Health, Economy, Motricity and Education (HEME) Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.
Promoting a Healthy Society Research Group (PHeSO), Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Sep 6;18(17):9418. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18179418.
The study of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children and adolescents has important implications in terms of policy, education, and health. Data on the time spent in physical activity (PA) and in sedentary activities in this population are worrying. We aim to analyze possible differences in HRQoL and PA levels between sexes and age groups in Spanish students aged between 8 and 14 years, as well as to assess the relationship between HRQoL and the frequency of PA in this population. A total of 3197 participants (1610 boys and 1587 girls) from 8 to 14 years old were recruited. Mquality and Mapping Child Health Utility instrument (Chu9d) were used as HRQoL indicators. A medium positive association between PA and HRQoL concerning the Spanish school population was found. HRQoL was higher among students aged 8 to 12 than 13 to 14. Moreover, when children start secondary education, both sexes seem to lose the quality of life. Similarly, PA decreases among girls over the years, although it seems to increase among boys. Thus, PA levels and HRQoL are directly associated in Spanish schoolchildren aged between 8 and 14 years. However, this HRQoL decreases in children over the years. Practical implications include the need to support education and physical activity programs to improve HRQoL in children and adolescents.
对儿童和青少年健康相关生活质量（HRQoL）的研究在政策、教育和健康方面具有重要意义。关于该人群中体力活动（PA）和久坐活动时间的数据令人担忧。我们旨在分析西班牙 8 至 14 岁学生中性别和年龄组之间 HRQoL 和 PA 水平的差异，并评估该人群中 HRQoL 与 PA 频率之间的关系。共招募了 3197 名 8 至 14 岁的参与者（1610 名男孩和 1587 名女孩）。使用 Mquality 和 Mapping Child Health Utility 工具（Chu9d）作为 HRQoL 指标。研究发现，PA 与西班牙学龄人群的 HRQoL 之间存在中等程度的正相关。8 至 12 岁的学生 HRQoL 高于 13 至 14 岁的学生。此外，当孩子开始接受中学教育时，男女似乎都失去了生活质量。同样，女孩的 PA 多年来一直在下降，尽管男孩的 PA 似乎有所增加。因此，PA 水平和 HRQoL 在 8 至 14 岁的西班牙学龄儿童中直接相关。然而，随着年龄的增长，儿童的 HRQoL 会下降。实际影响包括需要支持教育和体育活动计划，以提高儿童和青少年的 HRQoL。
