- Framework of problems / Objective
- Inconclusive or lack of recommendations
- A critical evaluation of systematic reviews assessing the effect of chronic physical activity on academic achievement, cognition and the brain in children and adolescents: a systematic review
| Ref ID | 221 |
| First Author | T. M. Wassenaar |
| Journal | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
| URL | https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12966-020-00959-y.pdf |
| Keywords |
Paediatrics Cognition Public health |
| Problem(s) |
No registered or published protocol Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided Limited quality assessment or no risk of bias Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review Inconclusive or lack of recommendations |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 19 |
| Summary of Findings | Of the 19 included systematic reviews of the effects of chronic physical activity in children and adolescents: one was high-quality and eighteen were (critically) low-quality reviews. Low quality reviews suggested physical activity-related brain changes, but lacked an interpretation of these findings. Only 26% of included reviews had an a-priori design, 16% included an overview of excluded studies, 72% assessed risk of bias, but only 15% reviews considered quality information in their evidence synthesis. |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | Not Applicable |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | Yes |