Physical Activity Levels, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Physical Literacy in Children With a Chronic Medical Condition

Johannes J Noordstar; Maaike C A Sprong; Martijn G Slieker; Tim Takken; Cornelis K van der Ent; Marco van Brussel; Marije Bartels; Erik H J Hulzebos

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Physical Activity Levels, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Physical Literacy in Children With a Chronic Medical Condition

Johannes J Noordstar, Maaike C A Sprong, Martijn G Slieker, Tim Takken, Cornelis K van der Ent, Marco van Brussel, Marije Bartels, Erik H J Hulzebos

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PURPOSE: This study investigated differences in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and other physical literacy domains between children with a chronic medical condition (CMC) who adhered to with the physical activity guideline and those who did not.

METHOD: Forty children with a CMC (7-12 years) wore an accelerometer for 7 days to measure moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. CRF and muscle power were assessed with a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test, and motor performance was measured with an exercise course. Motivation, confidence, knowledge, and understanding were assessed with a questionnaire.

RESULTS: Children who adhered to the PA guideline ( n = 13) scored significantly higher for CRF, muscle power, motivation and confidence than children who did not adhere to the PA guideline ( n = 27). No significant differences were found for motor performance, knowledge and understanding.

CONCLUSION: Future research should investigate the effect of paying specific attention to motivation and confidence in children with a CMC to stimulate their adherence to the PA guideline.

Original language	English
Article number	10.1097/PEP.0000000000001157
Pages (from-to)	30-35
Number of pages	6
Journal	Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association
Volume	37
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000001157
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2025
Externally published	Yes

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cardiorespiratory fitness
children
motivation
physical activity
physical literacy

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Noordstar, J. J., Sprong, M. C. A., Slieker, M. G., Takken, T., van der Ent, C. K., van Brussel, M., Bartels, M., & Hulzebos, E. H. J. (2025). Physical Activity Levels, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Physical Literacy in Children With a Chronic Medical Condition. Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association, 37(1), 30-35. Article 10.1097/PEP.0000000000001157. https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000001157

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Noordstar, JJ, Sprong, MCA, Slieker, MG, Takken, T, van der Ent, CK, van Brussel, M, Bartels, M & Hulzebos, EHJ 2025, 'Physical Activity Levels, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Physical Literacy in Children With a Chronic Medical Condition', Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association, vol. 37, no. 1, 10.1097/PEP.0000000000001157, pp. 30-35. https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000001157

Physical Activity Levels, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Physical Literacy in Children With a Chronic Medical Condition. / Noordstar, Johannes J; Sprong, Maaike C A; Slieker, Martijn G et al.
In: Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association, Vol. 37, No. 1, 10.1097/PEP.0000000000001157, 01.01.2025, p. 30-35.

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Noordstar JJ, Sprong MCA, Slieker MG, Takken T, van der Ent CK, van Brussel M et al. Physical Activity Levels, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Physical Literacy in Children With a Chronic Medical Condition. Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association. 2025 Jan 1;37(1):30-35. 10.1097/PEP.0000000000001157. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000001157

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