Systematic Review of Childhood Sedentary Behavior Questionnaires: What do We Know and What is Next?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accurate measurement of child sedentary behavior is necessary for monitoring trends, examining health effects, and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions.

Objectives

We therefore aimed to summarize studies examining the measurement properties of self-report or proxy-report sedentary behavior questionnaires for children and adolescents under the age of 18 years. Additionally, we provided an overview of the characteristics of the evaluated questionnaires.

Methods

We performed systematic literature searches in the EMBASE, PubMed, and SPORTDiscus electronic databases. Studies had to report on at least one measurement property of a questionnaire assessing sedentary behavior. Questionnaire data were extracted using a standardized checklist, i.e. the Qualit

SUBMITTER: Hidding LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5357243 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature