Physical fitness surveillance and monitoring systems inventory for children and adolescentsBrazo-Sayavera, Javier (Avtor) Silva, Danilo R. (Avtor) Lang, Justin J. (Avtor) Tomkinson, Grant R. (Avtor) Agostinis-Sobrinho, César (Avtor) Andersen, Lars Bo (Avtor) García-Hermoso, Antonio (Avtor) Gaya, Anelise R. (Avtor) Jurak, Gregor (Avtor) Lee, Eun-Young (Avtor) Liu, Yang (Avtor) Lubans, David R. (Avtor) Okely, Anthony D. (Avtor) Ortega, Francisco B (Avtor) Ruiz, Jonatan R. (Avtor) Tremblay, Mark S. (Avtor) Santos, Leandro Dos (Avtor) sportphysical fitnesssurveillance and monitoring systemschildrenadolescentsSurveillance of health-related physical fitness can improve decision-making and intervention strategies promoting health for children and adolescents. However, no study has comprehensively analyzed surveillance/monitoring systems for physical fitness globally. This review sought to address this gap by identifying: (1) national-level surveillance/monitoring systems for physical fitness among children and adolescents globally, (2) the main barriers and challenges to implementing surveillance/monitoring systems, and (3) governmental actions related to existing surveillance/monitoring systems. We used a scoping review to search, obtain, group, summarize, and analyze available evidence. Our review involved three stages: (1) identification of surveillance systems through a systematic literature review, with complementary search of the grey literature (e.g., reference lists, Google Scholar, webpages, recommendations), (2) systematic consultation with relevant experts using a Delphi method to confirm/add systems and to gather and analyze information on the barriers and challenges to implementing systems, and (3) Web searches for public documents on government sites and surveillance/monitoring system pages, and direct internet searches to identify relevant governmental actions related to surveillance systems. A total of 15 fitness surveillance/monitoring systems met our inclusion criteria. Experts identified a lack of government support and funding, and the low priority of fitness on the public health agenda as the main barriers/challenges to implementation. Several governmental actions related to surveillance systems were identified, including policies, strategies, programs, and guidelines. We propose a Global Observatory of Physical Fitness to help address these issues.20242026-08-26 12:16:54Članek v reviji186067sl