RT Journal Article
T1 Physical Fitness Surveillance and Monitoring Systems Inventory for Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review with a Global Perspective
A1 Brazo Sayavera, Francisco Javier
A1 Silva, Danilo R.
A1 Lang, Justin J.
A1 Tomkinson, Grant R.
A1 Agostinis-Sobrinho, Cesar
A1 Andersen, Lars Bo
A1 García-Hermoso, Antonio
A1 Gaya, Anelise R.
A1 Jurak, Gregor
A1 Lee, Eun-Young
A1 Liu, Yang
A1 Lubans, David R.
A1 Okely, Anthony D.
A1 Ortega, Francisco B.
A1 Ruiz, Jonatan R.
A1 Tremblay, Mark S.
A1 Dos Santos, Leandro
K1 Surveillance system
K1 Physical fitness
K1 Child
K1 Adolescents
AB Surveillance of health-related physical fitness can improve decision-making and intervention strategies promoting health for children and adolescents. However, no study has comprehensively analyzed surveillance/monitoring systems for physical fitness globally. This review sought to address this gap by identifying: (1) national-level surveillance/monitoring systems for physical fitness among children and adolescents globally, (2) the main barriers and challenges to implementing surveillance/monitoring systems, and (3) governmental actions related to existing surveillance/monitoring systems. We used a scoping review to search, obtain, group, summarize, and analyze available evidence. Our review involved three stages: (1) identification of surveillance systems through a systematic literature review, with complementary search of the grey literature (e.g., reference lists, Google Scholar, webpages, recommendations), (2) systematic consultation with relevant experts using a Delphi method to confirm/add systems and to gather and analyze information on the barriers and challenges to implementing systems, and (3) Web searches for public documents on government sites and surveillance/monitoring system pages, and direct internet searches to identify relevant governmental actions related to surveillance systems. A total of 15 fitness surveillance/monitoring systems met our inclusion criteria. Experts identified a lack of government support and funding, and the low priority of fitness on the public health agenda as the main barriers/challenges to implementation. Several governmental actions related to surveillance systems were identified, including policies, strategies, programs, and guidelines. We propose a Global Observatory of Physical Fitness to help address these issues.
PB Springer
YR 2024
FD 2024-05-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20638
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20638
LA en
NO Brazo-Sayavera, J., Silva, D. R., Lang, J. J., Tomkinson, G. R., Agostinis-Sobrinho, C., Andersen, L. B., García-Hermoso, A., Gaya, A. R., Jurak, G., Lee, E.-Y., Liu, Y., Lubans, D. R., Okely, A. D., Ortega, F. B., Ruiz, J. R., Tremblay, M. S., & Dos Santos, L. (2024). Physical Fitness Surveillance and Monitoring Systems Inventory for Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review with a Global Perspective. Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-024-02038-9
NO Universidad Pablo de Olavide
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026