Skip to main content
Key Specialties
Cardiology Diabetology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Geriatrics and Gerontology Gynecology and Obstetrics Hematology Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Oncology Pediatrics Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Surgery
Congress Coverage
2024 ACC Congress 2023 ESMO Congress 2023 EASD Congress 2023 ERS Congress 2023 ESC Congress
Clinical Collections
Advances in Alzheimer’s

At a glance: The ONWARDS insulin icodec trials

A round-up of the ONWARDS phase 3 clinical trials evaluating the novel weekly insulin icodec in people with diabetes.
ADVANCED SEARCH
Log in
Top
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 3/2011

01-09-2011

Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Young People Conducted in the Hours Immediately After School: A Systematic Review

Authors: Andrew J. Atkin, Trish Gorely, Stuart J. H. Biddle, Nick Cavill, Charles Foster

Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 3/2011

Login to get access

Abstract

Background

After school is a critical period in the physical activity and sedentary behaviour patterns of young people. Interventions to promote physical activity during these hours should be informed by existing evidence.

Purpose

The present study provides a systematic review of interventions to promote physical activity in young people conducted in the hours immediately after school.

Methods

The review was conducted in accordance with guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Studies were located through searches of electronic databases, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychINFO and ERIC. For included studies, data were extracted and methodological quality assessed using standardised forms.

Results

Ten papers, reporting nine studies, met inclusion criteria. Three studies reported positive changes in physical activity and six indicated no change. Evidence suggests that single-behaviour interventions may be most effective during these hours.

Conclusion

Limitations in study design, lack of statistical power and problems with implementation have likely hindered the effectiveness of interventions in the after-school setting to date. Further work is required to develop interventions during this critical period of the day.
Literature
1.
Boreham C, Riddoch C. The physical activity, fitness and health of children. J Sport Sci. 2001;19(12):915–29.CrossRef
2.
Strong WB, Malina RM, Blimkie CJ, Daniels SR, Dishman RK, Gutin B, et al. Evidence based physical activity for school-age youth. Pediatr. 2005;146(6):732–7.CrossRef
3.
Tortelero SR, Wendell CT, Murray NG. Physical activity, physical fitness and social, psychological and emotional health. In: Armstrong N, Van-Mechelen W, editors. Paediatric exercise science and medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2000. p. 273–95.
4.
Varo JJ, Martinez-Gonzalez MA, de Irala-Estevez J, Kearney J, Gibney M, Martinez JA. Distribution and determinants of sedentary lifestyles in the European Union. Int J Epidemiol. 2003;32(1):138–46.PubMedCrossRef
5.
Wang Y, Lobstein T. Worldwide trends in childhood overweight and obesity. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2006;1(1):11–25.PubMedCrossRef
6.
Lobstein T, Baur L, Uauy R. Obesity in children and young people: a crisis in public health. Obes Rev. 2004;5 Suppl 1:4–104.PubMedCrossRef
7.
Sallis JF, Owen N. Ecological models. In: Glanz K, editor. Health behaviour and health education. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; 1997. p. 403–24.
8.
Salmon J, Booth ML, Phongsavan P, Murphy N, Timperio A. Promoting physical activity participation among children and adolescents. Epidemiol Rev. 2007;29:144–59.PubMedCrossRef
9.
Cale L, Harris J. Interventions to promote young people's physical activity—issues, implications and recommendations for practice. Health Educ J. 2006;65(4):348–65.CrossRef
10.
Tudor-Locke C, Lee SM, Morgan CF, Beighle A, Pangrazi RP. Children's pedometer determined physical activity during the segmented school day. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006;38(10):1732–8.PubMedCrossRef
11.
Mota J, Santos P, Guerra S, Ribeiro JC, Duarte JA. Patterns of daily physical activity during school days in children and adolescents. Am J Human Biol. 2003;15(4):547–53.CrossRef
12.
Atkin AJ, Gorely T, Biddle SJH, Marshall SJ, Cameron N. Critical hours: physical activity and sedentary behaviour of adolescents after school. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2008;20(4):446–56.PubMed
13.
O'Connor J, Ball EJ, Steinbeck KS, Davies PSW, Wishart C, Gaskin KJ, et al. Measuring physical activity in children: a comparison of four different methods. Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2003;15(2):202–15.
14.
Battista J, Nigg CR, Chang JA, Yamashita M, Chung R. Elementary after school programs: an opportunity to promote physical activity for children. Californian J Health Promot. 2005;3(4):108–18.
15.
Pate RR, O'Neill JR. After-school interventions to increase physical activity among youth. Brit J Sports Med. 2009;43(1):14–8.CrossRef
16.
Robinson TN, Killen JD, Kraemer HC, Wilson DM, Matheson DM, Haskell WL, et al. Dance and reducing television viewing to prevent weight gain in African-American girls: the Stanford GEMS pilot study. Ethn Dis. 2003;13(1 Suppl 1):S65–77.PubMed
17.
Story M, Sherwood NE, Himes JH, Davis M, Jacobs Jr DR, Cartwright Y, et al. An after-school obesity prevention program for African-American girls: the Minnesota GEMS pilot study. Ethn Dis. 2003;13(1 Suppl 1):S54–64.PubMed
18.
Pate RR, Saunders RP, Ward DS, Felton G, Trost SG, Dowda M. Evaluation of a community-based intervention to promote physical activity in youth: lessons from Active Winners. Am J Health Promot. 2003;17(3):171–82.PubMed
19.
Weintraub DL, Tirumalai EC, Haydel KF, Fujimoto M, Fulton JE, Robinson TN. Team sports for overweight children: the Stanford Sports to Prevent Obesity Randomized Trial (SPORT). Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162(3):232–7.PubMedCrossRef
20.
21.
Jago R, Baranowski T. Non-curricular approaches for increasing physical activity in youth: a review. Prev Med. 2004;39(1):157–63.PubMedCrossRef
22.
Kahn EB, Ramsey LT, Brownson RC, Heath GW, Howze EH, Powell KE, et al. The effectiveness of interventions to increase physical activity. A systematic review. Am J Prev Med. 2002;22(4 Suppl):73–107.PubMedCrossRef
23.
Pate RR, Trost SG, Mullis R, Sallis JF, Wechsler H, Brown DR. Community interventions to promote proper nutrition and physical activity among youth. Prev Med. 2000;31(2):S138–49.CrossRef
24.
Stone EJ, McKenzie TL, Welk GJ, Booth ML. Effects of physical activity interventions in youth. Review and synthesis. Am J Prev Med. 1998;15(4):298–315.PubMedCrossRef
25.
Timperio A, Salmon J, Ball K. Evidence-based strategies to promote physical activity among children, adolescents and young adults: review and update. J Sci Med Sport. 2004;7(1 Suppl):20–9.PubMedCrossRef
26.
van Sluijs EM, McMinn AM, Griffin SJ. Effectiveness of interventions to promote physical activity in children and adolescents: systematic review of controlled trials. BMJ. 2007;335(7622):703.PubMedCrossRef
27.
Cliff DP, Wilson A, Okely AD, Mickle KJ, Steele JR. Feasibility of SHARK: a physical activity skill-development program for overweight and obese children. J Sci Med Sport. 2007;10(4):263–7.PubMedCrossRef
28.
Annesi JJ, Faigenbaum AD, Westcott WL, Smith AE, Unruh JL, Hamilton FG. Effects of the Youth Fit For Life protocol on physiological, mood, self-appraisal, and voluntary physical activity changes in African American preadolescents: contrasting after-school care and physical education formats. Int J Clin Health Psychol. 2007;7(3):641–59.
29.
Taylor RW, McAuley KA, Barbezat W, Strong A, Williams SM, Mann JI. APPLE Project: 2-y findings of a community-based obesity prevention program in primary school-age children. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007;86(3):735–42.PubMed
30.
Taylor RW, Mcauley KA, Williams SM, Barbezat W, Nielsen G, Mann JI. Reducing weight gain in children through enhancing physical activity and nutrition: the APPLE project. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2006;1(3):146–52.PubMedCrossRef
31.
Wilson DK, Evans AE, Williams J, Mixon G, Sirard JR, Pate R. A preliminary test of a student-centered intervention on increasing physical activity in underserved adolescents. Ann Behav Med. 2005;30(2):119–24.PubMedCrossRef
32.
Wilson DK, Friend R, Teasley N, Green S, Reaves IL, Sica DA. Motivational versus social cognitive interventions for promoting fruit and vegetable intake and physical activity in African American adolescents. Ann Behav Med. 2002;24(4):310–9.PubMedCrossRef
33.
Moher D, Cook DJ, Eastwood S, Olkin I, Rennie D, Stroup DF. Improving the quality of reports of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials: the QUOROM statement. Quality of Reporting of Meta-analyses. Lancet. 1999;354(9193):1896–900.PubMedCrossRef
34.
Higgins JPT, Green S, editors. Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions, version 5.0.2 (updated September 2009). The Cochrane Collaboration; 2009.
35.
Baranowski T, Anderson C, Carmack C. Mediating variable framework in physical activity interventions. How are we doing? How might we do better? Am J Prev Med. 1998;15(4):266–97.PubMedCrossRef
Metadata
Title
Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Young People Conducted in the Hours Immediately After School: A Systematic Review
Authors
Andrew J. Atkin
Trish Gorely
Stuart J. H. Biddle
Nick Cavill
Charles Foster
Publication date
01-09-2011
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 1070-5503
Electronic ISSN: 1532-7558
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-010-9111-z

Other articles of this Issue 3/2011

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 3/2011 Go to the issue

OriginalPaper

Time Displacement and Confidence to Participate in Physical Activity

OriginalPaper

Menstrual-Related Attitudes and Symptoms Among Multi-racial Asian Adolescent Females

OriginalPaper

Changes in Physical Functioning in the Active Living Every Day Program of the Active for Life Initiative®

BriefCommunication

En-Gendering Choice: Preferences for Exercising in Gender-Segregated and Gender-Integrated Groups and Consideration of Overweight Status

OriginalPaper

Increasing Physical Activity in Belgian Type 2 Diabetes Patients: a Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

BriefCommunication

Different Mechanisms Underlie Post-menarchial Increase in Depression and Weight