Child Physical Activity and Health

A special issue of Future (ISSN 2813-2882).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 2683

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Dear Colleagues,

The COVID-19 pandemic has clearly shown how important it is to take care of one's own and public health. In most cases, health problems have their origins in childhood, when lifestyle behaviors are formed. Unfortunately, for many years, unhealthy behaviors have been observed among school children, such as a decrease in the level of physical activity and an unhealthy diet. This results in an increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among school-age children. This is accompanied by an increase in blood pressure, impaired carbohydrate metabolism, a decline in fitness and physical condition, and many other health problems. These, if not corrected in time, have a negative impact on health in adulthood. The major challenge is to enhance health and immunity also by diagnosnig health problems dependent on lifestyle in the school child population and implement effective actions to correct these errors and shape pro-health behavior. This is important for every individual, as well as for public health. It requires a great deal of work and presents an opportunity for interesting and necessary research for scientists in the fields of physical fitness, dietetics, education, medicine, public health, and others. We expect that many interesting works will be created in this respect, the results of which will be disseminated and published in this Special Issue. Papers addressing these topics are invited for this Special Issue, especially those combining a high academic standard coupled with a practical focus on providing pro-healthy lifestyle recommendations and solutions.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in IJERPH.

Prof. Dr. Wojciech Kolanowski
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Keywords

  • childhood
  • diet
  • fitness
  • health
  • life style
  • obestity
  • physical activity

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Case Report
Supporting Functional Goals in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Case Report of The Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) Approach
by Stephanie Taylor, Iona Novak and Michelle Jackman
Future 2024, 2(2), 46-55; https://doi.org/10.3390/future2020004 - 18 Apr 2024
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Children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are now living longer as a result of advancements in pharmaceutical and medical interventions. There is a paucity of research regarding therapeutic interventions to support this population to be independent and participate in life activities that are [...] Read more.
Children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are now living longer as a result of advancements in pharmaceutical and medical interventions. There is a paucity of research regarding therapeutic interventions to support this population to be independent and participate in life activities that are most important to them. The aim of this case report is to explore the use of the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach to support a child with SMA type 1 to achieve their functional and participation goals. This is a retrospective case study. A 7-year-old girl with SMA type 1 received ten 1 h sessions of CO-OP, weekly in the home and community settings with a physiotherapist. Clinically meaningful improvements were found in goal performance and satisfaction on the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) and Performance Quality Rating Scale (PQRS). Despite the progressive nature of SMA, the CO-OP approach was able to support goal attainment. Given medical advances are leading to a longer life span for children with neuromuscular conditions, further research is needed to investigate the efficacy of functional and participation-based interventions, including impact on quality of life and self-efficacy. Full article
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