Improving Cognitive Performance of 9–12 Years Old Children: Just Dance? A Randomized Controlled Trial
| Autor: | Emi Saliasi, Mai J. M. Chinapaw, Renate H. M. de Groot, Vera van den Berg, A.S. Singh |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Complexe Genetica, RS: NUTRIM - R3 - Respiratory & Age-related Health, Public and occupational health, Amsterdam Reproduction & Development (AR&D), APH - Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases, APH - Methodology, RS-Theme Biopsychology of Learning, Department FEEEL |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Elementary cognitive task
medicine.medical_specialty PERCEPTIONS FITNESS lcsh:BF1-990 selective attention physical activity 050105 experimental psychology law.invention memory 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial children law MVPA ADOLESCENTS D2 Test of Attention medicine Aerobic exercise Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance BRAIN General Psychology PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY INTERVENTIONS Original Research aerobic fitness exercise 4. Education 05 social sciences EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS Executive functions inhibition Test (assessment) lcsh:Psychology Physical therapy TASK HEALTH AEROBIC EXERCISE CLASSROOM EXERCISE BREAKS 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Stroop effect |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Psychology Frontiers in Psychology, 10:174, 1-14. Frontiers Media S.A. Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 10 (2019) van den Berg, V, Saliasi, E, de Groot, R H M, Chinapaw, M J M & Singh, A S 2019, ' Improving cognitive performance of 9-12 years old children: Just dance? A randomized controlled trial ', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 10, no. FEB, 174 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00174 Frontiers in Psychology, 10(FEB):174. Frontiers Media S.A. van den Berg, V, Saliasi, E, de Groot, R H M, Chinapaw, M J M & Singh, A S 2019, ' Improving Cognitive Performance of 9-12 Years Old Children : Just Dance? A Randomized Controlled Trial ', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 10, 174, pp. 1-14 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00174 |
| ISSN: | 1664-1078 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00174 |
| Popis: | Exercise is assumed to have positive effects on children's cognitive performance. However, given the inconclusive evidence for the long-term effects of exercise, it is difficult to advice schools on what specific exercise programs can improve children's cognitive performance. In particular, little is known about the effects of small exercise programs that may be feasible in daily school practice. Therefore, we assessed the effects of a 9-weeks program consisting of daily exercise breaks on children's cognitive performance, aerobic fitness and physical activity levels. We conducted a cluster-randomized controlled trial in 21 classes of eight Dutch primary schools. A total of 512 children aged 9-12 years participated. The exercise intervention had a duration of 9 weeks and consisted of a daily 10-min classroom-based exercise break of moderate to vigorous intensity. Before and after the intervention, we used four cognitive tasks (i.e., the Attention Network Test, Stroop test, d2 test of attention and Fluency task) to measure children's cognitive performance in domains of selective attention, inhibition and memory retrieval. In addition, we measured aerobic fitness with a Shuttle Run test and physical activity during school hours by accelerometers. We analyzed data using mixed models, adjusting for baseline scores, class and school. After 9 weeks, there were no intervention effects on children's cognitive performance or aerobic fitness. Children in the intervention group spent 2.9 min more of their school hours in moderate to vigorous physical activity as compared to the children in the control group. In conclusion, daily 10-min exercise breaks in the classroom did not improve, nor deteriorate cognitive performance in children. The exercise breaks had no effect on children's fitness, and resulted in 2.9 min more time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity during school hours. Daily exercise breaks can be implemented in the classroom to promote children's physical activity during school time, without adverse effect on their cognitive performance. |
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