Table 1 Ranked set of 29 international research priorities in child and adolescent physical activity and sedentary behaviour
Issue | Panel A sum | Panel B sum | Overall sum | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Developing effective and sustainable interventions to increase children’s PA long-term. | 82 | 69 | 150 | 1 |
Policy and/or environmental change and their influence on children’s PA and SB. | 84 | 81 | 165 | 2 |
Prospective, longitudinal studies of the independent effects of PA and SB on health from birth to middle age | 89 | 98 | 186 | 3 |
The dose–response relationships between PA, SB and health | 105 | 81 | 186 | 4 |
SB's association with health outcomes, independent of other behaviours | 96 | 105 | 201 | 5 |
Understanding the theory behind changing children’s activity levels and behaviours. | 105 | 99 | 204 | 6 |
How to create effective population-based interventions for the least active children. | 107 | 108 | 215 | 7 |
Research on PA and SB in relation to obesity prevention | 109 | 110 | 219 | 8 |
How to decrease child and adolescent screen time. | 99 | 121 | 220 | 9 |
Cultural and parental practices related to PA and childrens’ behaviours. | 122 | 99 | 221 | 10 |
Understanding the mediators and moderators of SB. | 126 | 101 | 227 | 11 |
Characterising different types of SB and then determining whether all SB is detrimental to children and adolescents’ health | 112 | 119 | 231 | 12 |
Effect of PA on cognitive function in youth. | 100 | 137 | 237 | 13 |
Effects of the environment, on PA and SB. | 117 | 123 | 240 | 14 |
Effects of technology on SB. | 129 | 123 | 251 | 15 |
Tracking lifecourse changes in fitness and PA | 127 | 134 | 261 | 16 |
Improving objective measurement of children’s PA and SB | 118 | 147 | 265 | 17 |
Increasing children's active transportation. | 140 | 139 | 279 | 18 |
Psychological and social factors associated with children and adolescents' PA and SB. | 161 | 122 | 283 | 19 |
Research into PA and SB on health in under five year olds. | 155 | 147 | 301 | 20 |
Examination of the 24 hr patterns in children’s PA and SB in relation to health. | 153 | 154 | 307 | 21 |
Educating children on making better lifestyle choices regarding PA and SB | 132 | 184 | 316 | 22 |
Determining the beneficial effects of mass advertising campaigns on PA. | 155 | 175 | 330 | 23 |
The status of PA and SB at schools. | 157 | 180 | 337 | 24 |
PE for health, quality of life and participation in the Culture of Movement | 167 | 177 | 344 | 25 |
Sport for enjoyment and participation and children's propensity to be active. | 178 | 169 | 347 | 26 |
The role of civil community institutions in promoting after school PA. | 169 | 179 | 348 | 27 |
PE and resource availability. | 172 | 193 | 365 | 28 |
Injury prevention among youths in sport | 225 | 193 | 418 | 29 |