Physical activity decreased by a quarter in the 11‐ to 12‐year‐old Swedish boys between 2000 and 2013 but was stable in girls: a smartphone effect?

Raustorp, Anders; Pagels, Peter; Fröberg, Andreas; Boldemann, Cecilia

doi:10.1111/apa.13027

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“…Moreover, the proportion of those participants who achieved the recommended SPD was similar in both sexes in both study years. These findings were consistent with other data from Sweden, which showed that mean weekday SPD in eightyear-old children was stable from 2000 to 2006 and increased from 2000 to 2013 (15,16). Furthermore, the total number of steps recorded among eight-year-olds in 2017, namely 13 565 in girls and 17 062 SPD in boys, were relatively high from an international perspective (24).…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Thus, school children and adolescents living contemporary lifestyles seem to accumulate fewer SPD than ones living in traditional communities, such as farming communities with no modern technology. Compared to other Sweden studies that showed that pedometer-determined mean weekday SPD increased from 2000 to 2006 and remained stable from 2000 to 2008 (15,16), our results suggest that such positive figures have been somewhat halted and even reversed. With the exception of the results for eight-year-olds, which were stable for girls and increased for boys, we found that both mean SPD and the proportion reaching the published SPD recommendation were lower in 2017 than 2000.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Based on previous observations at one of our study schools , the lower SPD could partly be attributed to the increased use of mobile phones during the school day. Local regulations and policies stated that only the 14‐year‐olds were allowed to use mobile phones during school recesses, and this may have influenced their weekday physical activity levels.…”

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confidence: 57%

“…In Sweden, two studies of school children and adolescents demonstrated that mean SPD increased among seven‐ to nine‐year‐olds between 2000 and 2006 and remained stable among 13 and 14‐year‐olds between 2000 and 2008 . However, these positive figures were not entirely supported by findings from another Swedish study, which showed that although mean SPD remained stable among eight‐ and nine‐year‐olds from 2000 to 2013, it decreased by 24% among boys aged 11 or 12 years .…”

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confidence: 96%

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Comparisons of pedometer‐determined weekday physical activity among Swedish school children and adolescents in 2000 and 2017 showed the highest reductions in adolescents

Raustorp

Fröberg

2019

Acta Paediatrica

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Aim This study compared differences in weekday physical activity among school children and adolescents in middle‐class communities in south‐eastern Sweden in 2000 and 2017. Methods Data were drawn from two independent cross‐sectional cohorts of children and adolescents aged 8, 11 and 14. The same six schools, protocols, procedures and instruments were used in both years, with 332 subjects in 2000 and 562 in 2017. Mean steps per day (SPD) were measured with a Yamax SW‐200 pedometer. Results The mean weekday SPD was similar among eight‐year‐old girls in both years, but 8% (p = 0.040) higher among eight‐year‐old boys in 2017. However, among 11‐year‐old children, the mean SPD were 12% lower among both girls (p = 0.033) and boys (p = 0.001). The SPD among 14‐year‐old adolescents were 24% (p = 0.012) and 30% (p < 0.001) lower among girls and boys, respectively. Conclusion This school‐based study from south‐eastern Sweden showed that weekday physical activity differed between age groups in 2000 and 2017. The highest reductions were seen among older children and adolescents, particularly 14‐year‐old girls and boys. The only group that increased was eight‐year‐old boys, with no significant change in eight‐year‐old girls. A possible explanation might be the dramatically increased use of the Internet on phones and tablets.

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Comparisons of pedometer‐determined weekday physical activity among Swedish school children and adolescents in 2000 and 2017 showed the highest reductions in adolescents

Raustorp

Fröberg

2019

Acta Paediatrica

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“…Thus encouraging physical activity in children with JIA is likely to have a beneficial effect. In an age where exercise in children is falling [19], the paediatric rheumatology multidisciplinary team should explore new interactive technologies to increase physical activity adherence.…”

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Harnessing interactive technologies to improve health outcomes in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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Background: Children and adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) typically have reduced physical activity level and impaired aerobic and anaerobic exercise capacity when compared to their non-JIA counterparts. Low intensity exercise regimens appear to be safe in children with JIA and may results in improvements in overall physical function. Poor adherence to paediatric rheumatology treatment may lead to negative clinical outcomes and possibly increased disease activity. This includes symptoms such as pain, fatigue, quality of life, longer term outcomes including joint damage, as well as increase of healthcare associated costs. Low adherence to medications such as methotrexate and biological-drugs remains a significant issue for paediatric rheumatologists, with alarming reports that less than half of the children with JIA are compliant to drug-therapy. Main body: The recent advances in interactive technology resulting in a variety of wearable user-friendly smart devices may become a key solution to address important questions in JIA clinical management. Fully understanding the impact that arthritis and treatment complications have upon individual children and their families has long been a challenge for clinicians. Modern interactive technologies can be customised and accessed directly in the hands or wrists of children with JIA. These secured networks could be accessible 'live' at anytime and anywhere by the child, parents and clinicians. Multidisciplinary teams in paediatric rheumatology may benefit from adopting these technologies to better understand domains such as patient biological parameters, symptoms progression, adherence to drug-therapy, quality of life, and participation in physical activities. Most importantly the use of smart devices technologies may also facilitate more timely clinical decisions, improve self-management and parents awareness in the progression of their child's disease. Paediatric rheumatology research could also benefit from the use of these smart devices, as they would allow real-time access to meaningful data to thoroughly understand the disease-patterns of JIA, such as pain and physical activity outcomes. Data collection that typically occurs once every 1 or 3 months in the clinical setting could instead be gathered every week, day, minute or virtually live online. Arguably, few limitations in wearing such interactive technologies still exist and require further developments. Conclusion: Finally, by embracing and adapting these new and now highly accessible interactive technologies, clinical management and research in paediatric rheumatology may be greatly advanced.

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Human activity and demographics drive the fire regime in a highly developed European boreal region

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2023

Fire Safety Journal

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Physical activity decreased by a quarter in the 11‐ to 12‐year‐old Swedish boys between 2000 and 2013 but was stable in girls: a smartphone effect?

Cited by 20 publications

References 27 publications

Comparisons of pedometer‐determined weekday physical activity among Swedish school children and adolescents in 2000 and 2017 showed the highest reductions in adolescents

Comparisons of pedometer‐determined weekday physical activity among Swedish school children and adolescents in 2000 and 2017 showed the highest reductions in adolescents

Harnessing interactive technologies to improve health outcomes in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Human activity and demographics drive the fire regime in a highly developed European boreal region

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