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Association of Physical Activity and Screen Time With Psychiatric Distress in Children and Adolescents: Caspian-Iv Study Publisher Pubmed



Taheri E1, 2 ; Heshmat R3 ; Motlagh ME4 ; Ardalan G5, 9 ; Asayesh H6 ; Qorbani M7, 8 ; Kelishadi R5, 9
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Source: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Published:2019


Abstract

Background: There are limited studies about the association of physical activity (PA) and screen time (ST) with psychiatric distress (PD) among children and adolescents including Iranian populations. Objective: We aimed to examine the independent and combined associations of PA and ST with PD among children and adolescents. Method: This school-based nationwide survey was carried out among 14 880 students (50.8% boys and 75.6% urban inhabitants), of age 6–18 years by cluster and the stratified multistage sampling method from 30 provinces of Iran. The students and their parents completed two sets of questionnaires obtained from Global School Health Survey with several questions about the PD. The time spent on watching TV/video and computer games and PA were assessed by self-administered validated questionnaires. © The Author(s) [2018]. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
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