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Ming-Chih Sung1, Byungmo Ku2, Willie Leung3
1Adapted Physical Activity, Kinesiology, School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Rm 8 Women's Building, 160 SW 26th St, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA. sungmin@oregonstate.edu.
Abstract:
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 < .001). Significant moderators of the effects of physical activity intervention on executive function included age, intervention length and session time, executive function subdomains, and intervention dose (total minutes in the intervention). This meta-analysis provides support for the effectiveness of physical activity interventions on executive function among people with neurodevelopmental disorders. Future studies and limitations are discussed.
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