ReviewPreventive medicine reports2021
The association between physical activity and mental health in children with special educational needs: A systematic review.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- High-intensity interval training in children and adolescents with special educational needs: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- Cross-Sectional Associations of Sport Participation, Academic Performance, and Psychological Well-Being Among Rural Romanian Adolescent Boys in the Context of Family Background.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Factors Associated with the Enjoyment of Physical Education Class for Children with Special Educational Needs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Effects of the special olympics unified sports soccer training program on executive function in adolescents with intellectual disabilities.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2024Article
- Emerging methods for measuring physical activity using accelerometry in children and adolescents with neuromotor disorders: a narrative review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Review
- Physical activity in young children across developmental and health states: theEClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- The Associations Among Physical Activity, Quality of Life, and Self-Concept in Children and Adolescents With Disabilities: A Moderated Mediation Model.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Effect of physical activity and sedentary sitting time on psychological quality of life of people with and without disabilities; A survey from Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Physical activity and the development of general mental health problems or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children and adolescents: A cross-lagged panel analysis of long-term follow-up epidemiological data.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2022Article
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Abstract
The association between physical activity (PA) and mental health in typically developing children has been amply documented, but little is known about the corresponding association in children with special educational needs (SEN). This systematic review aimed to synthesize the evidence for the association between PA and mental health in children with SEN. A systematic literature search of five databases (PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus, PubMed, Web of Science, and CINAHL) was conducted, and the publication year was between October 2010 and February 2021. Two researchers performed abstract and full text screening and extracted the data independently. Inclusion and exclusion criteria followed the PICOS framework, and the quality of eligible studies was assessed using the McMaster critical review form. Eighteen studies that met the inclusion criteria and had quality ratings ≥ 60% were included in this review. PA was positively associated with overall psychological well-being and its subtypes (including enjoyment, self-worth, self-competence, mental wellness, and quality of life), and negatively associated with anxiety and fatigue. Body composition, age, and sex were moderators of the association. The findings of this review indicated that PA was consistently associated with mental health in children with SEN. These associations were the most powerful when PA was conducted in unstructured types such as free play and recess activities. Structured types including physical education classes were more strongly related to mental health than overall PA (combined structured and unstructured types). Future PA interventions are needed to promote mental health in children with SEN.
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