College of Human Science& Education, School of Kinesiology, Baton Rouge, LA.
10.61186/pach.195747
Abstract
Introduction: There are contradictory results regarding the levels of physical activity (PA) among children with ADHD, which may be due to the use of subjective and objective tools. Objectives: The purpose of the current study was to compare the self-reported and device-measured PA among children with ADHD. Methods: This study used a comparative-correlational method. Seventy-five children with ADHD (36 girls) attending a special school (Mage: 10.61 ± 1.28 years) selected based on a convenience sampling method. The short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF) was used to measure self-reported PA. Moreover, modern accelerometers were used to measured device-based PA. Data was analyzed using independent sample t test and Spearman correlation test by SPSS version 26. Results: The results showed that children with ADHD, particularly girls, do not meet the WHO guidelines for at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) per day. In addition, the children tended to report significantly different PA pattern than their accelerometer-based PA pattern is (p<0.05), where they reported higher vigorous PA and lower moderate and light PA (p<0.05). Conclusions: These results show great differences between PA patterns of children with ADHD as measured by questionnaires and accelerometers, indicating that type of tools for measuring PA is a crucial aspect in the practice of PA and health promotion and rehabilitation.
Baniasadi,T. (2024). The Relationship between Self-reported and Device-measured Physical Activity among Children with ADHD. Physical Activity in Children, 1(1), 1-5. doi: 10.61186/pach.195747
MLA
Baniasadi,T. . "The Relationship between Self-reported and Device-measured Physical Activity among Children with ADHD", Physical Activity in Children, 1, 1, 2024, 1-5. doi: 10.61186/pach.195747
HARVARD
Baniasadi T. (2024). 'The Relationship between Self-reported and Device-measured Physical Activity among Children with ADHD', Physical Activity in Children, 1(1), pp. 1-5. doi: 10.61186/pach.195747
CHICAGO
T. Baniasadi, "The Relationship between Self-reported and Device-measured Physical Activity among Children with ADHD," Physical Activity in Children, 1 1 (2024): 1-5, doi: 10.61186/pach.195747
VANCOUVER
Baniasadi T. The Relationship between Self-reported and Device-measured Physical Activity among Children with ADHD. PACH, 2024; 1(1): 1-5. doi: 10.61186/pach.195747
Physical Activity in Children