A scoping review of physical activity and screen time guidelines for use in Outside School Hours Care
Abstract Background Globally, millions of children attend Outside School Hours Care. Children’s activity in this setting is critical to meeting daily physical activity recommendations. Guidelines are evidence-based statements intended to optimise practice. This study aimed to identify guidelines use...
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| description | Abstract Background Globally, millions of children attend Outside School Hours Care. Children’s activity in this setting is critical to meeting daily physical activity recommendations. Guidelines are evidence-based statements intended to optimise practice. This study aimed to identify guidelines used in Outside School Hours Care for physical activity and screen time and summarise their content and methods of development. Methods Outside School Hours Care guidelines for children aged 5 to 12 years were identified by systematically searching Medline, Emcare, Embase, Scopus, ERIC, Sportsdiscus, TROVE, ProQuest, UpToDate, NICE, SIGN and Google in accordance with PRISMA-ScR guidelines. The search was conducted in March 2019 and results screened independently by two authors. Data were synthesized narratively. Results Nine guideline documents were identified from grey literature only (n = 8 USA, n = 1 Canada). The included guidelines focused predominantly on the after school care period (n = 9 vs n = 2 for the before school period). All had recommendations for physical activity, whilst 7 included screen time recommendations. There was considerable variability across the physical activity and screen time recommendations, though taken together, they recommended 30–60 min of moderate- to- vigorous physical activity and less than 60 min of recreational screen time per session. All guidelines were developed by expert/stakeholder panels, but none followed rigorous guideline development methods. Conclusions Limited published guidelines for physical activity and screen time in Outside School Hours Care exist. There is a variation in duration and intensity of physical activity recommended, whilst screen time recommendations are more consistent. Guidelines designed with rigorous tools and for other world regions are warranted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09e82b44719444b489d2ff5fb112a5aa2022-12-21T23:42:54ZengBMCBMC Pediatrics1471-24312020-10-0120111110.1186/s12887-020-02352-xA scoping review of physical activity and screen time guidelines for use in Outside School Hours CareRosa Virgara0Lucy Lewis1Anna Phillips2Mandy Richardson3Carol Maher4Allied Health and Human Performance Unit, University of South AustraliaCaring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders UniversityAllied Health and Human Performance Unit, University of South AustraliaOSHC SA Chairperson, NOSHA SA BranchAllied Health and Human Performance Unit, University of South AustraliaAbstract Background Globally, millions of children attend Outside School Hours Care. Children’s activity in this setting is critical to meeting daily physical activity recommendations. Guidelines are evidence-based statements intended to optimise practice. This study aimed to identify guidelines used in Outside School Hours Care for physical activity and screen time and summarise their content and methods of development. Methods Outside School Hours Care guidelines for children aged 5 to 12 years were identified by systematically searching Medline, Emcare, Embase, Scopus, ERIC, Sportsdiscus, TROVE, ProQuest, UpToDate, NICE, SIGN and Google in accordance with PRISMA-ScR guidelines. The search was conducted in March 2019 and results screened independently by two authors. Data were synthesized narratively. Results Nine guideline documents were identified from grey literature only (n = 8 USA, n = 1 Canada). The included guidelines focused predominantly on the after school care period (n = 9 vs n = 2 for the before school period). All had recommendations for physical activity, whilst 7 included screen time recommendations. There was considerable variability across the physical activity and screen time recommendations, though taken together, they recommended 30–60 min of moderate- to- vigorous physical activity and less than 60 min of recreational screen time per session. All guidelines were developed by expert/stakeholder panels, but none followed rigorous guideline development methods. Conclusions Limited published guidelines for physical activity and screen time in Outside School Hours Care exist. There is a variation in duration and intensity of physical activity recommended, whilst screen time recommendations are more consistent. Guidelines designed with rigorous tools and for other world regions are warranted.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02352-xGuidelinesOutside school hours carePhysical activityScreen timeAfter school |
| spellingShingle | Rosa Virgara Lucy Lewis Anna Phillips Mandy Richardson Carol Maher A scoping review of physical activity and screen time guidelines for use in Outside School Hours Care BMC Pediatrics Guidelines Outside school hours care Physical activity Screen time After school |
| title | A scoping review of physical activity and screen time guidelines for use in Outside School Hours Care |
| title_full | A scoping review of physical activity and screen time guidelines for use in Outside School Hours Care |
| title_fullStr | A scoping review of physical activity and screen time guidelines for use in Outside School Hours Care |
| title_full_unstemmed | A scoping review of physical activity and screen time guidelines for use in Outside School Hours Care |
| title_short | A scoping review of physical activity and screen time guidelines for use in Outside School Hours Care |
| title_sort | scoping review of physical activity and screen time guidelines for use in outside school hours care |
| topic | Guidelines Outside school hours care Physical activity Screen time After school |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02352-x |
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