Observational studyBMC pediatrics2019
Physical activity and screen time in out of school hours care: an observational study.
Observational study in BMC pediatrics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Correlates of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children attending before and after school care: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- A Policy-Based Intervention for Physical Activity and Screen Time in Childcare Outside School Hours: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- Development and Testing of an Out-of-School Hours Care Professional Development Program: A Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Trial
- Improving physical activity and screen time in Australian Outside School Hours Care: Study protocol.Pediatric research · 2025Article
- Enhancing adolescent health: the role of strength and endurance school-based HIIT interventions in physical fitness and cognitive development.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Evaluation of a Pilot College Student-Based Physical Activity Implementation Strategy in a Rural Middle School.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Physical activity and screen time in outside school hours care services across Australia: current versus best practice.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Adherence to Dietary Recommendations of 7-Year-Old Children from a Birth Cohort in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Physical activity in out of school hours care: an observational study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Observational
- First Graders' Stationary Behavior in Norwegian After-School Programs: A Mixed Methods Investigation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Individual and Environmental Factors Associated with Participation in Physical Activity as Adolescents Transition to Secondary School: A Qualitative Inquiry.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Healthy eating and physical activity environments in out-of-school hours care: an observational study protocol.BMJ open · 2020Article
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6 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to describe, and identify predictors of, physical activity and screen time in children attending out of school hours care (OSHC).
methodTwenty-three randomly selected OSHC centres (n = 1068 children) participated in this observational, cross-sectional study. Service directors completed interviews regarding policy, training, scheduling and equipment related to physical activity and screen time. Children's activity behaviours (moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), light physical activity, sedentary time and screen time) were measured using standardised direct observation.
resultsDirectors' interviews revealed a lack of formal policy guiding physical activity and screen time. Time spent in activity behaviours varied widely among OSHC services; for example, average time spent in MVPA ranged from 4 to 49% of the session, time spent sedentary ranged from 31 to 79%, and screen time accounted for 0 to 41%. MVPA was inversely associated with total sedentary time (p < 0.001). Higher screen time was associated with OSHC services being larger in size (p = 0.04), offering screen activities on a daily basis (as opposed to less than daily; p = 0.001), offering screen activities prior to 5 pm (as opposed to offering screen activity 5 pm or later; p = 0.02), and having a larger number of screen devices available (p = 0.08).
conclusionPhysical activity and screen time practices in OSHC services are currently ad hoc and variable. In future, development of guidelines, policy and intervention programs may help improve physical activity and screen time in the OSHC setting.
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