| Title: |
Interventions promoting physical activity among adults and children in the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries: protocol for a systematic review. |
| Authors: |
Pearson, F; Huangfu, P; Abu-Hijleh, FM; Awad, SF; Abu-Raddad, LJ; Critchley, JA |
| Publisher Information: |
BMJ Publishing Group |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Collection: |
St George's University of London: Repository |
| Description: |
INTRODUCTION: Prevalence of overweight, obesity and diabetes are high and rising across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates). In parallel, physical activity (PA) levels are low relative to international standards. PA aids weight control and reduces risk of non-communicable diseases including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. It is likely interventions developed elsewhere will not translate to GCC countries due to unique environmental, social and cultural factors. This protocol is for a systematic review assessing the efficacy of interventions promoting PA within GCC countries among generally healthy adults and children. The primary outcome of interest is change in objectively measured or self-reported PA levels, the secondary outcomes of interest are changes in anthropometry or chronic disease risk factors (eg, blood pressure). Interventions will be compared with no intervention or those of differing PA intensity or duration. The relationships between PA change and the following will be assessed: intervention intensity or duration, season in which intervention occurs, sex, age, nationality and sustainability over time. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A systematic search strategy will identify indexed publications on the efficacy of interventions promoting PA. Randomised controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies recruiting predominantly healthy children and adults will be included. Studies of exercise rehabilitation will be excluded. Medline, Embase, Cinahl, Cochrane Library, SportDiscus, Web of Science, Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region and Qscience will be searched. Clinical trial registries including the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials and ClinicalTrials.gov will be searched for ongoing and unpublished studies. Searches will be ran from database inception until 1 May 2020 and be supplemented by checking references of key articles. Two reviewers will ... |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2044-6055 |
| Relation: |
https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/112323/6/e037122.full.pdf; Pearson, F; Huangfu, P; Abu-Hijleh, FM; Awad, SF; Abu-Raddad, LJ; Critchley, JA (2020) Interventions promoting physical activity among adults and children in the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open, 10 (8). e037122. ISSN 2044-6055 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037122 SGUL Authors: Critchley, Julia Huangfu, Peijue |
| Availability: |
https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/112323/; https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/112323/6/e037122.full.pdf |
| Rights: |
cc_by_nc_4 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.DE546C89 |
| Database: |
BASE |