Effects of Physical Activity on Inhibitory Function in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Meng Wang, Xinyue Yang, Jing Yu, Jian Zhu, Hyun-Duck Kim and Angelita Cruz ()
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Meng Wang: Department of Physical Education, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
Xinyue Yang: College of Sports Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, China
Jing Yu: College of Sports Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, China
Jian Zhu: Department of Physical Education, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450007, China
Hyun-Duck Kim: Department of Sport Marketing, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea
Angelita Cruz: Department of Physical Education, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, Republic of Korea

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 2, 1-16

Abstract: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to systematically evaluate the effect of physical activity (PA) on inhibitory function in children with ADHD. Experimental studies on the effect of PA on the inhibitory function of children with ADHD were retrieved. The data were obtained from PubMed, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, EBSCO (MEDLINE, APA Psyclnfo, ERIC), Embase, Scopus, and ProQuest. The search period was from the date of inception of the respective databases to 4 May 2022, and Reviewer Manager software (version 5.3) was used for analysis. Eleven articles and 713 samples were included in the meta-analysis. Results revealed that PA can significantly improve the inhibitory function of children with ADHD (SMD = 0.78, 95% CI: 0.45–1.10, p < 0.001). Subgroup analysis showed that the effectiveness of PA as an intervention in improving the inhibitory function of children with ADHD was moderated by the frequency, intensity, duration, type, and length of intervention. Based on the findings, PA can effectively improve interference suppression inhibitory function in children with ADHD. Longitudinal open-skill exercise for 60 min or more, two times/week has the best effect on improving inhibitory function in children with ADHD.

Keywords: ADHD; children; cognition; executive function; physical activity dose (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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