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. 2018 Nov 7:13:1-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.11.002. eCollection 2019 Mar.

Effects of a physical activity intervention on schoolchildren's health-related quality of life: The active smarter kids (ASK) cluster-randomized controlled trial

Geir Kåre Resaland  1   2 , Eivind Aadland  2 , Vegard Fusche Moe  2 , Ronette L Kolotkin  3   1   4   5 , Sigmund A Anderssen  2   6 , John Roger Andersen  3   1
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Effects of a physical activity intervention on schoolchildren's health-related quality of life: The active smarter kids (ASK) cluster-randomized controlled trial

Geir Kåre Resaland et al. Prev Med Rep. .

Abstract

We investigated whether a seven-month (November 2014 to June 2015), school-based cluster-randomized controlled physical activity intervention improved health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in 10-year old children. The participants (N = 1229) from 57 elementary schools in Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway, were cluster-randomized by school either to the intervention (I) or control (C) group. The planned intervention in the 28 I-schools was 300 min of physical activity per week, compared to 135 min in the 29C-schools. HRQoL was assessed by self-report, using the Kidscreen-27 questionnaire. Objectively measured physical activity did not differ between the I-schools and C-schools during the intervention. No effect of the intervention was found for HRQoL: Physical well-being (P = 0.789), Psychological well-being (P = 0.682), Autonomy & parents (P = 0.662), Social support & peers (P = 0.828) and School environment (P = 0.074). In conclusion, the ASK school-based physical activity intervention showed no significant effect on HRQoL.

Keywords: Children; Health-related quality of life; Intervention; Kidscreen-27; Physical activity; RCT.

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The consort flow diagram. Flow of schools and children through the study. All numbers are schools [children].
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