Strategies and effects of school-based interventions to promote active school transportation by bicycle among children and adolescents: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Promoting cycling to school may benefit establishing a lifelong physical activity routine. This systematic review aimed to summarize the evidence on strategies and effects of school-based interventions focusing on increasing active school transport by bicycle.

Methods

A literature search based on "PICo" was conducted in eight electronic databases. Randomized and non-randomized controlled trials with primary/secondary school students of all ages were included that conducted pre-post measurements of a school-based intervention aimed at promoting active school travel by bicycle and were published in English between 2000 and 2019. The methodological quality was assessed using the "Effective Public Health Practice Project" tool for quantitative studies. Applied behavio

SUBMITTER: Schonbach DMI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7661215 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature