The Swiss Preschoolers’ health study (SPLASHY) : objectives and design of a prospective multi-site cohort study assessing psychological and physiological health in young children
- Messerli-Bürgy, Nadine Universität Fribourg, Schweiz
- Kakebeeke, Tanja H. Universität Zürich
- Arhab, Amar Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne
- Stülb, Kerstin Universität Fribourg, Schweiz
- Zysset, Annina E. Child Development Center, University Children’s Hospital Zürich
- Leeger-Aschmann, Claudia S. Universität Zürich
- Schmutz, Einat A. Universität Zürich
- Fares, Fady Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne
- Meyer, Andrea H. Universität Basel
- Munsch, Simone Universität Fribourg, Schweiz
- Kriemler, Susi Universität Zürich
- Jenni, Oskar G. Child Development Center, University Children’s Hospital Zürich
- Puder, Jardena J. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne
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08.07.2016
Published in:
- BMC Pediatrics. - 2016, vol. 16, no. 85, p. 1-16
Child
Preschool
Stress
Physical activity
Development
Longitudinal
Cognition
Motor skill
Psychology
Health
English
Background: Children’s psychological and physiological health can be summarized as the child’s thinking, feeling, behaving, eating, growing, and moving. Children’s psychological and physiological health conditions are influenced by today’s life challenges: Thus, stress exposure and lack of physical activity represent important health challenges in older children. However, corresponding evidence for young children is scarce. The aim of Swiss Preschoolers’ Health Study (SPLASHY) is to examine the role of stress and physical activity on children’s psychological and physiological health, particularly on cognitive functioning, psychological well-being, adiposity and motor skills in children at an early stage of childhood. We will also assess the role of child and environmental characteristics and aim to define sensitive time points. Methods/design: In a total of 84 child care centers, children at preschool age (2–6 years) are recruited and are assessed immediately and one year later. Assessments include direct measurements of the children in the child care centers and at home as well as assessments of children’s behavior and environmental factors through informants (parents and child care educators). Discussion: SPLASHY is one of the first studies in early childhood aiming to investigate the influence of stress and physical activity on children’s psychological and physiological health in a community- based longitudinal design.
- Faculty
- Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines
- Department
- Département de Psychologie
- Language
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- English
- Classification
- Medicine
- License
- License undefined
- Identifiers
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- RERO DOC 323669
- DOI 10.1186/s12887-016-0617-7
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/unifr/documents/307564
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