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Observational studyDisability and health journal2021

Brief report: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health behaviors in adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Jeanette M Garcia, Shawn Lawrence, Keith Brazendale, Nicholas Leahy, David Fukuda

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Observational study in Disability and health journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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35citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Physical activity for children with autism spectrum disorder during COVID-19 pandemic.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jeanette M GarciaDepartment of Health Sciences, College of Health Professions and Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA. Electronic address: Jeanette.garcia@ucf.edu.
Shawn LawrenceSchool of Social Work, College of Community Innovation, and Education, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA.
Keith BrazendaleDepartment of Health Sciences, College of Health Professions and Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA.
Nicholas LeahySchool of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy, College of Health Professions and Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA.
David FukudaSchool of Kinesiology and Physical Therapy, College of Health Professions and Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA.
University of Central Florida · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is concern that the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively affect health behaviors in youth, especially youth diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

objectiveThe purpose of this paper was to examine changes in physical activity, screen-time, and sleep in adolescents with ASD due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsNine adolescents with ASD completed surveys measuring physical activity, screen-time, and sleep duration prior to and during the pandemic.

resultsA significant decrease in days of physical activity (4.17 vs 2.27; p = 0.0006), and a significant increase in hours of both weekday (3.69 vs 6.25; p = 0.007) and weekend screen-time (5.94 vs. 7.39; p = 0.004) was observed during the pandemic. No changes regarding sleep duration was observed.

conclusionsAlthough preliminary, results suggest that physical activity and screen-time may be negatively affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in youth with ASD. The development of interventions to promote health behaviors in ASD populations during long periods of less-structured time (quarantine) should be considered.

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Health BehaviorScreen TimeSleepAdolescentAutism Spectrum DisorderCOVID-19ExerciseFemaleFloridaHumansMalePandemicsSARS-CoV-2Surveys and QuestionnairesTimeAdolescentsAutism spectrum disorderCOVID-19Physical activityScreen-time

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PMID33221246
PMCPMC9760178
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