Publications by authors named "Veerle Van Oeckel"
Aims: A significant number of children and adolescents are insufficiently physically active and have a sedentary lifestyle, which is associated with adverse health outcomes, necessitating effective interventions. Using a participatory approach, which engages youth in intervention development, may enhance intervention effectiveness, as such interventions are believed to be more tailored to the needs of the target group. This scoping review aimed to provide an overview of the results of process and effect evaluations of studies that developed school-based physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour interventions using a participatory approach among children and adolescents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: While there is increasing evidence for negative physical health consequences of high volumes of sedentary time and prolonged sedentary time in adolescents, the association with cognition is less clear. This study investigated the association of volumes of habitual sedentary time and prolonged sedentary time with executive functions and short-term memory in adolescents.
Methods: This study has a cross-sectional observational study design.
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate bidirectional associations between (prolonged) sitting time and sleep duration in 12- to 14-year-old adolescents using a between-subjects and within-subjects analyses approach.
Methods: Observational data were used from 108 adolescents (53% girls; mean age 12.9 (SD 0.
Validity of Items Assessing Self-Reported Number of Breaks in Sitting Time among Children and Adolescents.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
September 2020
Article Synopsis
- Sedentary behavior guidelines suggest regularly breaking up sitting time, necessitating accurate monitoring to inform these guidelines and assess intervention effects.
- A study evaluated the validity of self-reported breaks from sitting time among children and adolescents, comparing these self-reports with objective data from an activPAL monitor.
- Results showed good validity for breaks reported at school (ρ = 0.676) and moderate validity for breaks while watching TV, but poor validity for breaks during other screen time activities, indicating specific questionnaire items are suitable for further research.