BACKGROUND Studies of effectiveness of school-based prevention of substance misuse have generally overlooked gender differences. The purpose of this work was to analyse gender differences in the effectiveness of a new European school-based curriculum for prevention of substance misuse among adolescents. METHODS The European Drug Abuse Prevention (EU-Dap) trial took place in seven European cou...

BACKGROUND Relatively little is known regarding after-school behavior. This study examined after-school active and sedentary behaviors among youth participating in the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. METHODS An interview guided time-use approach was used to obtain detailed longitudinal information about after-school (3-6 PM) behavior of a mixed gender cohort (n = 886) at ages...

the aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of conners rating scale in assessing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) in primary school bos in different demographic areas of tehran city. the study consisted of an experimental group (n=36) comprising of subjects satisfying dsm-iii-r criteria for adha. these subjects were drawn from different psychiatric clinics. the norm...

BACKGROUND Temporal characterisation of physical activity in children is required for effective strategies to increase physical activity (PA). Evidence regarding determinants of physical activity in childhood and their time-dependent patterns remain inconclusive. We used functional data analysis (FDA) to model temporal profiles of daily activity, measured objectively using accelerometers, to id...

BACKGROUND Active commuting to school has declined over time, and interventions are needed to reverse this trend. The main objective was to investigate the effects of a school-based intervention on active commuting to school and health-related fitness in school-age children of Southern Spain. METHODS A total of 494 children aged 8 to 11 years were invited to participate in the study. The scho...