| Bürgi et al. 201037 |
Cross-sectional: 542 Swiss preschoolers of two culturally different. Instrument: accelerometer Actigraph GT1M, anthropometric measurements, motor skill and parental characteristics questionnaire. |
The regions, maternal workload and parental education resulted in differences in PA, sedentary activities and agility. |
| Faria et al. 201028 |
Cross-sectional: 38 Brazilian preschool children. Instrument: structured form of daily preschool analysis to parents and ecological analysis of environment. |
The rigid routine and time spent in queues, waiting or sitting prejudiced the PA levels. The supply of PA generated the development of proximal processes. |
| Loprinzi and Trost 201041 |
Cross-sectional: 156 Australian parents and preschoolers. Instrument: IPAQ to parents and accelerometer Actigraph 7164. |
Support and participation of parents about PA showed a positive correlation with increase PA levels of children. |
| Barros et al. 201213 |
Cross-sectional: 265 Brazilian preschoolers. Instrument: validated questionnaire and adapted to Brazil to parents. |
Absence of space in home, go to school full or vespertine period and higher education of parental showed correlated low levels of PA. |
| O’Dwyer et al. 201242 |
Cross-sectional: 77 English families of preschool children. Intervention: 5 sessions for 10 weeks approximately 70 min. Instrument: Questionnaire Pre-PAQ to parents, accelerometer Actigraph GT1M, control group, guidance to family. |
The intervention group reduced sedentary behaviors and higher PA levels. Guidance and information to parents collaborated with healthy habits of their children. |
| Androutsos et al. 201444 |
Analyze capacitation Program of the Toy Box-Study Training* with 3 teachers of Greeks preschool children. |
Training guided the construction of the training material Toy-Box study and generated efficacy, motivation and loyalty to the intervention program. |
| Olesen et al. 201439 |
Sample Cross-sectional: 627 Danish children of 5-6 years. Instrument: Anthropometric measures, Motor Scale, Accelerometer Actigraph GT1M and GT3X and semi qualitative questionnaire parents. |
There was no difference of gender in relation to PA levels. The children were more active on weekdays in school. |
| Vale et al. 201440 |
Cross-sectional: 509 Portuguese children between 3-5 years. Instrument: parental education questionnaire and accelerometer Actigraph GT1M. |
Negative correlation between parental education and PA level. |
| Remmers et al. 201443 |
Two-year follow-up: 2,007 parents of Dutch preschool children with 5 years. Instrument: structured form of daily preschool analysis to parents. |
The habits and the presence of parents positively influenced the increase in the duration of external games by children. |
| Henderson et al. 201515 |
Sample Cross-sectional: 395 American children between 3-5 years. Accelerometer Actigraph GT1M, routine observation and environmental characteristics. |
14% of the time dedicated to PA. 3 factors raised PA: outdoor games, games adapted the covered space and encouragement of teachers. |
| Tandon et al. 201516 |
Cross-sectional: 98 American children with a mean age of 4.5 years. Accelerometer Actigraph GT3X and observation. |
<Sedentary time and> PA levels when in outdoor activities without teacher guidance. |
| Dawson-Hahn et al. 201538 |
Cross-sectional: 96 Latino-American children between 3 and 5 years. Questionnaire and accelerometer. |
Parental education had a positive correlation with PA. And TV viewing was inversely associated with PA. |
| Barbosa et al. 201614 |
Cross-sectional: 370 Brazilian preschool children 4-6 years. Instrument: structured form of daily preschool analysis to school director and accelerometer Actigraph GT3X |
10% of the time dedicated to PA. The recreation room, the park and the recreational time had a positive correlation with PA. |
| Howie et al. 201645 |
Case Study: 2 teachers offered a training program during 3 years to increase the PA level of 8 American preschools |
Increase in the time in observation minutes of PA opportunities offered by teachers. |