Effectiveness of the Children's Fitness Tax Credit: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A scoping review was conducted to synthesize the literature examining impact of the Children's Fitness Tax Credit (CFTC) on the physical activity (PA) of Canadian children. Specifically, we posed two research questions seeking evidence for: (1) equitable take-up (e.g., claiming, use) of the CFTC by Canadian families; and (2) effectiveness of the CFTC in promoting or facilitating PA or sport participation among Canadian children and adolescents.

Methods

A search was conducted in May 2023 of five databases (e.g., Medline, Scopus) and hand searching using terms such as children, adolescents, physical activity, sport, tax credit or taxation. Documents were included if they were data-based studies, available in English or French, and related to the research questions.

SUBMITTER: Spence JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11027750 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature