School‐based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18

M Dobbins, H Husson, K DeCorby… - … of systematic reviews, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.9 million deaths
worldwide are attributable to physical inactivity and at least 2.6 million deaths are a result of …

Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school‐based policies or practices targeting risk factors for chronic disease

L Wolfenden, NK Nathan, R Sutherland… - Cochrane database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background A number of school‐based policies or practices have been found to be effective
in improving child diet and physical activity, and preventing excessive weight gain, tobacco …

Theory of reasoned action, theory of planned behavior, and the integrated behavioral model

DE Montano, D Kasprzyk - Health behavior: Theory, research …, 2015 - books.google.com
The Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) focus on
theoretical constructs concerned with individual motivational factors as determinants of the …

Theory of reasoned action and theory of planned behavior-based dietary interventions in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review

CL Hackman, AP Knowlden - Adolescent health, medicine and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in many nations around
the world. The theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the theory of reasoned action (TRA) …

School‐based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18

SE Neil-Sztramko, H Caldwell… - Cochrane database of …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Physical activity among children and adolescents is associated with lower
adiposity, improved cardio‐metabolic health, and improved fitness. Worldwide, fewer than …

Positive youth development programs in low-and middle-income countries: A conceptual framework and systematic review of efficacy

RF Catalano, ML Skinner, G Alvarado… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Positive youth development (PYD) has served as a framework for youth programs
in high-income countries since the 1990s and has demonstrated broad behavioral health …

The effect of exergames on functional strength, anaerobic fitness, balance and agility in children with and without motor coordination difficulties living in low-income …

BCM Smits-Engelsman, LD Jelsma… - Human movement …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) are physically less
active, preferring more sedentary behavior and are at risk of developing health problems or …

Implementation and effectiveness of adolescent life skills programs in low-and middle-income countries: A critical review and meta-analysis

DR Singla, A Waqas, SU Hamdani, N Suleman… - Behaviour research and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Adolescence represents an unprecedented opportunity to invest in health.
Individual adolescent life skills programs in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) have …

Systematic review of school‐based interventions to modify dietary behavior: does intervention intensity impact effectiveness?

M Racey, C O'Brien, S Douglas… - Journal of School …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Owing to the associations between diet and health, it is
important that effective health promotion strategies establish healthful eating behaviors from …

Promoting physical activity for children and adolescents in low-and middle-income countries: An umbrella systematic review: A review on promoting physical activity in …

VC Barbosa Filho, G Minatto, J Mota, KS Silva… - Preventive …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective It is unknown how much previous reviews on promoting physical activity (PA) for
children and adolescents (aged 6–18 years) take into account studies from low-and middle …