Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and quality of life among children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Canadian 24-hour movement behavior (24-HMB) guidelines suggest that a limited amount of screen time use, an adequate level of physical activity (PA), and sufficient sleep duration are beneficial for ensuring and optimizing the health and quality of life (QoL) of children and adolescents. However, this topic has yet to be examined for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) specifically. The aim of this cross-sectional observational study was to examine the associations between meeting 24-HMB guidelines and several QoL-related indicators among a national sample of American children and adolescents with ASD.

Methods

Data were taken from the 2020 U.S. National Survey of Children's Health dataset. Participants (n = 956) aged 6-17 years and cur

SUBMITTER: Kong C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9923433 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature