SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
School-Based Intervention Programs for Preventing Obesity and Promoting Physical Activity and Fitness: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 112 papers, 16 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Group Interval Fitness Program for Adolescents With Cognitive Impairments in the School Setting.
Effect of a Structured School-based Health Intervention for Obesity Prevention In Children Aged 5-12 Years
Who cites it
112 citing papers in PubMed, 16 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 219 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness and promising behavioral change techniques in interventions aimed at promoting physical activity in adolescents: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Public health interventions for the prevention and management of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: a rapid review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Association Between Physical Activity and Indicators of Overweight/Obesity and Metabolically Unhealthy Obesity Risk in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Prospective Epidemiological Studies and Randomized Controlled Trials in Western Countries.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Combined Dietary and Physical Activity Interventions for Improving Dietary Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Adiposity Outcomes in Adolescents Globally: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
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- A systematic review of school-based weight-related interventions in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Umbrella review of international evidence for the effectiveness of school-based physical activity interventions.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
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- Interventions to prevent obesity in Latinx children birth to 6 years globally: a systematic review.Public health nutrition · 2023Pooled it
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- Effects of school-based physical activity interventions on physical fitness and cardiometabolic health in children and adolescents with disabilities: a systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Pooled it
- Comparative Effectiveness of Physical Activity Intervention Programs on Motor Skills in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of School-Based Food and Nutrition Education Interventions on the Food Consumption of Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Evaluation of Social Impact Within Primary School Health Promotion: A Systematic Review.The Journal of school health · 2022Pooled it
- Temporal Trends in Children's School Day Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis.Journal of physical activity & health · 2021Pooled it
- Socioeconomic Inequalities in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour among the Chilean Population: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- One-Year Effects of the FIT FIRST 20 High-Intensity and Multisport Physical Education Program on Physical Fitness and Psychological Outcomes in Early Adolescents: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Trial
- Effects of 10 Weeks of Walking With Mobile Step-Tracking Apps on Body Composition, Fitness, and Psychological State in Adolescents Who Are Overweight and Obese: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
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- The mediating effects of motivation on the relations between occupational stress and physical activity among underresourced afterschool program staff.BMC public health · 2024Trial
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
With the significant decrease in physical activity rates, the importance of intervention programs in the schools, where children spend a significant part of the day, has become indisputable. The purpose of this review is to systematically examine the possibility of school-based interventions on promoting physical activity and physical fitness as well as preventing obesity. A systematic approach adopting PRISMA statement was implemented in this study. Three different databases (2010-2019) were screened and primary and secondary school-based intervention programs measuring at least one variable of obesity, physical activity, or physical fitness were included. The risk of bias was assessed using the validated quality assessment tool for quantitative studies. Among 395 potentially related studies, 19 studies were found to meet the eligibility criteria. A general look at the studies examined reveals that among the outcomes, of which most (18/19) were examined, a significant improvement was provided in at least one of them. When the program details are examined, it can be said that the success rate of the physical activity-oriented programs is higher in all variables. School-based interventions can have important potential for obesity prevention and promotion of physical activity and fitness if they focus more on the content, quality, duration and priority of the physical activity.
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