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To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and ocular characteristics. Systematic review with meta-analysis. Six databases (PubMed, Scopus, APA PsycInfo, Embase, EBSCOhost, and Cochrane library) were selec...
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A considerable number of published reviews have addressed the effects of physical exercise on mental health, cognitive function, or attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) symptoms as outcomes in children and adolescents with ADHD. Their findings have often conflicted, therefore, there is an urgent need to synthesise a hierarchy of the...
Introduction:
The WHO Guidelines on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep for Children under five years of age were adopted by the Centre for Health Protection in Hong Kong. We embarked on disseminating the guidelines to teachers and parents of children aged 3-6 years in early childhood education centres (ECECs). Following a formative pr...
Background: Sport Education (SE: Siedentop, D., P. A. Hastie, and H. Van der Mars. 2019. Complete Guide to Sport Education. 3rd ed. Champaign, IL:Human Kinetics) is a pedagogical model that has been espoused to develop physically literate students through more authentic sports experiences in physical education (Hastie, P. A., and T. Wallhead. 2015....
This systematic review examined the compliance with the 24-h movement guidelines, and investigated its associations with health indicators for healthy children under 5 years of age. MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science and SPORTDiscus were searched for peer-reviewed studies and the last search was conducted on 27 October 2020. The Newc...
Background:
Although a single bout of postmeal exercise can lower postprandial glucose (PPG), its optimal timing remains unclear.
Objective:
This study aimed to investigate the effect of exercise timing using an individualized approach on PPG in overweight or obese young men.
Methods:
Twenty men [age: 23.0 ± 4.3 y; BMI (kg/m2): 27.4 ± 2.8] eac...
Physical education teacher education is a time when preservice teachers can reinforce their physical literacy (PL). Professional coursework within the teacher preparation program should also develop their teaching efficacy. In this regard, the purpose of this study was to examine the predictive relationship between preservice physical education tea...
The present study aimed to culturally adapt the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy, Second Edition (CAPL-2) and examine its validity and reliability among Chinese children aged 8 to 12 years. The original manual of CAPL-2, including four domains of Physical Competence, Daily Behavior, Knowledge and Understanding, and Motivation and Confidence...
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has been proposed as a time-efficient exercise protocol to improve metabolic health, but direct comparisons with higher-volume moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) under unsupervised settings are limited. This study compared low-volume HIIT and higher-volume MICT interventions on cardiometabolic and...
Background
/Objectives: This study aimed to validate five published ActiGraph (AG) cut-off points for the measurements of physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) in ambulatory children and young adults with cerebral palsy (CP). Additionally, four energy expenditure (EE) prediction equations based on AG counts and activPAL (AP) steps were exa...
Purpose: This study assessed the associations of motor skill competence with physical activity and physical self-perception of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Study design: Cross-sectional study.
Methods: A total of 63 male adolescents, aged 12–18 years, with ASD participated in the study. The Bruininks–Oseretsky Test of Motor Prof...
Background
/Objective: The Active Healthy Kids 2019 Hong Kong Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth with Special Educational Needs (SEN) provides evidence-based assessments for nine indicators of physical activity behaviors and related sources of influence for 6- to 17-year-olds with SEN in Hong Kong. This is the first Report Card...
Abstract Background The concept of physical literacy (PL) is gaining popularity within public health and physical education circles. However, little is known about the relationship between perceived and actual PL levels among school-aged children. The aim of this study is to explore the associations between perceived and actual levels of PL of prim...
Background:
This study examined the compliance with the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among Hong Kong adolescents and its associations with body mass index (BMI).
Methods:
A total of 1039 adolescents (11-18 y) wore the activPAL™ for 24 hours for 7 consecutive days to assess physical activity (PA) and sleep duration. Screen time was measured using...
Schools are salient locations for children with disabilities to accrue physical activity (PA) and to diminish sedentary time (ST). We examined seasonal variation in accelerometer-assessed PA and ST among children with disabilities during the school day in three school settings (physical education (PE) lessons, recess and lunchtime). Children (n = 2...
Evidence suggests that adolescent males take part in more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) than females, and that adolescents with disabilities participate in even less. Public health data are typically based on the international physical activity (PA) recommendations of at least 60 minutes of MVPA daily. However, it appears that data...
Background
Adolescent travel mode choices to/from school vary in their physical activity (PA) component and environmental sustainability. Research has typically focussed on correlates of active travel, the most healthy and sustainable mode, in comparison to other modes combined. Under the premise that a small shift from less to more healthy/sustain...
The purpose of this study was to examine the physical activity (PA) of children with physical disabilities (PD) and its associated environmental and behavioral factors at home and at school. One hundred and forty-seven Hong Kong children (mean age = 13.5 ± 2.5 years) with PD from three special schools participated. We used BEACHES (Behaviors of Eat...
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a type of motor learning difficulty that affects five to six percent of school-aged children, which may have a negative impact on the life of the sufferers. Timely and objective diagnosis of DCD is important for the success of the intervention. The present evaluation methods of DCD rely heavily on observ...
Background:
Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) have lower physical activity (PA) than children with typical development (TD). PA and fundamental movement skills (FMS) are positively associated so interventions that promote FMS of children with DCD are recommended.
Aim:
To examine the effects of a school-based FMS training pr...
With an ageing world population, preservation of older adults’ health and quality of life (QoL) is paramount. Due to lower levels of physical functionality, older adults are particularly susceptible to local environment influences, especially those living alone and lacking family support. Using generalised additive mixed models, we examined associa...
The concept of physical literacy has evolved to work as a guiding ideology in physical education, physical activity and heath, while little is known for coaching context. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of perceived physical literacy (PPL) in predicting coaching efficacy and leadership behavior from the perceptions of student...
Cultural differences in aggression are still poorly understood. The purpose of this article is to assess whether a tool for measuring aggression has the same meaning across cultures. Analyzing samples from Spain (n = 262), the United States (n = 344), and Hong Kong (n = 645), we used confirmatory factor analysis to investigate measurement invarianc...
This study investigated the effect of pre-exercise α -lactalbumin ingestion on subsequent endurance exercise performance, muscle pain and mood states. In a two-stage cross-over counterbalance design, eleven male endurance runners (age: 31 ( se 2) years, height: 169·5 ( se 4·4) cm, weight: 63·6 ( se 5·1) kg, V̇O 2max : 58·8 ( se 6·3) ml/kg per min)...
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to examine the factors that influence compliance and practical utility of a continuous wear protocols for activPAL™ among adolescents.
Methods:
Seven hundred and fifty-five (11-18 y; 50.6% girls) students wore the waterproof activPAL™ for 7 consecutive days. The effects of factors such as weather and practical...
Purpose: This study aimed to examine physical activity (PA) as a mediator of both neighborhood environment-depressive symptoms associations and the moderating effects of living arrangements on these associations. Methods: 909 Hong Kong Chinese older adults aged 65 + years and living in pre-selected communities stratified by walkability and socio-ec...
Cultural differences in aggression are still poorly understood. The purpose of this article is to assess whether a tool for measuring aggression has the same meaning across cultures. Analyzing samples from Spain (n=262), US (n=344) and Hong-Kong (n=645), we used confirmatory factor analysis to investigate measurement invariance of the refined versi...
Background:
Despite the positive effects of regular physical activity (PA), university students with disabilities are less active than their able-bodied peers, which could be due to the wide range of barriers to PA that these individuals face across all social ecological levels.
Objective:
To identify the barriers to PA experienced by university s...
Background/objective
The Active Healthy Kids 2018 Hong Kong Report Card provides evidence-based assessment across 12 indicators of physical activity behaviors, sleep, and related community and government initiatives for children and youth.
Methods
The systematic development process provided by the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance was used. The...
Adolescent active travel (AT) can contribute to health-enhancing physical activity, sense of community, social interactions, spatial and navigational skills and is a sustainable form of transport. Data analysed were from surveys with validated scales, translated and adapted for Chinese speaking Hong Kong adolescents and their parents, and administe...
Background/Aim
The purpose of this study was to examine immediate, short- and long- term effects of fundamental movement skills (FMS) training on physical activity (PA) in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) when compared to their counterparts with typical development (TD).
Methods
This study was a randomized controlled trial...
Purpose: To examine the relationship between visuospatial attention and objectively measured physical activity (PA) in boys and girls with motor impairments (MI) when compared to their typically developing (TD) peers.
Methods: Participants included 58 (26 MI, 32 TD) children aged at 7-12 year who were recruited from a regular primary school and me...
Purpose: The concept of physical literacy (PL) has evolved to work as a guiding ideology in physical education, physical activity and heath, while little is known for coaching context. This study aimed to examine the influence of perceived physical literacy (PPL) in predicting coaching efficacy and leadership behavior from the perceptions of studen...
Objectives
This study aimed to examine the associations between objectively assessed neighbourhood environmental attributes and depressive symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese older adults and the moderating effects of neighbourhood environmental attributes on the associations between living arrangements and depressive symptoms.
Design
Cross-sectional ob...
Objectives:
To determine the characteristics and effectiveness of motor skill interventions in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and to identify potential moderators of training effects using meta-analysis.
Data sources:
A search was conducted in six databases (CINAHL Plus, Cochrane Library, Embase, Eric, PsycInfo, and PubM...
The purpose of this project is to use a randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of continuing professional development (CPD) on teachers’ physical literacy and self-efficacy and students' physical literacy and physical activity (PA) participation. Seventy teacher participants will be randomly allocated into the CPD intervention and contr...
Background
This study examined the reliability of measures of correlates of dietary behaviours (DBs), physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) for Hong Kong adolescents.
Method
Individual, social and environmental correlates of obesity-related behaviours were assessed twice, 15–27 days apart (average 20 days), via self-administered ques...
This study compared the effect of alpha-lactalbumin and whey protein on muscle damage, muscle pain, and mood states during short term recovery following strenuous prolonged exercise. In a two-stage crossover counterbalanced design, 12 endurance male runners were recruited (age: 30.4 ± 2.8 year, height: 172.7 ± 5.6 cm, body mass: 66.7 ± 6.5 kg, VO2m...
Introduction
The objectives of this review were to: 1) determine the magnitude of the effect of motor skill interventions for improving motor competence and other secondary outcomes in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and 2) identify potential moderating variables that influence the effectiveness of such interventions.
Meth...
The purpose of this study was to assess the physical activity (PA) of children with physical disabilities (PD) in school and home settings and to simultaneously examine selected contextual characteristics in relation to PA in those settings. Children with PD (N = 35; Mean age = 15.67 ± 4.30 years; 26 boys) were systematically observed using BEACHES...
Objectives:
The general purpose of this study was to examine the association of physical activity (PA) and participation with motor capability in young children. The specific objectives were: (1) to compare habitual PA levels and diversity of participation in leisure-time activities in boys and girls with motor impairments (MI) or typical motor de...
Background
The prevalence of overweight/obesity in Hong Kong (HK) adolescents is progressively increasing. As adolescence is the most important period for predicting adult obesity, there is a need to focus on prevention in this population by targeting relevant lifestyle behaviours such as physical activity. Active travel can make a substantial cont...
Con & cw:
2.40±0.76 vs. 4.20±0.99 and 4.05±1.1, P<0.05). RPE (evaluated by a 15-point, 6 to 20 rating scale ranging from "very, very light" to "very, very hard") following treatment with CA was lower than with CON and CW at 90min (vs. CON and CW: 11.30±1.14 vs. 14.20±1.30 and 13.30±1.24, P<0.05). Compared with CON and CW, CA enhanced the feeling o...
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Teacher preparation of physical educators (PE) in adapted physical activity (APA) or adapted physical education (APE) requires multi-, inter-, and cross-disciplinary foundations (Sherrill, 2004a ). Similar to the educa...
Background: The Hong Kong's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity (PA) in Children and Youth is the first evidence‐based synthesis of various indicators related to individual behaviors that contribute to overall PA levels, settings and sources of influence, and strategies and investments in Hong Kong.
Methods: Following a standardized protocol, c...
Background: Hong Kong’s 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity (PA) for Children and Youth is the first evidence-based synthesis of various indicators related to individual behaviors that contribute to overall PA levels, settings and sources of influence, and strategies and investments in Hong Kong.
Methods: Following a standardized protocol, curr...
The impact of work–family conflict on well-being outcomes is well established, as is the role of social support in buffering perceptions of conflict. What is less well understood is how these relationships vary for different groups of respondents. Using a two-wave longitudinal design with a 12-month time lag and samples of employees (total N = 2183...
Associations of objectively-assessed neighborhood environment characteristics with accelerometer-based physical activity (PA) and sedentary time, and their socio-demographic and health-status moderators were examined. Data were collected on 402 Hong Kong Chinese older adults from neighborhoods stratified by socio-economic status and transport-relat...
Purposes:
Physical activity (PA) is important for the development of children with disabilities, but rarely does this population meet the recommended standards. Schools are salient locations for PA, but little is known about how specific school settings affect the PA of children with diverse disabilities. We assessed PA and sedentary time (ST) of...
Introduction: Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) present with poor motor coordination that interferes with their daily activities. Children with DCD have been found to be less physically active than their typically developing peers. Self-perceived physical competence (SPC) is considered a potential correlate of physical activit...
Public parks, salient locations for engaging populations in health promoting physical activity, are especially important in high-density cities. We used the System for Observing Physical Activity in Communities (SOPARC) to conduct the first-ever surveillance study of nine public parks in Hong Kong (288 observation sessions during 36 weekdays and 36...
Children with poor motor abilities tend to be less physically active than typically
developing children. Previous findings have shown that fundamental movement skills
(FMS) and self-concept of physical competence are potential factors that facilitate
subsequent PA participation in children. However, little is known about the association
of PA with...
Background:
Neighbourhood characteristics may influence physical activity (PA), which has positive effects on the health of older adults. Older adults with chronic conditions are less active and possibly more affected by environmental factors than their peers. Understanding neighbourhood characteristics associated with PA specific to older adults...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of fundamental movement skills (FMS) training on FMS proficiency, self-perceived physical competence (SPC), physical activity (PA), and sleep disturbance in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) compared with children with typical development (TD). A total of 84 children were al...
Introduction The neighbourhood environment can assist the adoption and maintenance of an active lifestyle and affect the physical and mental well-being of older adults. The psychosocial and behavioural mechanisms through which the environment may affect physical and mental well-being are currently poorly understood.
Aim This observational study aim...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to (1) examine differences in fundamental movement skills (FMS) proficiency, physical self-concept, and physical activity in children with and without developmental coordination disorder (DCD), and (2) determine the association of FMS proficiency with physical self-concept while considering key confounding fac...
Engaged workers willingly devote their best efforts to their work in terms of their energy (vigor), sustained attention (absorption) and their sense of purpose (dedication), thereby contributing to the optimal functioning and performance of organizations. In consideration of the positive and negative influence of work–life balance for work performa...