title: Physical activity interventions to promote positive youth development among indigenous youth: a RE-AIM review.
abstract: Physical activity (PA) programs are a promising strategy to promote positive youth development (PYD). It is not known if published reports provide sufficient information to promote the implementation of effective PYD in indigenous youth. The purpose of this study was to assess the extent to which published literature on PA programs that promote PYD in indigenous youth report on RE-AIM (reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, maintenance) indicators. A systematic literature search was conducted to identify articles reporting on PA programs that promote PYD in indigenous youth. The search yielded 8084 articles. A validated 21-item RE-AIM abstraction tool assessing internal and external validity factors was used to extract data from 10 articles meeting eligibility criteria. The most commonly reported dimensions were effectiveness (73 %), adoption (48 %), and maintenance (43 %). Reach (34 %) and implementation (30 %) were less often reported. Published research provides insufficient information to inform real-world implementation of PA programs to promote PYD in indigenous youth.
authors.affiliation: School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Colin P T
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Baillie
authors.affiliation: Hubert Department of Global Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Karla I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Galaviz
authors.affiliation: Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Emiry
authors.affiliation: Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Mark W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Bruner
authors.affiliation: Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University, North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Brenda G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Bruner
authors.affiliation: School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. lucie.levesque@queensu.ca.
authors.forename: Lucie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lévesque
mesh_terms: D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D044382:Population Groups; D012106:Research; D000067009:Youth Sports / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Aboriginal youth; External validity; Implementation; Knowledge translation