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ReviewSports medicine and health science2021

Effect of classroom-based physical activity interventions on attention and on-task behavior in schoolchildren: A systematic review.

Stefanie Ruhland, Klaus W Lange

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Review in Sports medicine and health science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Physical Activity, Cognitive Health and Learning in Youth: A Narrative Umbrella Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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  13. Investigating young children's physical activity through time and place.International journal of health geographics · 2024
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  18. The Effects of the ACTIVE VALUES Program on Psychosocial Aspects and Executive Functions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  20. Physical Activity in High School Classrooms: A Promising Avenue for Future Research.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Stefanie RuhlandInstitute of Psychology, University of Regensburg, Germany.
Klaus W LangeInstitute of Psychology, University of Regensburg, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physical activity in children is associated with several cognitive benefits. Since children and adolescents spend an increasing amount of time engaged in sedentary behavior both at school and in their free time, movement breaks during class hours, in which students are physically active, may be beneficial for effective learning. The aim of this systematic research is to provide an overview of prospective studies investigating the influence of classroom-based physical activity (CB-PA) interventions on attention and on-task behavior in school-aged children and adolescents aged between 4 and 18 years. A systematic search of electronic databases (PubMed, Science Direct, PsycINFO, Ovid), according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement, was performed from July 2020 to March 2021. Study characteristics data were analyzed and a methodological quality assessment, using a modified Downs and Black checklist, of both randomized and non-randomized studies was conducted. Overall, the available evidence points to a beneficial effect of exercise on attention and on-task behavior in a classroom setting. However, methodological differences concerning participants and duration and type of physical activity should be considered when comparing the results. Further studies with more comparable methodology are needed to provide a better understanding of the effect of CB-PA on attention and on-task behavior.

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AttentionCB-PA, Classroom-based physical activityChildrenClassroomMVPA, Moderate to vigorous physical activityn, Number of participantsOn-task behaviorPA, Physical activityPhysical activityPRISMA, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-AnalysesSB, Sedentary behavior. SD: Standard deviationTEA-Ch, Test of Everyday Attention for Children

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PMID35784522
PMCPMC9219312

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