Economic burden of physical activity-related injuries among Dutch children aged 10-12 years (INTERN)
Physical activity-related injuries are a negative side effect of participating in physical activities and result in medical costs. Injuries in children that lead to the highest costs are injuries that…
Design of the iPlay-study
Systematic development of a physical activity-related injury prevention programme for primary school children (INTERN)
Health benefits of physical activity in children are well known. However, a drawback is the risk of physical activity-related injuries. Children are at particular risk for these injuries, because of…
A prospective cohort study on physical activity and sports-related injuries in 10-12-year-old children (INTERN)
The purpose of this study is to describe the incidence and severity of injuries resulting from physical education, sports, and leisure time physical activity (PA) in 10-12 year old children.…
Physical inactivity is a risk factor for physical activity-related injuries in children (INTERN)
The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to describe the risk factors associated with injuries resulting from physical education (PE), leisure time physical activity and sports in 9-12-year-old children.…
Effectiveness of a school-based physical activity-related injury prevention program on risk behavior and neuromotor fitness a cluster randomized controlled trial
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a school-based physical activity-related injury prevention program, called 'iPlay', on risk behavior and neuromotor fitness. In this cluster randomized…
Process evaluation of a school based physical activity related injury prevention programme using the RE-AIM framework
In general, only information regarding the effectiveness of an intervention programme is ever published. However, in recent years evaluating the translatability and feasibility of an intervention programme has become more…
Effectiveness of a school-based physical activity injury prevention program
A cluster randomized controlled trial
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a school-based injury prevention program on physical activity injury incidence and severity. Schools were randomized to receive either the…
Acute physical activity and sports injuries in children (INTERN)
An increase in the physical activity of individuals has many health benefits, but a drawback of an increase in physical activity is the risk of related injuries. To reduce the…
Motor fitness in Dutch youth
Differences over a 26-year period (1980-2006) (INTERN)
This study aimed to compare neuromotor fitness test scores of 9-12-year-old Dutch youth in 2006 with scores of same aged children in 1980. Body height, body weight and performance on…
Effect of school based physical activity programme (KISS) on fitness and adiposity in primary schoolchildren
Clustered randomised controlled trial
Objective: to assess the effectiveness of a school based physical activity programme during one school year on physical and psychological health in young schoolchildren. Conclusions: a school based multi-component physical…