Home- and Community-Based Interventions for Physical Activity and Early Child Development: A Systematic Review of Effective Strategies

Gu, XL (通讯作者),Univ Texas Arlington, Dept Kinesiol, Arlington, TX 76019 USA.
2022-10
This systematic review examined the effects of home/family and community-based interventions on physical activity (PA) and developmental outcomes in early childhood. A search strategy was employed using four electronic databases (Academic Search Complete, CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE, and SPORTDiscus). Interventions investigating weight status (i.e., BMI), physical activity, sedentary behavior, and/or motor proficiency that took place in home, family, or community settings were assessed. Studies were eligible if they were peer-reviewed, available in English, published between 2011 and 2021, and if samples consisted of healthy young children (2-5 years old). There were 24 studies retained (8351 participants) spanning from the United States (n = 12), Australia (n = 3), Canada (n = 2), Switzerland (n = 2), Finland (n = 2), Netherlands (n = 1), and other Eastern European countries (n = 2). There were 19 studies that incorporated home/family-based approaches and 14 studies that incorporated community-based approaches. Studies ranged in intervention duration from 6 weeks to 24 months. It suggests that improving PA participation in young children was especially challenging to solicit improvement (only 25% of all studies found significant improvement in PA after intervention). Distributing educational material to parents/families, consistent, direct contact with parents, and encouraging community engagement were identified as effective strategies to promote physical activity, healthy weight status, and motor skills in young children.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷号:19|期号:19
收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
State University of New York (SUNY) System; SUNY Cortland; University of Texas System; University of Texas Arlington
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
5
2013以来使用计数
5
EISSN
1660-4601
出版年
2022-10
DOI
10.3390/ijerph191911968
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
early childhood physical activity obesity review home environment development
WOS学科分类
Environmental Sciences Public, Environmental & Occupational Health