Children and parents' perspectives of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Ontario children's physical activity, play, and sport behaviours

M Szpunar, LM Vanderloo, BA Bruijns, S Truelove… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health measures have resulted
in the closure of many physical activity-supporting facilities. This study examined Ontario …

Associations between family structure and young people's physical activity and screen time behaviors

A Langøy, ORF Smith, B Wold, O Samdal, EM Haug - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Identifying factors that can influence young peoples' physical activity and
sedentary behaviors is important for the development of effective interventions. The family …

Joint physical-activity/screen-time trajectories during early childhood: socio-demographic predictors and consequences on health-related quality-of-life and socio …

B del Pozo-Cruz, F Perales, P Parker… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Understanding the early roots of physical activity and sedentary behaviors is
critical to developing intervention programs that promote healthy lifestyle habits in infants …

Family-centred care for children with Biopsychosocial support needs: A Scoping review

L Carrington, L Hale, C Freeman, A Qureshi, M Perry - Disabilities, 2021 - mdpi.com
Children's health and wellness are influenced by a wide range of biological, psychological
or social factors with a rising number of children requiring supportive healthcare. Family …

Family systems and obesity: A review of key concepts and influences within and between family subsystems and a call for family‐informed interventions

JR Novak, K Pratt, DC Hernandez… - Journal of Family …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Research on the social determinants of obesity describes the importance of family dynamics
and how they can influence an individual's weight and weight‐related behaviors. These …

Public health preventive measures and child health behaviours during COVID-19: a cohort study

X Li, LM Vanderloo, JL Maguire… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Objective The primary objective was to determine the association between public health
preventive measures and children's outdoor time, sleep duration, and screen time during …

[HTML][HTML] Sensor-based physical activity, sedentary time, and reported cell phone screen time: A hierarchy of correlates in youth

PB Júdice, JP Magalhaes, GB Rosa… - Journal of Sport and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Evidence on correlates relies on subjective metrics and fails to include
correlates across all levels of the ecologic model. We determined which correlates best …

Exploring families' acceptance of wearable activity trackers: A mixed-methods study

AV Creaser, J Hall, S Costa, DD Bingham… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: The family environment plays a crucial role in child physical activity (PA).
Wearable activity trackers (wearables) show potential for increasing children's PA; however …

“When you move you have fun”: Perceived barriers, and facilitators of physical activity from a child's perspective

S Nally, ND Ridgers, AM Gallagher… - Frontiers in Sports and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In Northern Ireland (NI), many children do not meet the recommended levels of physical
activity (PA). To reduce the prevalence of physical inactivity and associated health …

Siblings' perspectives of the impact of child sexual abuse disclosure on sibling and family relationships

R McElvaney, R McDonnell Murray, S Dunne - Family Process, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Child sexual abuse (CSA) may have significant consequences for siblings; however, limited
research has been conducted on the impact of the abuse on sibling and family relationships …