A systematic review of school-based interventions targeting physical activity and sedentary behaviour among older adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Lack of physical activity (PA) and high levels of sedentary behaviour (SB) have been associated with health problems. This systematic review evaluates the effectiveness of school-based interventions to increase PA and decrease SB among 15-19-year-old adolescents, and examines whether intervention characteristics (intervention length, delivery mode and intervention provider) and intervention content (i.e. behaviour change techniques, BCTs) are related to intervention effectiveness. A systematic search of randomised or cluster randomised controlled trials with outcome measures of PA and/or SB rendered 10 results. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Intervention content was coded using Behaviour Change Technique Taxonomy v1. Seven out of 10 studies reported signifi

SUBMITTER: Hynynen ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4706019 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature