Effectiveness of interventions to promote physical activity in children and adolescents: systematic review of controlled trials

By E. V. van Sluijs, Alison M Mcminn, S. Griffin. British medical journal, 2007

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Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Citations in the corpus

• Interventions to promote walking: systematic review (2007, positive): “Interventions to promote physical activity using a range of methods (such as individual face to face, group based, and mass communication techniques) in a variety of settings (such as schools, workplaces, and communities) have been evaluated in numerous studies.”
• Activity identification using body-mounted sensors—a review of classification techniques (2009, background): “Activity classification systems can also be used to investigate the effectiveness of initiatives aimed at increasing physical activity (van Sluijs et al 2007).”
• Reasons or excuses for avoiding meta-analysis in forest plots (2008, background): “More complex “home made” qualitative rules may further compound the methodological problems. This applies not only to reviews that avoid the final synthesis but also to entirely narrative reviews without any forest plots. For example, the reviewers of interventions to promote physical activity in ch”
• EFFECT OF SCHOOL-BASED INTERVENTIONS ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FITNESS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: A REVIEW OF REVIEWS AND SYSTEMATIC UPDATE (2011, background): “Inclusion criteria were: (1) controlled trials (CTs) or randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of interventions that aimed to increase PA or fi tness, (2) target populations including school-aged children from 6 to 18 years of age (corresponding to the mandatory school age), (3) PA or fi tness measured”