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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Are There Effective Interventions to Increase Physical Activity in Children and Young People? An Umbrella Review.

Alice Mannocci, Valeria D'Egidio, Insa Backhaus, Antonio Federici, Alessandra Sinopoli, Andrea Ramirez Varela, Paolo Villari, Giuseppe La Torre

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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. Cited by 40 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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40citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Alice MannocciDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza University of Rome, 00182 Rome, Italy.
Valeria D'EgidioDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza University of Rome, 00182 Rome, Italy.
Insa BackhausDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza University of Rome, 00182 Rome, Italy.
Antonio FedericiMinistry of Health, 00144 Rome, Italy.
Alessandra SinopoliDepartment of Prevention, Local Health Unit Roma 1, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Andrea Ramirez VarelaCollege of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota 11001000, Colombia.
Paolo VillariDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza University of Rome, 00182 Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe La TorreDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Disease, Sapienza University of Rome, 00182 Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITAzienda Sanitaria Locale Roma 3 · ITMinistero della Salute · ITUniversidad de Los Andes · CO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObesity and physical inactivity among children and young people are public health concerns. While numerous interventions to promote physical activity are available, little is known about the most effective ones. This study aimed to summarize the existing evidence on interventions that aim to increase physical activity.

methodsA systematic review of reviews was conducted. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses published from January 2010 until November 2017 were identified through PubMed, Scopus and the Cochrane Library. Two reviewers independently assessed titles and abstracts, performed data extraction and quality assessment. Outcomes as level of physical activity and body mass index were collected in order to assess the efficacy of interventions.

resultsA total 30 studies examining physical activity interventions met the inclusion criteria, 15 systematic reviews and 15 meta-analyses. Most studies (N = 20) were implemented in the school setting, three were developed in preschool and childcare settings, two in the family context, five in the community setting and one miscellaneous context. Results showed that eight meta-analyses obtained a small increase in physical activity level, out of which five were conducted in the school, two in the family and one in the community setting. Most promising programs had the following characteristics: included physical activity in the school curriculum, were long-term interventions, involved teachers and had the support of families.

conclusionThe majority of interventions to promote physical activity in children and young people were implemented in the school setting and were multicomponent. Further research is needed to investigate nonschool programs.

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ExercisePediatric ObesityAdolescentBody Mass IndexChildChild, PreschoolHumansSchoolsSystematic Reviews as Topicchronic diseaseshealth preventionphysical activity programssystematic review of review

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PMID32443505
PMCPMC7277151
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