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The influence of physical activity, sedentary behavior on health-related quality of life among the general population of children and adolescents: A systematic review.
Wu, Xiu Yun; Han, Li Hui; Zhang, Jian Hua; Luo, Sheng; Hu, Jin Wei; Sun, Kui.
Afiliação
  • Wu XY; School of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang City, Shandong, China.
  • Han LH; Affiliated Second Hospital of Weihai City, Faculty of Medicine, Qingdao University, Weihai City, Shandong, China.
  • Zhang JH; School of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang City, Shandong, China.
  • Luo S; School of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang City, Shandong, China.
  • Hu JW; School of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang City, Shandong, China.
  • Sun K; School of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang City, Shandong, China.
PLoS One ; 12(11): e0187668, 2017.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29121640
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

The association between physical activity, sedentary behavior and health-related quality of life in children and adolescents has been mostly investigated in those young people with chronic disease conditions. No systematic review to date has synthesized the relationship between physical activity, sedentary behavior and health-related quality of life in the general healthy population of children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to review systematically the existing literature that evaluated the relations between physical activity, sedentary behavior and health-related quality of life in the general population of children and adolescents.

METHODS:

We conducted a computer search for English language literature from databases of MEDLINE, EMBASE, PSYCINFO and PubMed-related articles as well as the reference lists of existing literature between 1946 and the second week of January 2017 to retrieve eligible studies. We included the studies that assessed associations between physical activity and/or sedentary behavior and health-related quality of life among the general population of children and adolescents aged between 3-18 years. The study design included cross-sectional, longitudinal and health intervention studies. We excluded the studies that examined associations between physical activity, sedentary behavior and health-related quality of life among children and adolescents with specific chronic diseases, and other studies and reports including reviews, meta-analyses, study protocols, comments, letters, case reports and guidelines. We followed up the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement in the reporting of this review. The risk of bias of the primary studies was assessed by the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. We synthesized the difference in health-related quality of life scores between different levels of physical activity and sedentary time.

RESULTS:

In total, 31 studies met the inclusion criteria and were synthesized in the review. Most of the included studies used a cross-sectional design (n = 21). There were six longitudinal studies and three school-based physical activity intervention studies. One study used both cross-sectional and longitudinal designs. We found that higher levels of physical activity were associated with better health-related quality of life and increased time of sedentary behavior was linked to lower health-related quality of life among children and adolescents. A dose-response relation between physical activity, sedentary behavior and health-related quality of life was observed in several studies suggesting that the higher frequency of physical activity or the less time being sedentary, the better the health-related quality of life.

CONCLUSIONS:

The findings in this study suggest that school health programs promoting active lifestyles among children and adolescents may contribute to the improvement of health-related quality of life. Future research is needed to extend studies on longitudinal relationships between physical activity, sedentary behavior and health-related quality of life, and on effects of physical activity interventions on health-related quality of life among children and youth.
Assuntos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Qualidade de Vida / Exercício Físico / Comportamento Sedentário Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Systematic_reviews Limite: Adolescent / Child / Humans Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Assunto da revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: China

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Qualidade de Vida / Exercício Físico / Comportamento Sedentário Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Systematic_reviews Limite: Adolescent / Child / Humans Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Assunto da revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: China