The Effect of Physical Activity Interventions on Executive Function Among People with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Meta-Analysis

The current meta-analysis comprehensively examined the effects of physical activity interventions on executive function among people with neurodevelopmental disorders. The meta-analysis included 34 studies with 1058 participants aged 5–33 years. Results indicated an overall significant medium effect...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2022-03, Vol.52 (3), p.1030-1050
Hauptverfasser: Sung, Ming-Chih, Ku, Byungmo, Leung, Willie, MacDonald, Megan
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The current meta-analysis comprehensively examined the effects of physical activity interventions on executive function among people with neurodevelopmental disorders. The meta-analysis included 34 studies with 1058 participants aged 5–33 years. Results indicated an overall significant medium effect of physical activity interventions on improving executive function in people with neurodevelopmental disorders under the random-effect model (Hedges’ g  = 0.56, p  
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-021-05009-5