ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
The Effect of an After-School Physical Activity Program on Children's Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nova Scotia.
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- The effects of physical activity on the mental health of typically developing children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Association of children's electronic media use with physical activity, cognitive function, and stress.Preventive medicine · 2025Observational
- School-based promotion of physical literacy: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- "Losing access to outdoor spaces was the biggest challenge for children to be healthy": pandemic restrictions and community supports for children's movement in Nova Scotia.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Metaverse-based social skills training programme for children with autism spectrum disorder to improve social interaction ability: an open-label, single-centre, randomised controlled pilot trial.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Attending (or not) after-school programs during the COVID-19 pandemic: What happens to children's social skills and behavior problems?Children and youth services review · 2023Article
- The Impact of an After-School Physical Activity Program on Children's Physical Activity and Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Children's physical activity participation declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, and these negative changes could lead to longer-term impacts on children's cognitive, social, and emotional health. PURPOSE: To determine parent/caregivers' perceptions of their children's cognitive function, peer and family relationships, life satisfaction, physical activity, sleep, positive affect, and global health, before and after participating in the Build Our Kids' Success (BOKS) programming at after-school programs in Fall 2020.
methodsParents of children participating in the BOKS programming at after-school programs in Nova Scotia, Canada, were recruited. At baseline, 159 parents completed the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures Information System (PROMIS) parent-proxy questionnaire, and 75 parents completed the measures at follow-up. Independent t-tests were used to determine if there were differences between baseline and follow-up Parent Proxy Questionnaire data.
resultsAll NIH PROMIS outcome variables at baseline and follow-up were within normal limits (Adjusted T-Scores: 46.67 ± 7.15 to 50.04 ± 7.13). There were no significant differences in life satisfaction (t(188) = -1.05,
conclusionsParent-proxy questionnaires suggested that the BOKS programming had a protective effect on children's health behaviours and cognitive, social, and emotional health as values remained within normal limits and were not impacted by the public health restrictions during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia.
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