SynthesisJournal of medical Internet research2024
Effectiveness of eHealth Interventions Promoting Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Digital Tools' Effectiveness on Physical Activity Outcomes in Children and Adolescents: Umbrella Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Pooled it
- Digital Health Interventions to Promote Physical Activity Among Adolescents: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Digital health interventions for promoting physical activity among adolescents: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Lifestyle eHealth and mHealth Interventions for Children and Adolescents: Systematic Umbrella Review and Meta-Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Parents' experiences of family-based physical activity interventions: a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a medical exercise prescription to promote physical activity in children: a pragmatic randomized trial in primary care.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Trial
- Effects of a teacher-led social cognitive theory-based multicomponent movement education program on preschoolers' fundamental movement skills and physical activity: the PA-REALITY cluster-randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Trial
- Student Perceptions of the School eHealth Education Program Pakistan (eSHEPP): A Qualitative Study of Acceptability, Feasibility, and Awareness of Non-Communicable Diseases.Research square · 2026Article
- Comparative effectiveness of school- and office-based technology-enhanced interventions for physical activity promotion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Review
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- Impact of screen exposure during pediatric ages including multifaceted aggravating factors: a literature review.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2025Article
- Physical exercise barriers and needs in adults with congenital heart disease: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Mapping Evidence on Integrated 24-Hour Movement Behaviors in Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review of Reviews.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Developing an Evidence- and Theory-Informed Mother-Daughter mHealth Intervention Prototype Targeting Physical Activity in Preteen Girls of Low Socioeconomic Position: Multiphase Co-Design Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- The effect of electronic health (eHealth) interventions for promoting physical activity self-efficacy in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundeHealth interventions have been postulated as a feasible, acceptable, and possibly effective tool to promote physical activity (PA) among children and adolescents; however, a comprehensive quantitative analysis of the effects of eHealth interventions promoting PA is lacking.
objectiveThis study aims to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on experimental studies reporting the effects of eHealth interventions aimed at promoting PA on PA parameters and sedentary behavior parameters in children and adolescents.
methodsThe CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science databases were searched from inception to February 2022 for randomized controlled trials that analyzed the effects of eHealth interventions aimed at promoting PA on PA and sedentary parameters in children and adolescents. The Hartung-Knapp-Sidik-Jonkman random effects method was used to determine the mean differences (MDs) with their respective 95% CIs. The risk of bias was assessed using the Risk of Bias 2 (RoB2; Cochrane) tool and its extension for cluster randomized controlled trials. The certainty of evidence was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) tool.
resultsA total of 20 trials reporting the effects of different eHealth interventions aimed at promoting PA were included. Results for each parameter were as follows: counts per minute (MD -16.11 counts, 95% CI -122.76 to 90.53; k=3; n=402; I
conclusionsWe did not find conclusive evidence regarding the impact of PA-targeted eHealth interventions on PA parameters, but the very low certainty of evidence suggests that eHealth interventions may reduce sedentary time in children and adolescents. Our results may have important scientific implications as they highlight that the rapid development of eHealth interventions to promote PA lacks robust supporting evidence.
trial registrationPROSPERO CRD42020211020; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=211020.
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