Syntes: Effects of physical activity interventions on cognitive and academic performance in children and adolescents: a novel combination of a systematic review and recommendations from an expert panel (2018)

Källa: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098136 (British Journal of Sports Medicine 53(10))

Verified content

• Systematic review; 11 of 58 intervention studies rated high quality; all high-quality studies compared added or adapted physical activity with regular curriculum activities (abstract).
• Cognitive performance: 10 of 21 constructs showed significant benefit; academic performance: 15 of 25 analyses found a significant benefit; mathematics: 6 of 7 outcomes beneficial.
• Experts judged the evidence for academic benefit inconclusive overall.

Limits

• Few high-quality studies; heterogeneous outcomes.

Added 2026-10-16 by the project (broadening, Jonatan approved 2026-10-16); content from the published abstract or well-documented summaries, not a full-text read unless stated.