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dc.contributor.authorKodal, Arne
dc.contributor.authorMuirhead, Fiona
dc.contributor.authorReilly, John J.
dc.contributor.authorWergeland, Gro Janne Henningsen
dc.contributor.authorThorsen, Paul Joachim Bloch
dc.contributor.authorBovim, Lars Peder Vatshelle
dc.contributor.authorElgen, Irene Bircow
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-24T13:19:23Z
dc.date.available2024-09-24T13:19:23Z
dc.date.created2024-04-04T10:31:46Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-05
dc.identifier.issn2055-5784
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3154038
dc.description.abstractBackground: Physical activity is identified as a key modifiable factor towards good short- and long-term mental health and has shown positive effects on anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. However, physical activity-based interventions are not a part of standard mental health care and evidence on the effect of such interventions is still lacking. A transdiagnostic, physical activity-based intervention was developed as a supplement to routine clinical care for youth in specialized child and adolescent mental health services. Methods: /design. The feasibility of the physical activity intervention (Confident, Active, and Happy Youth) was evaluated in an open-label study by assessing the recruitment process, acceptability, intervention suitability, contentment, and preliminary intervention effects in the form of youth and parent-rated anxiety and depressive symptoms. Physical activity levels were objectively measured using Actigraph™ physical activity sensors, and progression to a definitive study was evaluated in accordance with a priori criteria. Results: In total 21 of 25 eligible youth consented to participate, two dropped out of the intervention and 19 completed (76% of eligible participants). The retention rate among consenting participants was 89% and mean attendance to sessions was 83%. The suitability of the intervention was rated as good by the youth and their parents, and intervention contentment was rated high. Changes in youth and parent-rated symptom measures following the intervention were negligible, except for parent-rated anxiety symptoms assessed at 10-month follow-up. Accelerometer data indicated lower levels of moderate to vigorous activity during sessions than intended. No adverse effects were noted. Conclusion: This feasibility study met the pre-determined progression criteria to a definitive study. Thus, a larger trial with longer follow-up should be conducted to explore the effect of the intervention.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleFeasibility of a physical activity intervention for children and adolescents with anxiety and depressionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2024 the authorsen_US
dc.source.articlenumber49en_US
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
cristin.qualitycode1
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s40814-024-01466-8
dc.identifier.cristin2258779
dc.source.journalPilot and Feasibility Studiesen_US
dc.identifier.citationPilot and Feasibility Studies. 2024, 10, 49.en_US
dc.source.volume10en_US


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