@misc{10481/88340,
year = {2018},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/88340},
abstract = {Active commuting to school has been recognized as a potential avenue to increase physical activity in children
and adolescents. However, active commuting to school has declined over time, and interventions are needed to
reverse this trend. The main aim in the current study was to update a previous systematic review on inter-
ventions focused on active travel to school, following the same methodology and addressing the quality and
effectiveness of new studies detected in the more recent scientific literature. A systematic review was conducted
to identify intervention studies of active commuting to school published from February 2010 to December 2016.
Five electronic databases and a manual search were conducted. Detailed information was extracted, including a
quantitative assessment comparing the effect sizes, with Cohen's d, and a qualitative assessment using the
Evaluation of Public Health Practice Projects tool. We identified 23 interventions that focused on active com-
muting to school. Among the 23 interventions, three were randomized control trials, 22 had a pre/post design, and 12 used control groups. Most interventions reported a small effect size on active commuting to school (14/
23) (d: from‐1.45 to 2.37). The quality assessment was rated as weak in most studies (21/23). Government
funding continues investing in public policies to promote active commuting to school. However, even though
seven years have passed since the last systematic review, research with high quality designs with randomization,
greater sample size, and the use of valid and reliable instruments are needed.},
publisher = {ELSEVIER},
keywords = {Active commuting},
keywords = {School Young},
keywords = {Intervention programs},
keywords = {Public health},
title = {Systematic review of interventions for promoting active school transport},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.02.010},
author = {Villa González, Emilio and Barranco-Ruiz, Yaira and R. Evenson, Kelly and Chillón Garzón, Palma},
}