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. 2020 Jan 5;2020(1):CD012547. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012547.pub2

Summary of findings 2. Physical activity interventions with a caregiver component compared to interventions without a caregiver component for improving children's physical activity behaviors.

Physical activity interventions with a caregiver component compared to interventions without a caregiver component for improving children's physical activity behaviors
Patient or population: children aged 3 to 11 years
 Setting: child + caregiver arm: home, online, school; child‐only arm: school, home
 Intervention: physical activity interventions with a caregiver component
 Comparison: physical activity interventions without a caregiver component
Outcomes Illustrative comparative risks* (95% CI) Relative effect
 (95% CI) No. of participants
 (studies) Quality of the evidence
 (GRADE) Comments
Assumed risk—physical activity interventions without a caregiver component Corresponding risk—physical activity interventions with a caregiver component
Percentage of children's total energy intake from saturated fat
(not measured)
No studies reported data for percentage of children's total energy intake from saturated fat
Children's sodium intake
(not measured)
No studies reported data for children's sodium intake
Children's fruit and vegetable intake (not measured) No studies reported data for children's fruit and vegetable intake
Children's SSB intake (not measured) No studies reported data for children's SSB intake
Children's total physical activity (min/h)
Measured by accelerometry
Assessed at end of intervention (6 months)
Mean total physical activity score in the control group was 26.8 min/h Mean total physical activity score in the intervention group was0.2 min/h more (1.19 less to 1.59 more) 54
 (1 RCT) ⊕⊕⊝⊝
 Lowa,b WHO recommends that physical activity beyond 60 minutes of MVPA per day provides additional benefits (WHO 2010)
Children's MVPA (% time spent/d and min/h)
Measured by accelerometry
Assessed at end of intervention (12 weeks and 6 months)
Mean MVPA score in the intervention group was 0.04 standard deviations higher
 (0.41 lower to 0.49 higher) 80
 (2 RCTs) ⊕⊕⊕⊝
 Moderateb WHO recommends that youth aged 5 to 17 years should do at least 60 minutes of MVPA daily (WHO 2010)
The observed standard deviation of 0.04 probably represents a trivial, non‐significant difference between arms
Adverse effects (not measured) No studies reported data for adverse effects
*The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% CI) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).
 
 CI: confidence interval; MVPA: moderate to vigorous physical activity; RCT: randomized controlled trial; SSB: sugar‐sweetened beverage; WHO: World Health Organization.
GRADE Working Group grades of evidence.High quality: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect.
 Moderate quality: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.
 Low quality: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect.
 Very low quality: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect.

aDowngraded by one level for indirectness: one trial only.
 bDowngraded by one level for risk of bias: high attrition.