TY - JOUR AU1 - Singh, Amika AU2 - Uijtdewilligen, Léonie AU3 - Twisk, Jos W. R. AU4 - van Mechelen, Willem AU5 - Chinapaw, Mai J. M. AB - REVIEW ARTICLE A Systematic Review of the Literature Including a Methodological Quality Assessment Amika Singh, PhD; Le´onie Uijtdewilligen, MSc; Jos W. R. Twisk, PhD; Willem van Mechelen, PhD, MD; Mai J. M. Chinapaw, PhD Objective: To describe the prospective relationship be- Results: We identified 10 observational and 4 interven- tion studies. The quality score of the studies ranged from tween physical activity and academic performance. 22% to 75%. Two studies were scored as high quality. Methodological quality scores were particularly low for Data Sources: Prospective studies were identified from the reliability and validity of the measurement instru- searches in PubMed, PsycINFO, Cochrane Central, and ments. Based on the results of the best-evidence synthe- Sportdiscus from 1990 through 2010. sis, we found evidence of a significant longitudinal posi- tive relationship between physical activity and academic Study Selection: We screened the titles and abstracts performance. for eligibility, rated the methodological quality of the stud- ies, and extracted data. Conclusions:Participationinphysicalactivityispositively related to academic performance in children. Because we Main Exposure: Studies had to report at least 1 physi- foundonly2high-qualitystudies,futurehigh-qualitystud- cal activity or physical fitness measurement during child- iesareneededtoconfirmourfindings.Thesestudiesshould hood or adolescence. thoroughly examine the dose-response relationship be- tween physical activity and academic TI - Physical Activity and Performance at School JF - JAMA Pediatrics DO - 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.716 DA - 2012-01-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-medical-association/physical-activity-and-performance-at-school-tILTXJMM6s SP - 49 EP - 55 VL - 166 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -