Publication: Levels of Physical Activity during School Hours in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review
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2020-07-02
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Grao-Cruces, Alberto
Velázquez-Romero, María J.
Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Fernando
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Background: This systematic review determines the levels of physical activity (PA) during school hours in children and adolescents. Methods: Studies carried out from January 1987 to December 2019 were retrieved from four databases (Web of Science, Pubmed, Scopus and SportDiscus). Results: Twenty-nine studies were included in this systematic review. Most of them used accelerometers and showed that male and female children accumulated a mean of between 14 and 68 min of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) during school hours (3–22% of this daily segment), and male and female adolescents of accumulated a mean of between 13 and 28 min of MVPA during this daily segment (3–8% of the school hours). Less than a quarter of children and adolescents reached the recommended 30 min of MVPA during school hours, with notable differences between sexes. Conclusions: These results suggest that the levels of PA during school hours are not enough, and consequently, schools should develop strategies for helping children and adolescents reach the school PA recommendation.
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Medical Subject Headings::Persons::Persons::Age Groups::Adolescent
Medical Subject Headings::Persons::Persons::Age Groups::Child
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cross-Sectional Studies
Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Female
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans
Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Male
Medical Subject Headings::Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Human Activities::Exercise
Medical Subject Headings::Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Education::Schools
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Accelerometry
Medical Subject Headings::Persons::Persons::Age Groups::Child
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Epidemiologic Methods::Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic::Epidemiologic Studies::Cross-Sectional Studies
Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Female
Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans
Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Male
Medical Subject Headings::Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Human Activities::Exercise
Medical Subject Headings::Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Education::Schools
Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Investigative Techniques::Accelerometry
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Primary education, Secondary education, School schedule, Recommendations, Students, Educación primaria y secundaria, Citas y programación, Estudiantes, Directrices para la planificación en salud, Búsqueda sistemática
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Grao-Cruces A, Velásquez-Romero MJ, Rodriguez-Rodríguez F. Levels of Physical Activity during School Hours in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 2;17(13):4773