Physical activity and sedentary time of youth in structured settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Structured settings, such as school, childcare, afterschool programs, summer camps, and physical activity/sport programs are crucial to promoting physical activity (PA) opportunities and reducing sedentary (ST) for children and adolescents. However, little is known about how much PA and ST children and adolescents accumulate in structured settings. The aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the absolute amount of time youth spend physically active and sedentary in different structured settings (Prospero number: 42018111804).

Methods

Observational and experimental/quasi-experimental studies (baseline data only) with full-text available, written in English and published in a peer-reviewed journal, reporting the total amount of objec

SUBMITTER: Tassitano RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7716454 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature