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Interventions to Improve Child Physical Activity in the Early Childhood Education and Care Setting: An Umbrella Review

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  • Melanie Lum

    (School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
    Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia
    Priority Research Centre for Health Behavior, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
    National Centre of Implementation Science (NCOIS), School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia)

  • Luke Wolfenden

    (School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
    Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia
    Priority Research Centre for Health Behavior, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
    National Centre of Implementation Science (NCOIS), School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia)

  • Jannah Jones

    (School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
    Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia
    Priority Research Centre for Health Behavior, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
    National Centre of Implementation Science (NCOIS), School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia)

  • Alice Grady

    (School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
    Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia
    Priority Research Centre for Health Behavior, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
    National Centre of Implementation Science (NCOIS), School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia)

  • Hayley Christian

    (Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
    School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia)

  • Kathryn Reilly

    (School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
    Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia
    Priority Research Centre for Health Behavior, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
    National Centre of Implementation Science (NCOIS), School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia)

  • Sze Lin Yoong

    (School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
    Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), Newcastle, NSW 2305, Australia
    Priority Research Centre for Health Behavior, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
    National Centre of Implementation Science (NCOIS), School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia)

Abstract

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) services are a key setting to support improvements in the physical activity of young children. This umbrella review gathered and synthesised systematic review evidence of the effectiveness of interventions in the ECEC setting on the physical activity levels of children aged 0–6. We also mapped the current evidence to the existing ECEC sector-specific physical activity practice recommendations. Five electronic databases were searched to identify systematic reviews that evaluated the impact of any ECEC-based interventions on the physical activity levels (e.g., moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, total physical activity) of children aged 0–6. One reviewer extracted data on intervention effectiveness and quality of the reviews, checked by a second reviewer. Ten reviews were included. Overall, the majority of the reviews found interventions delivered in ECEC improved child physical activity. Across reviews, the impact of six intervention strategies were identified, mapped to four (of eight) broad recommendations (i.e., providing opportunity, offering educator training, educators promoting the benefits of physical activity, creating a physical activity-promoting environment). The impact of the majority of recommendations, however, did not have systematic review evidence. Further investigation of the effectiveness of ECEC-based physical activity strategies is required to demonstrate support for the existing recommended practices.

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  • Melanie Lum & Luke Wolfenden & Jannah Jones & Alice Grady & Hayley Christian & Kathryn Reilly & Sze Lin Yoong, 2022. "Interventions to Improve Child Physical Activity in the Early Childhood Education and Care Setting: An Umbrella Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(4), pages 1-22, February.
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    1. Hilda Bastian & Paul Glasziou & Iain Chalmers, 2010. "Seventy-Five Trials and Eleven Systematic Reviews a Day: How Will We Ever Keep Up?," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(9), pages 1-6, September.
    2. Jacklyn Kay Jackson & Jannah Jones & Hanh Nguyen & Isabella Davies & Melanie Lum & Alice Grady & Sze Lin Yoong, 2021. "Obesity Prevention within the Early Childhood Education and Care Setting: A Systematic Review of Dietary Behavior and Physical Activity Policies and Guidelines in High Income Countries," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(2), pages 1-21, January.
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