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‘Keep fit’ exercise interventions to improve health, fitness and well-being of children and young people who use wheelchairs : mixed-method systematic review protocol
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O'Brien, Thomas D., Noyes, Jane, Spencer, Llinos Haf, Kubis, Hans-Peter, Hastings, Richard P., Edwards, Rhiannon T., Bray, Nathan and Whitaker, Rhiannon (2014) ‘Keep fit’ exercise interventions to improve health, fitness and well-being of children and young people who use wheelchairs : mixed-method systematic review protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70 (12). pp. 2942-2951. doi:10.1111/jan.12428 ISSN 0309-2402.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jan.12428
Abstract
Aim:
This mixed-method systematic review aims to establish the current evidence base for ‘keep fit’, exercise or physical activity interventions for children and young people who use wheelchairs.
Background:
Nurses have a vital health promotion, motivational and monitoring role in optimizing the health and well-being of disabled children. Children with mobility impairments are prone to have low participation levels in physical activity, which reduces fitness and well-being. Effective physical activity interventions that are fun and engaging for children are required to promote habitual participation as part of a healthy lifestyle. Previous intervention programmes have been trialled, but little is known about the most effective types of exercise to improve the fitness of young wheelchair users.
Design:
Mixed-method design using Cochrane systematic processes. Evidence regarding physiological and psychological effectiveness, health economics, user perspectives and service evaluations will be included and analysed under distinct streams.
Methods:
The project was funded from October 2012. Multiple databases will be searched using search strings combining relevant medical subheadings and intervention-specific terms. Articles will also be identified from ancestral references and by approaching authors to identify unpublished work. Only studies or reports evaluating the effectiveness, participation experiences or cost of a physical activity programme will be included. Separate analyses will be performed for each data stream, including a meta-analysis if sufficient homogeneity exists and thematic analyses. Findings across streams will be synthesized in an overarching narrative summary.
Discussion:
Evidence from the first systematic review of this type will inform development of effective child-centred physical activity interventions and their evaluation.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Advanced Nursing | ||||||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0309-2402 | ||||||||
Official Date: | December 2014 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 70 | ||||||||
Number: | 12 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 2942-2951 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1111/jan.12428 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
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