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How to design and establish a national school‐based physical fitness monitoring and surveillance system for children and adolescents : A 10‐step approach recommended by the FitBack network (2024)
Joensuu, L., Csányi, T., Huhtiniemi, M., Kälbi, K., Magalhães, J., Milanović, I., Morrison, S. A., Ortega, F. B., Sardinha, L. B., Starc, G., Tammelin, T. H., & Jurak, G. (2024). How to design and establish a national school‐based physical fitness monitoring and surveillance system for children and adolescents : A 10‐step approach recommended by the FitBack network. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 34(3), Article e14593. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14593
JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat
Julkaisun tiedot
Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Joensuu, Laura; Csányi, Tamás; Huhtiniemi, Mikko; Kälbi, Katalin; Magalhães, João; Milanović, Ivana; Morrison, Shawnda A.; Ortega, Francisco B.; Sardinha, Luis B.; Starc, Gregor; et al.
Lehti tai sarja: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
ISSN: 0905-7188
eISSN: 1600-0838
Julkaisuvuosi: 2024
Volyymi: 34
Lehden numero: 3
Artikkelinumero: e14593
Kustantaja: Wiley-Blackwell
Julkaisumaa: Britannia
Julkaisun kieli: englanti
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14593
Julkaisun avoin saatavuus: Avoimesti saatavilla
Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Osittain avoin julkaisukanava
Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/94082
Tiivistelmä
Providing individual- and population-level data on children's physical fitness (PF) is a crucial public health and education priority. However, few national fitness monitoring or surveillance systems are currently in practice internationally. We aim to summarize the current European PF monitoring and surveillance systems for school-aged children and to provide experience-based guidelines on how to design such systems.
Methods
The FitBack network consists of experts from diverse backgrounds with the common interest to improve the accessibility of PF monitoring for young people globally. Through FitBack network, we identified and compared the national or regional PF monitoring and surveillance systems currently in operation across Europe. We formulated a 10-step approach for designing and establishing one's own system, based on analysis of experienced strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to monitoring childhood fitness.
Results
We identified a total of eight PF monitoring systems in Finland, France, Galicia of Spain, Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, Serbia, and Slovenia. The FitBack network recommends the following steps for designing and establishing one's own system: (1) set up mission statements and aims, (2) involve stakeholders, (3) utilize scientific background, (4) governance structure, (5) ensure sufficient funding, (6) data management planning, (7) provide meaningful feedback, (8) conduct pilot testing, (9) plan implementation process, and (10) invest in communication with stakeholders.
Conclusions
This study provides an updated overview of the best practices for school-aged children's fitness monitoring and surveillance in Europe. Additionally, it offers a 10-step approach to assist in the creation of similar systems in Europe or globally.
YSO-asiasanat: epidemiologia; ehkäisy; koulutus; liikuntakasvatus; kansanterveys
Vapaat asiasanat: assessment; disease prevention; education; epidemiology; NCDs; physical literacy; policy; population health
Liittyvät organisaatiot
OKM-raportointi: Kyllä
Alustava JUFO-taso: 2
