Validity of low-cost measures for global surveillance of physical activity in pre-school children: The SUNRISE validation study

Mwase-Vuma, Tawonga; Janssen, Xanne; Okely, Anthony D.; Tremblay, Mark S.; Draper, Catherine E.; Florindo, Alex Antônio; Tanaka, Chiaki; Koh, Denise; Guan, Hongyan; Tang, Hong Kim; Chong, Kar Hau; Löf, Marie; Hossain, Mohammad Sorowar; Cross, Penny; Chathurangana, P. W. Prasad; Reilly, John J.

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2022.10.003

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“…Additionally, proxy reports may require multiple respondents to cover a child’s entire day (e.g., early childhood educators and parents), which may still miss observing a portion of the child’s day [ 11 ]. For example, a recent validation study demonstrated a very weak correlation (r = 0.14) between parent reported and device measured daily physical activity in preschool-aged children [ 116 ].…”

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Adherence to the World Health Organization’s physical activity recommendation in preschool-aged children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of accelerometer studies

Bourke

Haddara

Loh

et al. 2023

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommend that preschool-aged children should engage in 180 min of total physical activity (TPA) including 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) each day. No systematic reviews or meta-analyses have pooled adherence to the recommendation across multiple studies. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of preschool-aged children achieving the WHO’s physical activity recommendation for young children, and determine if the prevalence differed between boys and girls. Methods Primary literature searches were conducted on six online databases and a machine learning assisted systematic review was used to identify relevant studies. Studies written in English reporting on the prevalence of children aged 3–5 years achieving overall WHO physical activity recommendation or the individual TPA or MVPA aspects of the recommendation measured using accelerometers were eligible for inclusion. Random effects meta-analysis was used to determine the prevalence of preschools achieving the overall WHO recommendation and the individual TPA and MVPA aspect of the recommendation, and to determine difference in prevalence between boys and girls. Results Forty-eight studies reporting on 20,078 preschool-aged children met the inclusion criteria. Based on the most commonly employed accelerometer cut-points across all aspects of the recommendation, 60% (95% Confidence Interval [CI] = 37%, 79%) of preschool-aged children adhered to the overall physical activity recommendation, 78% (95% CI = 38%, 95%) adhered to the TPA aspect of the recommendation, and 90% (95% CI = 81%, 95%) adhered to the MVPA aspect of the recommendation. There was substantial variability is prevalence estimates between different accelerometer cut-points. Girls were significantly less likely to achieve the overall recommendation and the MVPA aspect of the recommendation than boys were. Conclusions Although there was substantial variability in estimated prevalence of preschool-aged children adhering the WHO physical activity recommendation between various accelerometer cut-points, the weight of available evidence suggests that the majority of young children are adhering to the overall recommendation and the individual TPA and MVPA aspects of the recommendation. Large-scale, intercontinental surveillance studies are needed to further strengthen the evidence regarding the prevalence of preschool-aged children achieving physical activity recommendation globally.

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Adherence to the World Health Organization’s physical activity recommendation in preschool-aged children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of accelerometer studies

Bourke

Haddara

Loh

et al. 2023

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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“…Pedometers measure the number of steps that the user takes and are widely considered a suitable tool for objective measurement of ambulatory physical activity in children [41]. More recently, pedometers have been recommended as a suitable tool for physical activity surveillance in early childhood [42]. The participants wore pedometers on their right hip, which were sealed to prevent reactivity [41].…”

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Integrating Fundamental Movement Skills and Mathematics in Early Childhood: A Pilot Study

Capio,

Cheung,

Fung

et al. 2024

Children

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This project involved a co-design process involving researchers and kindergarten teachers to produce learning activities that integrated fundamental movement skills (FMS) and mathematics. We piloted the co-designed activities (i.e., motor–math program) in a local kindergarten and examined the effects on FMS proficiency, mathematics skills, and accrued physical activity (PA). The participants comprised pupils (N = 39) from two matched kindergarten classes, in which we compared the motor–math program with typical mathematics lessons. All participants wore pedometers to measure their number of steps during class, one day per week. FMS proficiency (i.e., locomotor, object control) and mathematics skills (numeracy, geometry, math problem solving) were measured before and after implementation. Significant improvements in locomotor and object control skills were found only in the pilot group (p < 0.001); there were no differences in the changes in mathematics skills between the pilot and comparison groups. During implementation days, the participants in the pilot group accrued significantly greater step counts (p < 0.001) than those in the comparison group. Participating in the motor–math program appears to have benefits associated with improvements in FMS proficiency and accrued PA time, suggesting a promising potential for integrated activities as a means of PA promotion in kindergarten settings. Future work that examines the effects of the integration of movement with mathematics should consider randomization, greater sample size, and a longer intervention period.

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Vaccination in athletes, affordable research tools for all and the opportunities arising from publicly available data

Meyer¹

2022

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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Validity of low-cost measures for global surveillance of physical activity in pre-school children: The SUNRISE validation study

Cited by 7 publications

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Adherence to the World Health Organization’s physical activity recommendation in preschool-aged children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of accelerometer studies

Adherence to the World Health Organization’s physical activity recommendation in preschool-aged children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of accelerometer studies

Integrating Fundamental Movement Skills and Mathematics in Early Childhood: A Pilot Study

Vaccination in athletes, affordable research tools for all and the opportunities arising from publicly available data

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