eating behaviors and physical activity of preschoolers and their peers: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2016
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Stéphanie WardUniversité de Sherbrooke, Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, Pavillon J.-Raymond Frenette 18, rue des Aboiteaux, Moncton, E1A 3E9, NB, Canada. Stephanie.Ann.Ward@usherbrooke.ca.
Mathieu BélangerUniversité de Sherbrooke, Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, Pavillon J.-Raymond Frenette 18, rue des Aboiteaux, Moncton, E1A 3E9, NB, Canada. Mathieu.F.Belanger@usherbrooke.ca.
Denise DonovanUniversité de Sherbrooke, Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, Pavillon J.-Raymond Frenette 18, rue des Aboiteaux, Moncton, E1A 3E9, NB, Canada. Denise.Donovan@usherbrooke.ca.
Amanda HorsmanUniversité de Moncton, Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, Pavillon J.-Raymond Frenette 18, rue des Aboiteaux, Moncton, E1A 3E9, NB, Canada. Amanda.Horsman@umoncton.ca.
Natalie CarrierUniversité de Moncton, École des sciences des aliments, de nutrition et d'études familiales, Pavillon Jacqueline-Bouchard 51 Antonine-Maillet Avenue, Moncton, E1A 3E9, NB, Canada. Natalie.Carrier@umoncton.ca.

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Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWorldwide, approximately 12% of children under the age of 5 are either overweight or obese. As many young children spend 30 h or more per week in childcare centres with childcare educators. Targeting childcare educators as role models may prove an effective strategy for the promotion of healthy eating and physical activity. This manuscript describes the methods to systematically review existing literature relating to how childcare educators influence children's healthy eating and physical activity behaviours, as well as the links between specific practices and behaviours of childcare educators and children's healthy lifestyle behaviours.

methodsRelevant peer-reviewed studies will be identified through a computerized literature search in six databases: PubMed, The Cochrane Library, Science Direct, CINAHL, Wiley and SportDiscus. Quantitative studies written in English or French reporting the correlates, predictors or effectiveness of childcare educators' practices and behaviours on preschoolers' healthy eating and physical activity behaviours will be included. The quality of retained studies will be assessed using the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies. Descriptive summary statistics of study characteristics will be reported as well as the study designs and exposure and outcome measures. Inter-rater agreements for study selection and quality assessments will be reported and unadjusted, and adjusted results will be presented. Reporting of the systematic review will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. DISCUSSION: This systematic review will contribute to a better understanding of the potential of childcare educators as role models for young children, as well as the influence (or impact) of their behaviours and intervention on children's short- and long-term health. It will provide important information that could be used to improve obesity prevention strategies and initiatives, as well as to guide the improvement or implementation of effective healthy eating and physical activity policies in childcare centres. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO ( CRD42014012973 ).

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Child Day Care CentersExerciseFeeding BehaviorHealth BehaviorSchools, NurseryChild, PreschoolClinical ProtocolsHumansLife StylePediatric ObesityResearch DesignSystematic Reviews as TopicTeaching

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PMID25875658
PMCPMC4343057

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