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July 15, 2025Frontiers in Public HealthOpen Access

Effectiveness of family-centered intervention programs on objectively measured physical activity in children aged under 13: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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QWQian WangLLLawrence LamHLHeng Lin

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Meta-analysis demonstrates family-centered interventions increase physical activity in children, suggesting effective strategies for engagement.

Key Points

  • Family-centered interventions significantly increased moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) by 5.13 units in children under 13.
  • No significant difference was observed in sedentary behavior (SB) between intervention and control groups (WMD = −2.24).
  • Subgroup analyses revealed stronger effects for short-term interventions and those conducted on weekends.
  • Future research should explore diverse populations and employ high-quality measurement tools to assess intervention efficacy.

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Wang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a02bce6551bb0af8cc5b0https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1611496
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