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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Physical Activity, Sport and Physical Education in Northern Ireland School Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Sinead Connolly, Angela Carlin, Anne Johnston, Catherine Woods, Cormac Powell, Sarahjane Belton, Wesley O'Brien, Jean Saunders, Christina Duff, Orlagh Farmer and 1 more

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Article 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 trial NCT06945003 (Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Individualised Physical Activity Plan to Increase Exercise Capacity and Physical Activity Levels in Children With Congenital Heart Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06945003 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Individualised Physical Activity Plan to Increase Exercise Capacity and Physical Activity Levels in Children With Congenital Heart Disease: A Randomised Control Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of UlsterRan2025 to 2026Enrolled60ConditionsCongenital Heart DiseaseArmsExercise Intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 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

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sinead ConnollyCentre for Exercise Medicine, Physical Activity and Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Institute, Ulster University Jordanstown Campus, Shore Road, BT37 0QB Newtownabbey, Ireland.
Angela CarlinCentre for Exercise Medicine, Physical Activity and Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Institute, Ulster University Jordanstown Campus, Shore Road, BT37 0QB Newtownabbey, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-5404-017X
Anne JohnstonCentre for Exercise Medicine, Physical Activity and Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Institute, Ulster University Jordanstown Campus, Shore Road, BT37 0QB Newtownabbey, Ireland.
Catherine WoodsDepartment of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, V94 T9PX Limerick, Ireland.
Cormac PowellPhysical Activity for Health Research Cluster, University of Limerick, V94 T9PX Limerick, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-8999-7510
Sarahjane BeltonSchool of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, D15 F2CC Dublin, Ireland.
Wesley O'BrienSchool of Education, Sports Studies and Physical Education, University College Cork, T12 KX72 Cork, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-6801-7341
Jean SaundersCladdagh Statistical Consultancy Services, Shannon & CSTAR@UL, University of Limerick, V94 T9PX Limerick, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-2507-632X
Christina DuffSchool of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, D15 F2CC Dublin, Ireland.
Orlagh FarmerSchool of Education, Sports Studies and Physical Education, University College Cork, T12 KX72 Cork, Ireland.
Marie MurphyCentre for Exercise Medicine, Physical Activity and Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Institute, Ulster University Jordanstown Campus, Shore Road, BT37 0QB Newtownabbey, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-3482-3323
University of Ulster · GBUniversity of Limerick · IEDublin City University · IEUniversity College Cork · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Internationally, insufficient physical activity (PA) is a major health concern. Children in Northern Ireland (NI) are recorded as having the lowest levels of PA in the United Kingdom (UK). To date, validated and representative data on the PA levels of NI school children are limited. The aim of this study was to provide surveillance data on self-reported PA, sport and physical education (PE) participation of school children in NI. Differences between genders and factors associated with PA were also examined. A representative sample of primary (

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ExercisePhysical Education and TrainingChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleNorthern IrelandSchoolsUnited Kingdomadolescentscommunity sportenjoymentphysical activityphysical educationschool-aged childrenschool sportsocial supportsports participationyouth

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PMID32961784
PMCPMC7559058
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