AIM This study investigated change in the participation profile of physical activity over 15 months after a three-week intensive rehabilitation that used physical activity as the main intervention. METHODS The Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment (CAPE) was used in a longitudinal prospective study (pre- and post-design) with three measurements over 15 months. Eighty children w...

Obesity has become worldwide pandemic. Studies indicated that the pandemic was associated with change in food consumption and physical activity pattern. Studies in adults showed that obese individuals had shorter sleeps. The aim of this study is to compare sleep pattern of normal, overweight and obese children in association with their overall daily physical activity pattern. This is a cross se...

the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a selected physical activity program on the development of motor skills in children with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (adhd) and high functioning autism (hfa). in this semiexperimental research, 20 children (8.8+0.7 years old) with hfa and 10 children (7.9+1.4 years old) with adhd based on pretest scores were randomly selected...

Somatomedin activity was measured using an embryonic chick cartilage assay in 33 normal and short normal children, 23 children with pituitary growth hormone (GH) deficiency, 14 children with sexual precocity, and 13 children with chronic renal insufficiency. In normal children somatomedin activity correlated well with chronological age: low valles in early childhood rose to higher than adult le...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to identify the most prevalent reported activities performed by Australian children during the lunchtime and after school periods; and estimate the mean duration of a typical bout of the most prevalent activities performed during the lunchtime and after school periods. DESIGN This study was a secondary data analysis of the 2007 Australian National Children...

background and objectives: childhood obesity is an increasing public health problem in iran, and there is no evidence for effective prevention strategies to date. the aim of this qualitative study was to identify and prioritise perceived potential interventions by parents and school staff to help inform the development of an obesity prevention intervention for iranian school children. materials...