CB-PA interventions show no significant improvement in attention or on-task behavior in two of the twenty reviewed studies¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Two included studies (Wilson et al., 2016; van den Berg et al., 2016) revealed no significant improvement in attention or on-task behavior as a consequence of CB-PA. → Ruhland Stefanie 2021

Evidence¶

Ruhland Stefanie 2021¶

Ruhland Stefanie, Lange Klaus W. (2021). Effect of classroom-based physical activity interventions on attention and on-task behavior in schoolchildren: A systematic review. Sports Medicine and Health Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smhs.2021.08.003

q2 · i? · review · r3

Narrative synthesis within the systematic review of 20 studies; the review reports that "The results of 2 of the studies revealed no significant improvement in attention or on-task behavior as a consequence of CB-PA." No effect sizes printed for these null findings.

"The results of 2 of the studies revealed no significant improvement in attention or on-task behavior as a consequence of CB-PA."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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