Authors
Helen Elizabeth Brown, Natalie Pearson, Rock E Braithwaite, Wendy J Brown, Stuart JH Biddle
Publication date
2013/3
Source
Sports medicine
Volume
43
Pages
195-206
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Description
Context
Evidence suggests chronic physical activity (PA) participation may be both protective against the onset of and beneficial for reducing depressive symptoms.
Objective
The aim of this article is to assess the impact of PA interventions on depression in children and adolescents using meta-analysis.
Data sources
Published English language studies were located from manual and computerized searches of the following databases: PsycInfo, The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Trials Register of Promoting Health Interventions (TRoPHI; EPPI Centre), Web of Science and MEDLINE.
Study selection
Studies meeting inclusion criteria (1) reported on interventions to promote or increase PA; (2) included children aged 5 …
Scholar articles
HE Brown, N Pearson, RE Braithwaite, WJ Brown… - Sports medicine, 2013