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ReviewBMC pediatrics2019

Physical activity for children with chronic disease; a narrative review and practical applications.

Sarah L West, Laura Banks, Jane E Schneiderman, Jessica E Caterini, Samantha Stephens, Gillian White, Shilpa Dogra, Greg D Wells

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Review in BMC pediatrics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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53citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
17.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 105 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Nutrition and physical activity interventions delivered to children and young people during cancer treatment: a systematic literature review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sarah L WestDepartment of Biology, Trent/Fleming School of Nursing, Trent University, Toronto, Canada.
Laura BanksUniversity Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Jane E SchneidermanTranslational Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
Jessica E CateriniTranslational Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4065-0775
Samantha StephensChild Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
Gillian WhiteTranslational Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
Shilpa DograFaculty of Health Sciences (Kinesiology), University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada.
Greg D WellsTranslational Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, 10th floor, 686 Bay St., Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada. greg.wells@sickkids.ca.
University of Toronto · CAHospital for Sick Children · CAOntario Tech University · CAUniversity Health Network · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhysical activity (PA) is associated with a diverse range of health benefits. International guidelines suggest that children should be participating in a minimum of 60 min of moderate to vigorous intensity PA per day to achieve these benefits. However, current guidelines are intended for healthy children, and thus may not be applicable to children with a chronic disease. Specifically, the dose of PA and disease specific exercise considerations are not included in these guidelines, leaving such children with few, if any, evidence-based informed suggestions pertaining to PA. Thus, the purpose of this narrative review was to consider current literature in the area of exercise as medicine and provide practical applications for exercise in five prevalent pediatric chronic diseases: respiratory, congenital heart, metabolic, systemic inflammatory/autoimmune, and cancer.

methodsFor each disease, we present the pathophysiology of exercise intolerance, summarize the pediatric exercise intervention research, and provide PA suggestions.

resultsOverall, exercise intolerance is prevalent in pediatric chronic disease. PA is important and safe for most children with a chronic disease, however exercise prescription should involve the entire health care team to create an individualized program.

conclusionsFuture research, including a systematic review to create evidence-based guidelines, is needed to better understand the safety and efficacy of exercise among children with chronic disease.

Indexed as

ExerciseExercise TherapyAutoimmune DiseasesChildChronic DiseaseHeart DiseasesHumansInflammationMetabolic DiseasesNeoplasmsRespiratory Tract DiseasesChildrenChronic diseaseExerciseMedicinePediatricPhysical activity

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PMID30621667
PMCPMC6325687
OpenAlexW2923784457

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