Parental influences on different types and intensities of physical activity in youth: A systematic review

BACKGROUND: Activity monitors have been introduced in the last years to objectively measure physical activity to help physicians in the management of musculoskeletal patients. OBJECTIVE: This systematic review aimed at describing the assessment of physical activity by commercially available portable activity monitors in patients with musculoskeletal disorders. METHODS: PubMed, Embase, PEDro, Web of Science, Scopus and CENTRAL databases were systematically searched from inception to June 11th, 2020. We considered as eligible observational studies with: musculoskeletal patients; physical activity measured by wearable sensors based on inertial measurement units; comparisons performed with other tools; outcomes consisting of number of steps/day, activity/inactivity time, or activity counts/day. RESULTS: Out of 595 records, after removing duplicates, title/abstract and full text screening, 10 articles were included. We noticed a wide heterogeneity in the wearable devices, that resulted to be 10 different types. Patients included suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, and fibromyalgia. Only 3 studies compared portable activity trackers with objective measurement tools. CONCLUSIONS: Taken together, this systematic review showed that activity monitors might be considered as useful to assess physical activity in patients with musculoskeletal disorders, albeit, to date, the high device heterogeneity and the different algorithms still prevent their standardization.

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Associations of Parental Influences with Physical Activity and Screen Time among Young Children: A Systematic Review

Journal of Obesity ◽

10.1155/2015/546925 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-23 ◽

Cited By ~ 94

Author(s):

Huilan Xu ◽

Li Ming Wen ◽

Chris Rissel

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Young Children ◽

Parenting Style ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Screen Time ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Critical Role ◽

Early Years ◽

Parental Influences

Parents play a critical role in developing and shaping their children’s physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviours, particularly in the early years of life. The aim of this systematic review is to identify current literature investigating associations of parental influences with both PA and screen time in young children. This systematic review was conducted in November 2013 using 6 electronic databases covering research literature from January 1998 to November 2013. Thirty articles that met inclusion criteria were identified. These studies covered five important aspects of parenting: (1) parenting practices; (2) parents’ role modelling; (3) parental perceptions of children’s PA and screen viewing behaviours; (4) parental self-efficacy; and (5) general parenting style. Findings suggest that parents’ encouragement and support can increase children’s PA, and reducing parents’ own screen time can lead to decreased child screen time. Improving parenting practices, parental self-efficacy or changing parenting style may also be promising approaches to increasing PA time and decreasing screen time of young children.

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Physical activity in young children: a systematic review of parental influences

Early Child Development and Care ◽

10.1080/03004430.2011.619658 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 182 (11) ◽

pp. 1411-1437 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Jessica Mitchell ◽

Helen Skouteris ◽

Marita McCabe ◽

Lina A. Ricciardelli ◽

Jeannette Milgrom ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Young Children ◽

Parental Influences

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Effect of different types of exercise on health-related quality of life during and after cancer treatment: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031374 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (11) ◽

pp. e031374 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Esther Ubago-Guisado ◽

Luis Gracia-Marco ◽

Iván Cavero-Redondo ◽

Vicente Martinez-Vizcaino ◽

Blanca Notario-Pacheco ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Cancer Treatment ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Exercise Interventions ◽

Different Types ◽

Health Related ◽

After Cancer

IntroductionCancer (and survival) is known to affect the quality of life. Strategies as physical activity and exercise during and after cancer may improve health-related qualify of life (HRQOL) outcomes and are, therefore, of clinical and public health importance. To the best of our knowledge, comparative evidence of the effect of the different types of exercise on improving HRQOL in cancer patients has not been synthesised thus far. We aim to conduct a systematic review and network meta-analysis in order to synthesise all available evidence regarding the effect of different types of exercise interventions on HRQOL during and after cancer treatment.Methods and analysisMEDLINE (via PubMed), Web of Science, Embase, The Cochrane Library and SPORTDiscus will be searched from inception to December 2018 for relevant randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs. Studies assessing physical activity and exercise interventions in cancer patients (during treatment) and survivors (after treatment) will be selected. Two independent reviewers will identify eligible studies. After quality appraisal and data extraction, we will conduct meta-analyses for outcomes of interest, including data from mental and physical dimensions of cancer-specific and/or generic HRQOL questionnaires. Risk of bias assessments will be completed using the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies. Study heterogeneity will be measured by the I2 statistic. Bayesian (and traditional approach) network meta-analysis will be performed when possible to determine the comparative effect of the different physical activity or exercise interventions.Ethics and disseminationThis systematic review and network meta-analysis will synthesise evidence on the effect of different types of exercise interventions on HRQOL during and after cancer treatment. The results will be disseminated by publication in a peer-reviewed journal and through scientific conferences and symposia. Ethical approval will not be required because the data used for this work will be exclusively extracted from published studies.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42019125028.

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The effectiveness of physical exercise interventions in the management of neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia patients: a systematic review

International Psychogeriatrics ◽

10.1017/s1041610221000193 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Komanthi Kouloutbani ◽

Fotini Venetsanou ◽

Alexandra Markati ◽

Konstantinos E. Karteroliotis ◽

Antonios Politis

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Physical Exercise ◽

Strength Training ◽

Aerobic Exercise ◽

Training Programs ◽

Neuropsychiatric Symptoms ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Daily Routine ◽

Different Types

ABSTRACT Background: The management of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in patients with dementia is a major challenge. Since no effective therapy has been found to date and drug treatments are associatedwith significant side effects, there seems to be a pressing need for alternative non-pharmacological interventions. Objectives: The current study aims to investigate and compare the effect of different types of physical exercise on the NPS. Methods: A systematic review of the literature was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines. Five databases (SCOPUS, PubMed, SPORT Discus, Web of science and ScienceDirect) were searched using the appropriate algorithm. What was sought out was randomized control trials (RCTs) that applied physical activity interventions with specific characteristics (type, frequency, intensity, and duration) in patients with dementia or mild cognitive impairment, studied the effect of exercise on their NPS and compared this effect with a control group that did not follow an exercise program. Results: From 512 articles, 13 studies were included in this review, involving a total of 1,925 patients. The results were analyzed and synthesized according to the type of exercise applied – aerobic exercise, multidimensional interventions and muscular strength training programs. In particular, the results showed that repetitive aerobic exercise three to five times a week had a positive effect on NPS, whereas multidimensional interventions combining different types of exercise did not appear to be as effective. Strength training programs have been found to significantly reduce depression symptoms and behavioral problems in demented patients with mobility problems. Conclusions: There is clear evidence that physical activity and especially aerobic exercise may be effective in the management of NPS. However, it is necessary to apply specific practical recommendations and specially designed programs to incorporate physical exercise into the daily routine of these patients.

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Levels, factors and interventions of preschool children physical activity: a systematic review

Ciência & Saúde Coletiva ◽

10.1590/1413-812320202512.14332018 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (12) ◽

pp. 5029-5039

Author(s):

Vitor Antonio Cerignoni Coelho ◽

Rute Estanislava Tolocka

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Systematic Review ◽

Preschool Children ◽

Extracurricular Activities ◽

Ecological Design ◽

Inclusion Criteria ◽

Search Terms ◽

Different Types ◽

Other Information ◽

Prevention Programmes

Abstract The goal of this study was to complete a systematic review of research on the occurrence the levels of physical activity (PA), forms of intervention and factors associated with this practice among preschool children. Studies published in the period between 2006 and 2016 were investigated, using the PubMed and SPORTDiscus databases. The search terms identified 177 articles, of which 41 met the inclusion criteria. Goals, methodologies and results were analysed. The studies used various cut-off points to establish the desired level of PA, along with different types of interventions. Overall, the problem of low level of PA among preschool children appears to be increasing. Involvement and participation of parents and teachers, guidance from booklets and other information sources, parent instruction and availability of extracurricular activities were considered positive factors that tended to increase children’s PA levels, whereas parental obesity was a negative factor. New studies to define sedentary behaviour in preschool children are required to clarify the nature of this problem, along with the establishment of prevention programmes with ecological design aimed at schools, families and other sectors of society.

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