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Nutrition & Dietetics
Chiara Stival, Alessandra Lugo, Lavinia Barone, Giovanni Fattore, Anna Odone, Silvia Salvatore, Eugenio Santoro, Silvia Scaglioni, Piet A. van den Brandt, Silvano Gallus
Summary: Investigating the relationship between pediatric overweight, physical activity, and various factors is crucial for designing effective preventive programs. This study utilized data from surveys conducted in Lombardy, northern Italy in 2019. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was found to be 22.4% among 8-9-year-old children and 14.4% among 11-15-year-old adolescents. Males, children with higher birth weights, and those with obese parents had higher rates of overweight. Females and older adolescents were more likely to engage in inadequate physical activity. Obesity was associated with increased psychological distress and being victims of bullying. Increasing physical activity was found to decrease the frequency of mental health problems. Promoting prevention campaigns is necessary to ensure the physical and psychological well-being of children.
Review
Physiology
Tianyi Shao, Xiaogang Zhou
Summary: Physical activity habits are important for the physical and mental wellbeing of adolescents. This systematic review identified several influential factors, including gender differences, age, ethnicity, literacy, support from parents and others, sedentary behavior, and negative influences such as smoking and excessive media use. These findings can inform interventions aimed at motivating adolescents and promoting their physical activity habits.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sibhatu Biadgilign, Bereket Gebremichael, Admas Abera, Tsedey Moges
Summary: This study aimed to assess the gender difference and correlates of physical activity (PA) among children and adolescents in Ethiopia. The findings showed that boys were more likely than girls to engage in moderate intensity PA. Factors such as age, maternal occupation, school type, sleep duration, and education about the benefits of PA were positively associated with meeting moderate-to-vigorous PA. Overweight/obesity was inversely associated with PA.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rachel L. Knight, Melitta A. McNarry, Adam W. Runacres, James Shelley, Liba Sheeran, Kelly A. Mackintosh
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have had a negative impact on physical activity and sedentary behavior in children and adolescents. This review explores the socioecological factors that influence these movement behaviors during the pandemic, highlighting the importance of individual, social, environmental, and policy factors. Interventions should focus on providing opportunities for physical activity and reducing sedentary time at the social and environmental level.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Rehabilitation
Anke Arkesteyn, Tine Van Damme, Anoushka Thoen, Veronique Cornelissen, Sean Healy, Davy Vancampfort
Summary: This systematic review found that only age was consistently related to physical activity in children and adolescents with ASD. More research is needed to explore correlates of physical activity at all levels of the socio-ecological model in this population.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andrew J. J. Woods, Yasmine C. C. Probst, Jennifer Norman, Karen Wardle, Sarah T. T. Ryan, Linda Patel, Ruth K. K. Crowe, Anthony D. D. Okely
Summary: A systematic review identified the importance of encouraging physical activity engagement of female children, promoting positive staff behaviors, removing elimination elements from games, and scheduling more time for physical activity in before and after school care services.
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Kate Parker, Anna Timperio, Jo Salmon, Karen Villanueva, Helen Brown, Irene Esteban-Cornejo, Veronica Cabanas-Sanchez, Jose Castro-Pinero, David Sanchez-Oliva, Oscar L. Veiga
Summary: This study found that sedentary time increased among children and adolescents with different baseline activity behavior typologies, while changes in physical activity varied. Adolescents experienced a significant decline in physical activity, especially those categorized as non-sporty active commuters.
JOURNAL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Puteri Shanaz Jahn Kassim, Noor Azimah Muhammad, Nur Faraheen Abdul Rahman, Sherina Mohd Sidik, Cecilia A. Essau, Shamsul Azhar Shah
Summary: This study aims to assess the effectiveness of digital behavior change interventions in promoting physical activity among overweight and obese adolescents, as well as examine the behavior change techniques used in these interventions. By searching relevant databases and conducting evaluations, the results can provide a basis for the development and implementation of health promotion interventions for this population.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Zhuang Zhou, Xiaogang Zhou, Gang Shen, Ahmad Zamri Khairani, Jamalsafri Saibon
Summary: The study found that demographic, physical movement, physical appearance, psycho-cognitive, teacher-related, and contextual factors are the main influencers of adolescent bullying behavior. Future research needs to expand the diversity of research samples and conduct comparative studies on the factors influencing bullying behavior among children and adolescents in different countries. Additionally, a broader range of intervention studies addressing bullying behavior among children and adolescents is needed.
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Silvia A. Gonzalez, Olga L. Sarmiento, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Diana M. Camargo-Lemos, Mark S. Tremblay
Summary: The prevalence of meeting physical activity guidelines is low among Colombian children and adolescents, especially in preschoolers. Female sex is a consistent negative correlate of meeting physical activity guidelines across all age groups. Urgent actions are needed to promote physical activity among Colombian youth.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
John J. Reilly, Salome Aubert, Javier Brazo-Sayavera, Yang Liu, Jonathan Y. Cagas, Mark S. Tremblay
Summary: The global decline in habitual physical activity levels among children and adolescents has negative impacts on health and sustainable development. However, public health surveillance and attention to physical activity levels among children are limited globally. This article proposes improvements in global public health surveillance of physical activity in children and provides empirical examples of how improved surveillance can lead to public health initiatives.
BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
(2022)
Review
Education, Special
L. Sutherland, A. M. McGarty, C. A. Melville, L. A. Hughes-McCormack
Summary: This study aimed to systematically review correlates of physical activity in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities. Findings showed a focus on intrapersonal-level correlates, with better motor development being positively associated with physical activity, while inconsistent results were found for other factors such as age and cardiorespiratory fitness. No consistent evidence for interpersonal, organizational, or environmental-level correlates was identified, highlighting the need for further research in this area.
JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sven Messing, Peter Gelius, Karim Abu-Omar, Isabel Marzi, Franziska Beck, Wolfgang Geidl, Eva Gruene, Antonina Tcymbal, Anne Kerstin Reimers, Klaus Pfeifer
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive overview of physical activity promotion for children and adolescents in Germany. The co-production of the policy brief allowed researchers to consider the needs of ministry officials and facilitated the immediate use of the results in policymaking.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nivaldo Chirindza, Lloyd Leach, Lucilia Mangona, Gomes Nhaca, Timoteo Daca, Antonio Prista
Summary: This study aimed to determine the body composition, physical fitness, and habitual physical activity of children and adolescents living with HIV and undergoing antiretroviral therapy (ART). The results showed that these participants had impaired growth, low physical fitness, and insufficient physical activity compared to their peers without HIV, which significantly compromised their physiological functioning and quality of life.
Article
Oncology
Paul Saultier, Clothilde Vallet, Frederic Sotteau, Zeinab Hamidou, Jean-Claude Gentet, Vincent Barlogis, Catherine Curtillet, Arnauld Verschuur, Gabriel Revon-Riviere, Claire Galambrun, Herve Chambost, Pascal Auquier, Gerard Michel, Nicolas Andre
Summary: A study involving 80 children and adolescents with cancer showed that a physical activity program is safe and effective, improving exercise capacity and providing benefits for physical and psychological aspects, including flexibility, balance, strength, endurance, self-esteem, and quality of life.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Natalie Pearson, Paula Griffiths, Esther van Sluijs, Andrew J. Atkin, Kamlesh Khunti, Lauren B. Sherar
Summary: This study examined the associations between socioeconomic position and physical activity and sedentary behaviors of young people in the UK. The results showed that the relationship between socioeconomic position and physical activity or sedentary behavior varied depending on the indicators used and the behavioral outcomes. The study highlights the need for greater consistency in measuring socioeconomic position and behavioral outcomes for more robust meta-analyses specific to the country.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Elli Kontostoli, Andy P. Jones, Natalie Pearson, Louise Foley, Stuart J. H. Biddle, Andrew J. Atkin
Summary: This cross-sectional study examines the association of contemporary screen behaviours with physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep in adolescents. The study found that the use of social network sites was associated with less time in MVPA and sedentary behaviours, and all screen behaviours were associated with shorter sleep duration on weekdays. Only the use of email/texts and social network sites was associated with shorter sleep duration on weekend days. The association of using social network sites with overall physical activity was stronger in girls than in boys, while the association of internet browsing with sedentary behaviour was stronger in boys than in girls.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Stephanie T. Jong, Rebecca Stevenson, Eleanor M. Winpenny, Kirsten Corder, Esther M. F. van Sluijs
Summary: This study explored adolescents' perspectives of signing up to and continuing involvement in a hypothetical longitudinal health research study. Social connection, personalised feedback, and financial incentives were identified as driving factors for sign-up, while lack of interest, the perception of commitment, and timing of recruitment were key barriers. Adolescents preferred recruitment processes via social media, monthly data collection, and hybrid data collection with in-person contact with a consistent, non-judgemental researcher.
BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Gabrielle O'Flynn, Anthony McKnight, Yasmin Probst, Sarah Tillott, Rebecca M. Stanley
Summary: The purpose of this paper is to invite health educators to understand the spirit of children and learn from the conversations of Australian Aboriginal children about culture. By examining photos taken by Aboriginal children and listening to their interviews, we can see the importance of culture in their lives and the power of cultural programs in fostering learning and engagement with culture and Country.
SPORT EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kate M. Gunn, Gemma Skaczkowski, James Dollman, Andrew D. Vincent, Susan Brumby, Camille E. Short, Deborah Turnbull
Summary: ifarmwell is an effective and usable intervention that helps farmers reduce their levels of distress and improve their mental wellbeing by improving their psychological flexibility, ability to focus on the present and accept things beyond their control, as well as by reducing the extent to which they believe unhelpful thoughts.
JOURNAL OF AGROMEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Eleanor M. Winpenny, Harriet Rowthorn, Stefanie Hollidge, Kate Westgate, Ian M. Goodyer, Soren Brage, Esther M. F. van Sluijs
Summary: Insufficient sleep is associated with weight gain and metabolic dysregulation due to the reduction in diet quality. This study examines the effect of sleep duration and timing on diet quality the following day among free-living adolescents and finds that shorter sleep duration at night leads to a decrease in diet quality.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2023)
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Mairead Ryan, Tammy Hoffmann, Riikka Hofmann, Esther van Sluijs
Summary: Reporting of intervention research has been insufficient for many years. Despite the development and promotion of freely available checklists to improve reporting, inadequate reporting of intervention components remains a widespread issue. An assessment of journal submission guidelines revealed that only one out of 33 journals encouraged the use of reporting checklists for all intervention components. Urgent action is needed to address this problem and improve the evidence base.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Olivia Alliott, Hannah Fairbrother, Kirsten Corder, Paul Wilkinson, Esther van Sluijs
Summary: The study aims to investigate socioeconomic inequities in the intervention and evaluation process of the GoActive physical activity intervention and demonstrates a novel approach to evaluating intervention-related inequalities. The results indicate that the GoActive intervention had a more favorable impact on MVPA and BMI for adolescents of low socioeconomic position, despite lower intervention engagement. However, differential response to evaluation measures may have biased these conclusions.
Article
Pediatrics
Campbell Foubister, Russell Jago, Stephen J. J. Sharp, Esther M. F. van Sluijs
Summary: This study examined the association between time spent on social media use and BMI z-score in adolescents, particularly focusing on potential explanatory pathways for boys and girls. The results showed that girls who spent more than 5 hours per day on social media had a higher BMI z-score, and this association was partially explained by sleep duration, depressive symptoms, body-weight satisfaction, and well-being.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Danielle L. Harvey, Karen Milton, Andy P. Jones, Andrew J. Atkin
Summary: This review examined questionnaires used in national surveillance systems to measure sedentary behavior. The findings showed that most questionnaires used a single-item measure of sitting time, with work and domestic purposes being the most commonly captured behaviors and television viewing and computer use being the most frequently captured types of behaviors. Therefore, national surveillance systems should be regularly reviewed to keep up with the latest evidence on behavior patterns and public health guidelines.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Shane Carreon
Summary: This article reflects on the return of a Martial Law dictator in the form of the newly elected president of the Philippines. It discusses (un)covered facts, post-truth, appearances, populism, and media power in shaping public perceptions. It also explores how a younger generation or transgender poet, like the author, who hasn't experienced the atrocities of military rule directly, can create spaces for empathy, new understanding, and resistance within a historical moment intertwined with a dystopian reality.
JOURNAL OF LESBIAN STUDIES
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Shelby Carr, Andrew J. Atkin, Andy P. Jones, Richard Pulsford, Karen Milton
Summary: Limited evidence exists on the prevalence, determinants, and health outcomes of physical activity in disabled people due to the diversity of disability assessment methods and questions in research studies, as revealed by this scoping review on how disability has been measured in epidemiological studies.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kathryn R. Hesketh, Janis Baird, Sarah R. Crozier, Keith M. Godfrey, Nicholas C. Harvey, Cyrus Cooper, Esther M. F. van Sluijs
Summary: This study aimed to explore the relationship between activity behaviors before/during pregnancy and later parenthood. The results showed that women who sat for long periods of time before/during pregnancy were more sedentary 4-7 years postpartum, and those who engaged in moderate-/strenuous exercise before/during pregnancy were more active in later parenthood.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH
(2023)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anthony David Blake McKnight, Yasmine Probst, Gabrielle O'Flynn, Sarah Tillott, Rebecca Megan Stanley
Summary: This article tells the story of how the project "Strong culture, healthier lifestyles" embarked on a process of decolonisation through a changing methodology involving the local community and the land. It begins by providing an overview of the project and its disconnection from the community, and then explores a storytelling approach as a linked methodology to the local land. Through this approach, the article reflects on the partnership between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal knowledge, aiming to limit colonial practices and reconnect the land to the research process.
HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Emmanuel Stamatakis, Matthew N. Ahmadi, Christine M. Friedenreich, Joanna M. Blodgett, Annemarie Koster, Andreas Holtermann, Andrew Atkin, Vegar Rangul, Lauren B. Sherar, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Ulf Ekelund, I-Min Lee, Mark Hamer
Summary: This study found that small amounts of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity (VILPA) were associated with a lower risk of incident cancer. Less than 1 minute of VILPA per day was associated with a reduced risk of total cancer and PA-related cancer. The minimal dose of VILPA required for risk reduction was 3.4 minutes per day for total cancer and 3.7 minutes for PA-related cancer.
