Physical activity and depression, anxiety, and self-esteem in children and youth: An umbrella systematic review

Dale, Leila Pfaeffli; Vanderloo, Leigh M.; Moore, Sarah A.; Faulkner, Guy

doi:10.1016/j.mhpa.2018.12.001

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“…Carving out time for family leisure and starting new hobbies and activities may be helpful strategies to reduce the mental health challenges (e.g., depression, anxiety) that are being exacerbated by lockdown conditions. 34,35 A recent review of reviews demonstrated that increased physical activity was associated with decreased depressive symptoms in children and youth 36 and suggested that physical activity should be included in interventions to reduce the public health burden of mental illness. Many children and their families may characterize the COVID-19 virus outbreak and lockdown as traumatic.…”

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Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: A national survey

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Background: Healthy child and youth development is fostered through sufficient physical activity (PA; including time outdoors), limiting sedentary behaviours (SB), and adequate sleep; collectively known as movement behaviours. Though the COVID-19 virus outbreak has changed the daily lives of children and youth, it is unknown to what extent related restrictions may compromise the ability to play and meet movement behaviour recommendations. This study examined the immediate impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on movement and play behaviours in children and youth.Methods: A national sample of Canadian parents (n=1,472) of children (5-11 years) or youth (12-17 years) (54% girls) completed an online survey that assessed immediate changes in child movement and play behaviours during the COVID-19 outbreak. Behaviours included PA and play, SB, and sleep. Family demographics and parental factors that may influence movement behaviours were assessed. Correlations between behaviours and demographic and parental factors were determined. For open-ended questions, word frequency distributions were reported.Results: Only 4.8% (2.8% girls, 6.5% boys) of children and 0.8% (1.1% girls, 0.5% boys) of youth were meeting combined movement behaviour guidelines during COVID-19 restrictions. Children and youth had lower PA levels, less outside time, higher SB (including screen time), and more sleep during the outbreak. Parental encouragement and support, parental engagement in PA, and family dog ownership were positively associated with healthy movement behaviours. Although families spent less time in PA and more time in SB, several parents reported adopting new hobbies or accessing new resources.Conclusions: This study provides evidence of immediate collateral consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak, demonstrating an adverse impact on the movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth. These findings can guide efforts to preserve and promote child health during the COVID-19 outbreak and crisis recovery period, and to inform strategies to mitigate potential harm during future pandemics.

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Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: A national survey

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“…Physical bene ts include maintenance of body weight, lowered blood pressure (7), improved bone health and strength (8), and increased muscle strength and function (9). Psychological bene ts include reduced risk of dementia (10,11), improved cognition, improved brain function, improved academic performance (12), reduced depression and depressive symptoms in young people (13), and unique mental health support (14). With so many bene ts resulting from the regular practice of physical activities (15,16), it should be readily applied by the students; however, that is not the case in the current scenario.…”

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Barriers to Students’ Physical Activity: A Systematic Review Protocol

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Mendonça

2020

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Background Physical inactivity is a prevalent issue affecting both adolescents and adults, and the factors that negatively influence engagement in physical activities are called barriers. To our knowledge, no systematic review has been conducted on the most common barriers to physical activity among students. Therefore, this study defines a systematic review protocol to map the existing evidence on the prevalence of barriers to physical activity among high school and college students. Methods The protocol will be based on PRISMA items. The studies will be obtained from four electronic databases (CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, and Scopus), regardless of restrictions per year. Only those studies shall be considered that are published in English. Studies that have identified barriers to physical activity among high school and university students will be included. The studies will be selected based on their titles and abstracts, and then two independent reviewers will review them carefully. Disagreements will be resolved by a third reviewer. All the steps will be performed in Rayyan software. Methodological quality will be assessed by the GRADE methodology, and the risk of bias will be assessed using the Downs and Black checklist. Discussion This systematic review will synthesize the evidence concerning the barriers to physical activity among adolescents and adults, high school, and college students. The findings of this systematic review may stimulate the development of actions, programs, and public policies aimed at overcoming or mitigating these barriers. This intervention will improve physical activity levels and decrease sedentariness. Registration The registration of this systematic review has been requested to the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) database but is still pending approval.

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“…Physical activity (PA) is proposed as a low-cost and undervalued strategy for the prevention and management of depression at the population level (16). Substantial research has established PA as a first-line intervention for mild-to-moderate depression among adults (17,18); and a lesser, but growing, evidence base supports the benefits of PA for youth with major depressive disorder (MDD) (19). In a recent umbrella systematic review (19), increased PA was associated with decreased depression symptoms among children and youth in 12 of the 17 included reviews; however, many reviews were primarily cross-sectional studies, and larger effects tended to occur in clinical samples.…”

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Are one-year changes in adherence to the 24-hour Movement Guidelines associated with depressive symptoms among youth?

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Background: There remains a need for prospective research examining movement behaviours in the prevention and management of mental illness. This study examined whether changes in adherence to the 24-hour Movement Guidelines (moderate-to-vigorous physical activity [MVPA], sleep duration, screen time) were associated with depression symptoms among youth.Methods: Conditional change models were used to analyze two waves of longitudinal questionnaire data (2016/17, 2017/18) from students in grades 9-12 (N=2292) attending 12 schools in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada, as part of the COMPASS study. One-year change in adherence to the MVPA, screen time, and sleep duration guidelines were modeled as predictors of depressive symptoms, adjusting for covariates and prior year depressive symptoms. Models were stratified by sex.Results: Continued adherence to sleep guidelines and transitioning from inadequate to sufficient sleep were associated with lower depressive symptoms than continued nonadherence, and continued adherence was associated with lower depression than transitioning from sufficient to short sleep. For screen time, transitioning from exceeding guidelines to guideline adherence was associated with lower depressive symptoms than continued nonadherence. MVPA guideline adherence was not associated with depression scores, when controlling for sleep and screen time guideline adherence change and covariates. When combined, meeting additional guidelines than the year prior was associated with lower depressive symptoms among females only.Conclusions: Adherence to the sleep guidelines emerged as the most consistent predictor of depression symptoms. Promoting adherence to the Movement Guidelines, particularly sleep, should be considered priorities for youth mental health at a population level.

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Physical activity and depression, anxiety, and self-esteem in children and youth: An umbrella systematic review

Cited by 242 publications

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Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: A national survey

Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: A national survey

Barriers to Students’ Physical Activity: A Systematic Review Protocol

Are one-year changes in adherence to the 24-hour Movement Guidelines associated with depressive symptoms among youth?

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