Luís Eduardo Argenta Malheiros, Bruno Gonçalves Galdino da Costa, Marcus Vinícius Veber Lopes, Érico Pereira Gomes Felden, Kelly Samara da Silva
{"title":"Bidirectional Daily Associations Between Accelerometer-Measured Sleep and Physical Activity in Brazilian High School Students.","authors":"Luís Eduardo Argenta Malheiros, Bruno Gonçalves Galdino da Costa, Marcus Vinícius Veber Lopes, Érico Pereira Gomes Felden, Kelly Samara da Silva","doi":"10.1123/pes.2021-0177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2021-0177","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study analyzed day-to-day estimates of bidirectional associations between sleep parameters and intensity-specific physical activity and assessed whether the timing of physical activity influences these relationships.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The sample was comprised of 651 high school students (51.2% female, 16.33 [1.0] y old) from southern Brazil. Physical activity and sleep were measured using accelerometers. Multilevel models were applied to test associations of nocturnal total sleep time, onset, and efficiency with moderate to vigorous and light (LPA) physical activity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Higher engagement in moderate to vigorous physical activity and LPA was associated with increased total sleep time, and this effect was greater when physical activity was performed in the morning. Morning and evening LPA were associated with increased sleep efficiency and reduced total sleep time, respectively. Practice of LPA in the morning leads to early sleep onset, whereas evening LPA was associated with later onset. Higher total sleep time and later sleep onset were associated with lower moderate to vigorous physical activity and LPA on the following day. However, higher sleep efficiency was associated with increased LPA.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The relationship between sleep parameters and physical activity is bidirectional and dependent on physical activity intensity and timing.</p>","PeriodicalId":49712,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Exercise Science","volume":"35 1","pages":"8-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10774774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Steven J Obst, Kaysie Florance, Luke Heales, Sasha Job, Lee Barber
{"title":"Short-Term Muscle Power Is Related to Lower Limb Muscle Volume in Young Children.","authors":"Steven J Obst, Kaysie Florance, Luke Heales, Sasha Job, Lee Barber","doi":"10.1123/pes.2021-0167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2021-0167","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Muscle power is a component of muscular fitness and is proportional to its volume. Reduced muscular fitness in children is linked to negative health outcomes. Associations between muscle volume (MV) and power have not been examined in young children and could reveal important insights into early neuromuscular development.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Forty-four children (2-8 y) completed 3 tests of short-term muscular power: repeated anaerobic sprint test, vertical jump, and horizontal jump. MV was assessed using 3D ultrasound for 3 lower limb muscles (rectus femoris, medial gastrocnemius, and tibialis anterior) and summed for across legs. Associations between muscular power and summed MV were assessed using Pearson correlation (r). Sex-based differences in muscular power and MV were assessed using 1-way analysis of covariance.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Moderate-strong associations (r = .57 - .87) were found between muscular power and summed MV. No differences were found between boys and girls for height, weight, MV, or muscular power.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Young children who have larger lower limb muscles perform better at tasks dependent on short-term muscular power, such as running and jumping, compared with children with smaller muscles. Sex-based differences in short-term muscular power do not exist in young children and reflect similar anthropometry, including lower limb MV.</p>","PeriodicalId":49712,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Exercise Science","volume":"35 1","pages":"35-40"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10776057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashley C Almarjawi, Kemi E Wright, Brett D Buist, John Cairney, Tony T Ton, Bonnie J Furzer
{"title":"Reliability of Fitness Assessments in Children With Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties.","authors":"Ashley C Almarjawi, Kemi E Wright, Brett D Buist, John Cairney, Tony T Ton, Bonnie J Furzer","doi":"10.1123/pes.2022-0058","DOIUrl":"10.1123/pes.2022-0058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Examine the reliability of field-based fitness assessments in school-aged children with emotional or behavioral difficulties (EBD). Understanding the impact of fitness on physical activity participation for children with EBD is limited by our ability to reliably measure it.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fifteen children aged 7-12 years with EBD completed 7 assessments-standing broad jump, overhead throw, grip strength, isometric plank hold, isometric wall squat, unilateral heel raise, and modified 6-minute walk test-in a random order on 2 separate occasions. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were computed to evaluate reliability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>ICCs ranged from .65 to .99 representing moderate to excellent reliability for all assessments. Shorter assessments requiring less attention and behavior regulation tended to demonstrate higher ICC values while assessments with greater attention or behavioral regulation demands tended to have lower ICC values.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Results demonstrate varied reliability for fitness tests in children with EBD. Practitioners can use grip strength and standing broad jump assessments with confidence. Other assessments have good reliability but greater variability indicating they may be a challenge for some children with EBD.</p>","PeriodicalId":49712,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Exercise Science","volume":" ","pages":"206-213"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10476282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bethany A Moore, Makenzie L Callahan, Samantha L Martin, Alysha Everett, W Timothy Garvey, Paula Chandler-Laney
{"title":"Associations Among Physical Activity, Adiposity, and Insulin Resistance in Children Exposed In Utero to Maternal Obesity With and Without Gestational Diabetes.","authors":"Bethany A Moore, Makenzie L Callahan, Samantha L Martin, Alysha Everett, W Timothy Garvey, Paula Chandler-Laney","doi":"10.1123/pes.2021-0222","DOIUrl":"10.1123/pes.2021-0222","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Investigate whether obesity risk and current weight status are independently associated with physical activity (PA) and whether PA is associated with adiposity and insulin resistance (homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance) among children with high versus low obesity risk based on in utero exposure to maternal overweight/obesity with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM; high risk) or without GDM (overweight/obesity; high risk) or maternal normal weight without GDM (low risk).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Secondary analysis of data from children born to women with overweight/obesity and GDM, overweight/obesity without GDM, or normal weight without GDM. PA was assessed with accelerometry, percentage of body fat derived from anthropometrics, and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance calculated from glucose and insulin.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 4- to 10-year-old children (N = 163), analyses of covariance showed that children with a current BMI ≥85th percentile had less vigorous PA than those with BMI <85th percentile, but in utero exposure was not an independent predictor of PA. In linear regression modeling, moderate to vigorous PA was inversely associated with percentage of body fat and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance independent of age, Tanner stage, and accelerometer wear time, with stronger associations in high-risk groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Children's PA is related to current weight status but not underlying risk for obesity but may be especially important to reduce obesity and insulin resistance in high-risk children.</p>","PeriodicalId":49712,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Exercise Science","volume":"35 3","pages":"165-173"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10874230/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9859524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aqua-Plyometric Exercises-Induced Changes in Muscle Strength, Bone Mineral Properties, and Physical Fitness in Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A 12-Week, Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Ragab K Elnaggar, Mahmoud S Elfakharany","doi":"10.1123/pes.2022-0044","DOIUrl":"10.1123/pes.2022-0044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To determine whether a 12-week, lower body-targeted aqua-plyometric (AquaPlyo) exercise program could improve muscle strength, bone mineral properties, and physical fitness in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A randomized controlled trial was adopted and included 48 patients with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (age: 12-18 y). Patients were assigned to undergo either AquaPlyo exercises (AquaPlyo group, n = 24) or standard exercises (control group, n = 24). The outcome measures were assessed pretreatment and posttreatment and included concentric quadriceps peak torque, bone mineral properties (areal bone mineral density [BMD], volumetric BMD, bone mineral content, and BMD Z score), and physical fitness.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A significant posttreatment increase in the concentric quadriceps peak torque was detected in the AquaPlyo group compared with the control group (either at an angular velocity of 90°/s [right side: P = .016, left side: P = .025] or 180°/s [right side: P = .007, left side: P = .029]). Besides, a considerably greater improvement in the areal BMD (P = .0006), volumetric BMD (P = .027), bone mineral content (P = .002), and BMD Z score (P = .0004) was observed in the AquaPlyo group. Moreover, a remarkably greater rise in the physical fitness (P < .001) was revealed in the AquaPlyo group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>AquaPlyo training can efficiently enhance muscle strength, improve bone mineral properties, and boost physical fitness in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.</p>","PeriodicalId":49712,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Exercise Science","volume":" ","pages":"198-205"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10751932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juta Kraav, Reeli Tamme, Liina Remmel, Evelin Mäestu, Maksim Zagura, Jaak Jürimäe, Vallo Tillmann
{"title":"Arterial Structure in 18-Year-Old Males Is Dependent on Physical Activity at 12 Years and Cumulative Cardiorespiratory Fitness From Puberty to Late Adolescence.","authors":"Juta Kraav, Reeli Tamme, Liina Remmel, Evelin Mäestu, Maksim Zagura, Jaak Jürimäe, Vallo Tillmann","doi":"10.1123/pes.2022-0002","DOIUrl":"10.1123/pes.2022-0002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate the long-term effect of body composition, physical activity, and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) from puberty on arterial health in late adolescent males.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The cumulative burden of physical activity (measured with accelerometer), CRF (VO2peak0.82), and body composition (body mass index, fat mass, and fat percentage) from puberty to late adolescence (sum of 4 time points from 12 to 18 y) was assessed in 102 males. Additional analysis on the first (T1) and last (T4) time points was performed. Intima-media thickness (IMT), carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, and augmentation index adjusted to heart rate of 75 beats per minute (bpm) as dependent variables were measured at T4 and analyzed in multivariable regression models adjusted for known risk factors including maturation, blood pressure, and smoking habits.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>T1 and cumulative body composition measures were independently associated with IMT, while cumulative (β = -0.011, P = .036) and T4 (β = -0.0.031, P = .001) CRF revealed independent associations with IMT. Individuals with moderate to vigorous physical activity >60 minutes per day at T1 showed relationship (β = -1.091, P = .026) with IMT independently of late adolescent physical activity. No significant relationship was present for arterial function.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Arterial structure in adolescent males is associated with physical activity at 12 years while relationship with CRF can be seen in late adolescence and cumulatively from puberty to late adolescence.</p>","PeriodicalId":49712,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Exercise Science","volume":"35 3","pages":"144-154"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9844096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna E Schwartz, Lexie R Beemer, Tiwaloluwa A Ajibewa, Katherine Q Scott-Andrews, Toby C Lewis, Leah E Robinson, Rebecca E Hasson
{"title":"Psychological Responses to Intermittent Activities in Children With and Without Asthma.","authors":"Anna E Schwartz, Lexie R Beemer, Tiwaloluwa A Ajibewa, Katherine Q Scott-Andrews, Toby C Lewis, Leah E Robinson, Rebecca E Hasson","doi":"10.1123/pes.2021-0184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2021-0184","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was to examine the psychological responses to intermittent activities of varying intensities and types among children with and without asthma.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 37 children and adolescents (51% male, aged 8-16 y, 54% nonwhite, and 54% without asthma) participated in this study. Participants completed 5 exercises in the same order: self-paced walking, resistance activities, dance video, gamified obstacle course, and step test. In-task mood was assessed using the Feeling Scale, in-task perceived exertion was assessed via the ratings of perceived exertion scale, and postactivity enjoyment was assessed using the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a significant main effect of exercise type on mood (P < .001), ratings of perceived exertion (P < .001), and enjoyment (P < .002). There was not a significant main effect of asthma status on mood, ratings of perceived exertion, or enjoyment (Ps > .05). Children with asthma reported significantly lower in-task mood during the step exercise (P < .037) and reported significantly lower postactivity enjoyment after the walk and obstacle course exercises (Ps < .03).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Regardless of differences by asthma status for in-task mood during the obstacle course and for postactivity enjoyment during the walk and step exercises, both children with and without asthma reported high in-task mood and postactivity enjoyment during all 5 exercises.</p>","PeriodicalId":49712,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Exercise Science","volume":"34 4","pages":"175–184"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39657686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Abu-Shiraz, M. S. Chapelski, M. Chartier, C. R. Tomczak, A.D.G Baxter-Jones, C. Pockett, A. Kakadekar, S. Pharis, T. J. Bradle, K. D. Wright, M. C. Erlandson, C.A.J. Anderson, J. M. Suna, S. E. Keating, R. Cordina, D. L. Tran, J. Ayer, J. S. Coombes, K. Arbour-Nicitopoulos, N. Kuzik, L. M. Vanderloo, K. A. Ginis, M. E. James, R. Bassett-Gunter, D. Ruttle, P. DaSilva, K. Disimino, C. Cameron, M. Arthur, A. Latimer-Cheung, A. Blais, S. L. Katz, J. Lougheed, D. Pohl, E. Sell, S. Lawrence, J. Reisman, R. Klaassen, D. Wong, S. Lee, L. Lai, L. Gardin, P. Longmuir, J. E. Campbell, R. Mitra, G. Faulkner, R. E. Rhodes, M. Stone, S. A. Moore, Kimberly A. Clevenger, Karin A Pfeiffer, Amber L Pearson, A. M. Constable, D. Vlachopoulos, A. R. Barker, A. V. Rowlands, S. Soininen, E. Haapala, J. Väistö, K. Westgate, S. Brage, T. A. Lakka, N. E. Houser, M. L. Humbert, L. J. Ferguson, L. M. Hellsten, A. L. Stoddart, R. J. Massarotto, G. J. Hodges, A. Woloschuk1, D. D. O. ’. Leary, R. Dotan, B. Falk, L. G. Taylor, J. Yat
{"title":"Abstracts From the 2022 North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine Conference: The Child’s Right to be Fit (August 2022, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada)","authors":"Y. Abu-Shiraz, M. S. Chapelski, M. Chartier, C. R. Tomczak, A.D.G Baxter-Jones, C. Pockett, A. Kakadekar, S. Pharis, T. J. Bradle, K. D. Wright, M. C. Erlandson, C.A.J. Anderson, J. M. Suna, S. E. Keating, R. Cordina, D. L. Tran, J. Ayer, J. S. Coombes, K. Arbour-Nicitopoulos, N. Kuzik, L. M. Vanderloo, K. A. Ginis, M. E. James, R. Bassett-Gunter, D. Ruttle, P. DaSilva, K. Disimino, C. Cameron, M. Arthur, A. Latimer-Cheung, A. Blais, S. L. Katz, J. Lougheed, D. Pohl, E. Sell, S. Lawrence, J. Reisman, R. Klaassen, D. Wong, S. Lee, L. Lai, L. Gardin, P. Longmuir, J. E. Campbell, R. Mitra, G. Faulkner, R. E. Rhodes, M. Stone, S. A. Moore, Kimberly A. Clevenger, Karin A Pfeiffer, Amber L Pearson, A. M. Constable, D. Vlachopoulos, A. R. Barker, A. V. Rowlands, S. Soininen, E. Haapala, J. Väistö, K. Westgate, S. Brage, T. A. Lakka, N. E. Houser, M. L. Humbert, L. J. Ferguson, L. M. Hellsten, A. L. Stoddart, R. J. Massarotto, G. J. Hodges, A. Woloschuk1, D. D. O. ’. Leary, R. Dotan, B. Falk, L. G. Taylor, J. Yat","doi":"10.1123/pes.2022-0105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2022-0105","url":null,"abstract":".","PeriodicalId":49712,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Exercise Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43177451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mila Bjelica, Rachel G. Walker, J. Obeid, R. Issenman, B. Timmons
{"title":"A pilot study of exercise training for children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease: an evaluation of feasibility, safety, satisfaction, and efficacy","authors":"Mila Bjelica, Rachel G. Walker, J. Obeid, R. Issenman, B. Timmons","doi":"10.1101/2022.10.24.22279788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.24.22279788","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: Background: Children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) experience extra-intestinal side effects including altered body composition, impaired muscle strength and aerobic capacity. Exercise training may remedy these issues. Purpose: To assess the feasibility, safety, participant satisfaction and efficacy of a training program for youth with IBD. Methods: Children with IBD completed 16 weeks of training (2 supervised+1 home sessions per week). Feasibility was assessed by tracking recruitment, adherence, and compliance rates. Safety was assessed by tracking symptoms and adverse events. Post-training interviews gauged satisfaction. Circulating inflammatory markers, body composition, muscle strength, aerobic fitness, and habitual physical activity, were measured at baseline, mid-training (8 weeks), and post-training. Results: Eleven youth were recruited and 10 completed the study. Participants adhered to 28{+/-}1 of 32 prescribed supervised sessions and 8{+/-}4 of 16 prescribed home sessions. There were no adverse events, and overall feedback on training was positive. Post-training, we observed an increase in lean mass (+2.4{+/-}1.1 kg), bone density (+0.0124{+/-}0.015 g*cm-2), aerobic fitness (+2.8{+/-}5.7 mL*kgLM-1*min-1), and vigorous physical activity levels (+13.09{+/-} 8.95 min*hr-1) but no change in inflammation or muscle strength. Conclusion: Supervised exercise training is feasible, safe, and effective for youth with IBD and should be encouraged.","PeriodicalId":49712,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Exercise Science","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47115974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Götte, Regine Söntgerath, Gabriele Gauß, J. Wiskemann, Mirko Buždon, S. Kesting
{"title":"A National Implementation Approach for Exercise as Usual Care in Pediatric and Adolescent Oncology: Network ActiveOncoKids.","authors":"M. Götte, Regine Söntgerath, Gabriele Gauß, J. Wiskemann, Mirko Buždon, S. Kesting","doi":"10.1123/pes.2021-0218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2021-0218","url":null,"abstract":"The diagnosis of cancer as well as accompanying acute and late effects of treatment are influencing physical activity behavior of patients with childhood cancer and survivors. Research has shown that a pediatric cancer diagnosis is associated with impairments of physical performance, and function, as well as reduced physical, and psychosocial, health conditions. From an ethical perspective, lack of knowledge of health care providers, lack of physical activity promotion, and environmental, and structural barriers to physical activity restrict children's right to move and actively engage in physical activities. Network ActiveOncoKids is a German-wide initiative with the main goal of enabling children, adolescents, and young adults with exercise opportunities during and after cancer treatment. Since the network's foundation in 2012, Network ActiveOncoKids focuses on: (1) physical activity support for patients and families, (2) policy change to establish structures and guidelines, and (3) generating evidence through scientific projects. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of Network ActiveOncoKids structure, aims, and projects. This topical review will highlight the network's structural development, research work, and implementation progress of exercise programs for patients with pediatric cancer and survivors, link international collaborations, and discuss future directions.","PeriodicalId":49712,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Exercise Science","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2022-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45681414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}