CoChat
Sign Up
Cited by 205Physical Activity and HealthSports and Physical Education StudiesObesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Improving physical fitness and emotional well-being in adolescents of low socioeconomic status in Chile: results of a school-based controlled trial

Open access
Bonhauser, Marco, Fernandez, Gonzalo, Püschel, Klaus, Yañez, Fernando, Montero, Joaquín, Thompson, Beti, Coronado, Gloria·2005·Health Promotion International
DOI 10.1093/heapro/dah603
Open this paper in CoChat — free accountOpen PDF

Abstract

Regular physical activity is associated with a reduced risk of all-cause mortality, and mortality due to cardiovascular disease and cancer. Among adolescents, physical activity is associated with benefits in the prevention and control of emotional distress, and improvement of self-esteem. Countries in transitional epidemiological scenarios, such as Chile, need to develop effective strategies to improve physical activity as a way to face the epidemic of chronic diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a school-based physical activity program on physical fitness and mental health status of adolescents living in a low socioeconomic status area in Santiago, Chile. A quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate the effects of the program over one academic year. The study included 198 students aged 15 years old. Two ninth grade classes were randomly selected as the intervention group, with two classes of the same grade as controls. A social planning approach was used to develop the intervention. The program was designed and implemented based on student preferences, teachers' expertise and local resources. Changes in physiological and mental health status were assessed. After the intervention, maximum oxygen capacity achieved a significant increase of 8.5% in the intervention versus 1.8% in the control group (p < 0.0001). Speed and jump performance scores improved significantly more in the intervention versus the control group (p > 0.01). Anxiety score decreased 13.7% in the intervention group versus 2.8% in the control group (p < 0.01), and self-esteem score increased 2.3% in the intervention group and decreased 0.1% in the control group after the end of the program (p < 0.0001). No significant change was observed in the depressive score. Student participation and compliance with the program was > 80%. To conclude, a school-based program to improve physical activity in adolescents of low socioeconomic status, obtained a high level of participation and achieved significant benefits in terms of physical fitness and mental health status.

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1093/heapro/dah603

Cites

48 of 48 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Claims the paper makes

The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.

Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.

A few free checks a day · papers already verified open instantly · results are public

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

  • Moderate-to-vigorous-intensity interventions showed improvements in depression symptoms.

    “Moderate-to-vigorous-intensity interventions showed improvements in depression symptoms,40 47 52–55 anxiety symptoms,40 47 52 55 59 60 self-esteem40 52 and mood states.52 62”

    From Physical activity and exercise in youth mental health promotion: a scoping review (2020) · cites this paper as [40]

  • Moderate-to-vigorous-intensity interventions showed improvements in anxiety symptoms.

    “Moderate-to-vigorous-intensity interventions showed improvements in depression symptoms,40 47 52–55 anxiety symptoms,40 47 52 55 59 60 self-esteem40 52 and mood states.52 62”

    From Physical activity and exercise in youth mental health promotion: a scoping review (2020) · cites this paper as [40]

  • Moderate-to-vigorous-intensity interventions showed improvements in self-esteem.

    “Moderate-to-vigorous-intensity interventions showed improvements in depression symptoms,40 47 52–55 anxiety symptoms,40 47 52 55 59 60 self-esteem40 52 and mood states.52 62”

    From Physical activity and exercise in youth mental health promotion: a scoping review (2020) · cites this paper as [40]

  • Of the 22 included studies that did not recruit participants on the basis of elevated symptoms of mental health disorder, 17 demonstrated an effect of PA/exercise improving mental health across affect, anxiety symptoms, body image, depression symptoms, fatigue, functioning, mood states, self-perception, quality of life, resilience, self-concept, self-esteem, social skills, stress and substance use

    “Of the 22 included studies that did not recruit participants on the basis of elevated symptoms of mental health disorder, there was a demonstrated effect of PA/exercise improving mental health in 17 of these: affect,43 anxiety symptoms,40 52 57 59 body image,58 depression symptoms,35 52–55 57 fatigue,58 functioning,44 mood states,43 44 52 61 62 self-perception,56 quality of life,58 resilience,44”

    From Physical activity and exercise in youth mental health promotion: a scoping review (2020) · cites this paper as [40]

Self-check

Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.

The self-check needs the paper’s full text.

Cites

Flagged first, then by citations

1 of the 49 references couldn’t be matched to a known paper.

Research works printed but not linked: 3

  1. Castlebury, F. D. and Durham, T. W. (1997) The MMPI-2 GM and GF Scales as measures of psychological well- being. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 53, 879-893.
  2. PAHO (2002) Quadriennial Report of the Director. Charting a Future for Health in the Americas. Centennial Edition. PAHO, Washington, DC.
  3. Zúñiga, M. (2002) Programa Deportes y Valores [Dissertation]. Club Deportivo Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago.

Cited by

Sorted by citations

Related

Authors
Bonhauser, M., Fernandez, G., Püschel, K., Yañez, F., Montero, J., Thompson, B., & Coronado, G.
Affiliations
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (CL)
  • Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
Corresponding author
Bonhauser, Marco
ORCID
Venue
Health Promotion International
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2005-03-23
Volume
20
Issue
2
Pages
113-122
ISSN
  • 0957-4824 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2245
DOI
10.1093/heapro/dah603
OpenAlex
W2121236680
Cited by
205
References
49
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 14
FWCI
3.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Health Promotion International (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Sports and Physical Education Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords
school-based physical activity intervention, adolescents, low socioeconomic status, physical fitness, emotional well-being, anxiety, self-esteem, depression, chronic disease prevention, Santiago de Chile
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Psychology, Adolescent, Child, Chile, Female, Health Promotion, Humans, Male, Physical Fitness, Poverty, Schools, Self Concept, Health Behavior

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review