Physical Activity and Cognitive Development: A Meta-Analysis

Jackson, William M.; Davis, Nicholas; Sands, Stephen A.; Whittington, Robert A.; Sun, Lena S.

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“…Primary studies in these reviews ranged from 3-50 and were often either observational or interventions of low quality. In the current update, we located a further 25 systematic reviews -a 3.6-fold increase and essentially 3-4 new reviews per year (Alvarez-Bueno, Pesce, Cavero-Redondo, Sanchez-Lopez, Garrido-Miguel, et al, 2017;Alvarez-Bueno, Pesce, Cavero-Redondo, Sanchez-Lopez, Martinez-Hortelano, et al, 2017;Busch et al, 2014;Bustamante, Williams, & Davis, 2016;Cerrillo-Urbina et al, 2015;de Greeff, Bosker, Oosterlaan, Visscher, & Hartman, 2018;Den Heijer et al, 2017;Donnelly et al, 2016;Esteban-Cornejo, Tejero-Gonzalez, Sallis, & Veiga, 2015;Ferreira-Vorkapic et al, 2015;Jackson, Davis, Sands, Whittington, & Sun, 2016;Lees & Hopkins, 2013;Marques, Gomez, Martins, Catunda, & Sarmento, 2017;Marques, Santos, Hillman, & Sardinha, 2017;Martin et al, 2018;Mura, Vellante, Nardi, Machado, & Carta, 2015;Poitras et al, 2016;Rasberry et al, 2011; Ruiz-Ariza, Grao-Cruces, de Loureiro, & Martinez-Lopez, 2017;Singh, Uijtdewilligen, Twisk, van Mechelen, & Chinapaw, 2012;J. J. Smith et al, 2014;Spruit et al, 2016;Tan, Pooley, & Speelman, 2016;Verburgh, Konigs, Scherder, & Oosterlaan, 2014).…”

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Physical activity and mental health in children and adolescents: An updated review of reviews and an analysis of causality

Biddle

Ciaccioni

Göen

et al. 2019

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

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Objectives. Evidence concerning physical activity and mental health remains less well documented for children and adolescents. An updated review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses was undertaken concerning physical activity and mental health in children and adolescents, and to judge the extent to which associations can be considered causal. Methods. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses were identified to update our previous review of reviews (Biddle & Asare, 2011), with papers identified between November 2010 and the end of 2017. Criteria were used to judge causality (Hill, 1965), including strength of association, dose-response association, and experimental evidence. Results. Since 2011, the quantity (k=42 reviews) and quality of research has increased in depression (evidence from 10 reviews), self-esteem (10 reviews) and cognitive functioning (25 reviews). Anxiety had only three new, small, reviews. Intervention effects for depression are moderate in strength while observational data show only small or null associations. Variable effect sizes are evident from interventions for the reduction of anxiety and improvement in self-esteem. Higher or improved fitness and physical activity are associated with better cognitive health and performance. There was partial support for a causal association with depression, a lack of support for self-esteem, but support for cognitive functioning. Conclusions. There are significant increases in research activity concerning physical activity and depression, self-esteem, and cognitive functioning in young people. The strongest evidence for a causal association appears to be for cognitive functioning, and there is partial evidence for depression.

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Physical activity and mental health in children and adolescents: An updated review of reviews and an analysis of causality

Biddle

Ciaccioni

Göen

et al. 2019

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

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“…En försämrad kognitiv förmåga kan upplevas både frustrerande, stressande och till och med genant och inverkar negativt på både familjeliv, social situation 154 och arbetsförmåga. 155 Att regelbunden fysik aktivitet har en positiv inverkan på kognitiv förmåga har tidigare studerats hos friska vuxna, 9 barn, 156 äldre med demenssjukdom 157 och för personer som drabbats av stroke. 158 Men för personer med cancersjukdom som drabbas av cytostatikarelaterad kognitiv svikt är studier om inverkan av fysisk aktivitet få till antalet 159 och framtida forskning inom området skulle vara värdefullt ur ett hälsoperspektiv.…”

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Experiencing health – Physical activity during adjuvant chemotherapy treatment for women with breast cancer

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Sundberg

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European Journal of Oncology Nursing

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“…Interventions implemented in early stages of life allow capitalizing on higher cortical plasticity, potentially maximizing their impact ( Cotman and Berchtold, 2002 ). The appeal of early interventions has motivated a whole line of research exploring the effect of physical exercise regimens on behavior, cognitive function, and scholastic performance ( Castelli et al, 2007 ; Davis et al, 2007 , Davis et al, 2011 ; Donnelly et al, 2016 ; Jackson et al, 2016 ; Pontifex et al, 2013 ). Consistent with these findings, Sibley et al found a robust effect of physical exercise on cognitive function in children, in a meta-analytic assessment of the literature at the time ( Sibley and Etnier, 2003 ).…”

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High-intensity training enhances executive function in children in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Moreau

Kirk

Waldie

2017

eLife

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Background: Exercise-induced cognitive improvements have traditionally been observed following aerobic exercise interventions; that is, sustained sessions of moderate intensity. Here, we tested the effect of a 6 week high-intensity training (HIT) regimen on measures of cognitive control and working memory in a multicenter, randomized (1:1 allocation), placebo-controlled trial. Methods: 318 children aged 7-13 years were randomly assigned to a HIT or an active control group matched for enjoyment and motivation. In the primary analysis, we compared improvements on six cognitive tasks representing two cognitive constructs (N = 305). Secondary outcomes included genetic data and physiological measurements. Results: The 6-week HIT regimen resulted in improvements on measures of cognitive control [BFM = 3.38, g = 0.31 (0.09, 0.54)] and working memory [BFM = 5233.68, g = 0.54 (0.31, 0.77)], moderated by BDNF genotype, with met66 carriers showing larger gains post-exercise than val66 homozygotes. Conclusion: This study suggests a promising alternative to enhance cognition, via short and potent exercise regimens. Clinical Trial Registration: Protocol #015078, University of Auckland. Funding: Centre for Brain Research: David Moreau and Karen E Waldie (9133-3706255).DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.25062.001

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Physical Activity and Cognitive Development: A Meta-Analysis

Cited by 35 publications

References 37 publications

Physical activity and mental health in children and adolescents: An updated review of reviews and an analysis of causality

Physical activity and mental health in children and adolescents: An updated review of reviews and an analysis of causality

Experiencing health – Physical activity during adjuvant chemotherapy treatment for women with breast cancer

High-intensity training enhances executive function in children in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial

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