The influence of physical activity, sedentary behavior on health-related quality of life among the general population of children and adolescents: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The association between physical activity, sedentary behavior and health-related quality of life in children and adolescents has been mostly investigated in those young people with chronic disease conditions. No systematic review to date has synthesized the relationship between physical activity, sedentary behavior and health-related quality of life in the general healthy population of children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to review systematically the existing literature that evaluated the relations between physical activity, sedentary behavior and health-related quality of life in the general population of children and adolescents.

Methods

We conducted a computer search for English language literature from databases of MEDLINE, EMBASE, PSYCINFO

SUBMITTER: Wu XY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5679623 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature