ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2016
Physical Activity Programs with Post-Intervention Follow-Up in Children: A Comprehensive Review According to Categories of Intervention.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of wearable activity trackers on physical activity among adolescents in school-based settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Identifying effective intervention strategies to reduce children's screen time: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of Mobile Health Including Wearable Activity Trackers to Increase Physical Activity Outcomes Among Healthy Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Pooled it
- Intervention effects and long-term changes in physical activity and cardiometabolic outcomes among children at risk of noncommunicable diseases in South Africa: a cluster-randomized controlled trial and follow-up analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Trial
- The impact of a school-based physical activity program on children's movement behaviors, aerobic fitness and motor competence: a follow up study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
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- Effect of an activity wristband-based intermittent teaching unit in Physical Education on students' physical activity and its psychological mediators: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. School-fit study.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- The Immediate and Lasting Effects of Resident Summer Camp on Movement Behaviors Among Children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
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- Fundamental Movement Skills and Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity Levels during Early Childhood: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Centre for the Promotion of Physical Activity and Health (CAPAS-City): A Pyrenean Cross-Cultural Structure to Lead the Way in the Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Multilevel Physical Activity Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- The impact of probiotics' administration on glycemic control, body composition, gut microbiome, mitochondria, and other hormonal signals in adolescents with prediabetes - A randomized, controlled trial study protocol.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2018Article
- From Delivery to Adoption of Physical Activity Guidelines: Realist Synthesis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Review
- Feasibility and Effectiveness of Using Wearable Activity Trackers in Youth: A Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2016Review
- Healthier Lifestyle for Girls Who Accumulate More Years in the FitSpirit School-Based Intervention.American journal of lifestyle medicineArticle
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Abstract
Only 9% of Canadian children meet the National Guidelines of 60 min of daily moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity. The aim of this review is to assess the mid- and long-term effectiveness of physical activity interventions and their impact on cardiovascular risk factors in children. We assessed the success of interventions within three different categories: those using a behavioural and social approach, an informational approach or an environmental approach. The average number of children included in these studies was 860 (range of 30-5106); the age range was from 2 to 18 years; and the mean intervention duration was 1607 min (range of 12-8160 min). The length of follow-up post-intervention averaged 13 months (ranging from 0.25 to 96 months). A positive impact on physical activity was found in 74% and on any measured outcomes in 90% of the studies reviewed. However, the benefits of physical activity interventions decreased with longer follow-up. Regardless of the approaches, physical activity interventions improved cardiovascular risk factors. However, the challenge of any program is to maintain beneficial effects once the intervention is completed. These findings will inform the development of future intervention programs in order to optimize sustained cardiovascular benefits.
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