Challenges of social change: The 2021 Republic of Slovenia report card on physical activity of children and adolescents

Morrison, Shawnda A.; Jurak, Gregor; Starc, Gregor; Kovač, Marjeta; Golobič, Mojca; Samardžija, Poljanka Pavletič; Gabrijelčič, Mojca; Kotnik, Primož; Meh, Kaja; Primožič, Marko; Sember, Vedrana

doi:10.1016/j.jesf.2023.06.003

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Improving National and International Surveillance of Movement Behaviours in Childhood and Adolescence: An International Modified Delphi Study

Reilly,

Andrew,

Abdeta

et al. 2024

Sports Med

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Background The actions required to achieve higher-quality and harmonised global surveillance of child and adolescent movement behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour including screen time, sleep) are unclear. Objective To identify how to improve surveillance of movement behaviours, from the perspective of experts. Methods This Delphi Study involved 62 experts from the SUNRISE International Study of Movement Behaviours in the Early Years and Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA). Two survey rounds were used, with items categorised under: (1) funding, (2) capacity building, (3) methods, and (4) other issues (e.g., policymaker awareness of relevant WHO Guidelines and Strategies). Expert participants ranked 40 items on a five-point Likert scale from ‘extremely’ to ‘not at all’ important. Consensus was defined as > 70% rating of ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ important. Results We received 62 responses to round 1 of the survey and 59 to round 2. There was consensus for most items. The two highest rated round 2 items in each category were the following; for funding (1) it was greater funding for surveillance and public funding of surveillance; for capacity building (2) it was increased human capacity for surveillance (e.g. knowledge, skills) and regional or global partnerships to support national surveillance; for methods (3) it was standard protocols for surveillance measures and improved measurement method for screen time; and for other issues (4) it was greater awareness of physical activity guidelines and strategies from WHO and greater awareness of the importance of surveillance for NCD prevention. We generally found no significant differences in priorities between low-middle-income (n = 29) and high-income countries (n = 30) or between SUNRISE (n = 20), AHKGA (n = 26) or both (n = 13) initiatives. There was a lack of agreement on using private funding for surveillance or surveillance research. Conclusions This study provides a prioritised and international consensus list of actions required to improve surveillance of movement behaviours in children and adolescents globally.

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Improving National and International Surveillance of Movement Behaviours in Childhood and Adolescence: An International Modified Delphi Study

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Andrew,

Abdeta

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Sports Med

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Development of the FitBack online platform: enhancing global child fitness assessment, health-related interpretation, and surveillance

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Morrison,

Ortega

et al. 2024

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Introduction: Physical fitness is an important indicator of health in children. Accurately monitoring child and adolescent physical fitness is critical when designing effective public health interventions and strategies. This article aims to provide an overview of the FitBack platform and the health-related criteria that support the reporting system. Methods: Four methodological phases were used to create the FitBack platform. First, a review of existing European fitness databases was conducted to identify common fitness tests and methodologies within a European framework. Second, investigators collated data to create European-level fitness norms, health-related criteria, and health-oriented educational resources dedicated to improving child fitness levels. Third, guidance on how to create one's own fitness monitoring and surveillance system was created based on good practice examples. The FitBack platform was then piloted and launched based on data received from stakeholders who responded to +2 rounds of consultation dialogues. Results: The final version of online platform, with special focus on newly developed Fitback health-related fitness criteria, are communicated herein. Discussion: The FitBack web platform is a first-step towards creating a standardised, person-centred, multi-national fitness surveillance system for children, bridging existing gaps between European political recommendations, individual member states, and harmonious cooperation between sectors. This article also provided the detailed age- and sex-specific health-related fitness cut-points that are used by the FitBack platform, and that could be useful for researchers, practitioners as well as fitness monitoring systems.

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Challenges of social change: The 2021 Republic of Slovenia report card on physical activity of children and adolescents

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Improving National and International Surveillance of Movement Behaviours in Childhood and Adolescence: An International Modified Delphi Study

Improving National and International Surveillance of Movement Behaviours in Childhood and Adolescence: An International Modified Delphi Study

Development of the FitBack online platform: enhancing global child fitness assessment, health-related interpretation, and surveillance

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