[PDF] Top 20 The effectiveness of interventions to increase physical activity among young girls: a meta-analysis

... sensitivity analysis was ...sensitivity analysis suggested that removal of either study would have been marginal to results by reducing the treatment effect (g = + ...the physical activity ... See full document

... The meta-analysis shows that the overall effect is highly ...multi-component interventions (moderate effect), interventions based on theory (small-to-moderate), and those with moderate study ... See full document

... physical activity across a population has the potential for large positive changes at the population level ...the increase in effectiveness when specifically targeting a sedentary population ... See full document

... the physical ac- tivity guidelines of 150 minutes of moderate-to- vigorous physical activity per week ...from physical inactivity [1, ...light physical activity at work which ... See full document

... those interventions involving a home-based compo- nent, only one study reported using influential factors in the home environment, by asking a parent to adopt an active lifestyle and thus provide their child with ... See full document

... promoting physical activity, intervention duration) and outcomes on physical activity (including measures of physical activity, timing of measurements, statistical ... See full document

... after physical activity ...to increase in the physical activity group [29] and to be positively associated with time spent in moderate, vigorous and moderate-to-vigorous physical ... See full document

... worksite physical activity interventions on physical activity, productivity and cost outcomes ...these interventions on the major measurable cardiovascular disease ...not ... See full document

... Assessment of risk of bias of the included studies Two reviewers will independently judge each study reviewed using the Cochrane Collaborations’ tool for assessing risk of bias [see Additional file 4] provided in the ... See full document

... a meta-analysis using objective measures due to a lack of studies reporting objective ...of interventions aimed at increasing PA in adults aged 55 to 70 years, found larger effects for object- ive ... See full document

... This study extends the current literature examining the effectiveness of interventions targeting physical activity, nutrition and weight-loss behaviors amongst university and college students. ... See full document

... IPD meta-analysis to obtain summary estimates of effects and 95% confidence intervals, for all women combined and for each subgroup of ...cost effectiveness of the interventions to manage ... See full document

... and analysis methods, including cut-points for thresholds, varied substantially across studies, which collectively weakens confidence in generating firm conclusions regarding ...school-based interventions ... See full document

... physical activity. For example, systematic reviews of the effect of physical activity during the school break time on academic-related outcomes showed positive associations between par- ... See full document

... This review is also limited by the heterogeneity of the studies included. In this review we conducted only a small number of moderator analyses, based on questions derived from the relevant literature. It seems likely ... See full document

... and physical inactivity and obesity-related cancers (breast, colorectal, lung or kidney ...Increased physical activity is assumed to influence risk factors such as reduced blood pressure, cholesterol ... See full document

... Regular physical activity helps in the man- agement and prevention of common chronic conditions including, depression, anxiety, obesity (adiposity), cere- brovascular accident, cancers, type 2 diabetes, and ... See full document

... Recruitment and retention is challenging, particularly when working with young people. We face a challenge of changing attitudes; from overly enthusiastic children to the overarching adolescent tendency of denial. ... See full document

... intensity physical activities and in sedentary activity during the previous 7 ...moderate physical activities as those that produce a moderate increase in respiration rate, heart rate and ... See full document

... the activity was performed. Different codes were provided so that girls could choose between five options for where they were while being physically ...which girls spend after-school ... See full document