Sports participation and health-related quality of life in children: results of a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In children physical activity has been shown to be associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study further explores this association for specific characteristics of sports participation, namely membership of a sports club, frequency of sports participation, performing individual versus team sports, performing indoor versus outdoor sports, while differentiating between specific dimensions in the physical, psychological and social domain of HRQoL.

Methods

Cross-sectional data were collected from Dutch primary school children aged 10 to 12 years. They completed the Movement and Sports Monitor Questionnaire Youth aged 8 to 12 years (MSMQ) and the KIDSCREEN-52, an HRQoL questionnaire for children and adolescents. The data were examined using linear m

SUBMITTER: Moeijes J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6466683 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature