ArticleEuropean journal of integrative medicine2021
Effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on physical activity and sedentary behaviors in French children and adolescents: New results from the ONAPS national survey.
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58 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A critical systematic review of the impact of sedentarism and physical inactivity on the cognitive performance of children.Systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on movement behaviours of children and adolescents: a systematic review.BMJ global health · 2022Pooled it
- Digital Media Use and Adolescents' Mental Health During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
- A multilevel school-based intervention on sedentary time in children: effectiveness and socioeconomic moderation results from the CIPRES cluster-RCT.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- Analysis of Association between Adolescents' Food Habits and Body Mass Change in a Population-Based Sample: Diet and Activity of Youth during COVID-19 (DAY-19) Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- COVID-19 and Interacting Public Health Threats in Europe During 2020-2025: A Narrative Review.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Physical fitness changes among school-aged children during the COVID-19 lockdown evaluated within the Hungarian National Student Fitness Test cohort.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Impact of excessive social media use on adolescent depression and its consequences in France: An individual-based microsimulation model.PLoS medicine · 2025Article
- Changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviours of children living in Italy due to the COVID-19 pandemic: the EPaS-ISS study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Changes in Motor Skill Performance of 13-Year-Old Japanese Boys and Girls: A Cross-Sectional Study over Six Decades (1964-2023).Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Annual Research Review: How did COVID-19 affect young children's language environment and language development? A scoping review.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2025Article
- The impact of COVID-19-induced distance learning on physical activity and dietary habits of female students in the Qassim Region.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Effects of Dance Music on Motor Skills and Balance in Children: An Observational Cohort Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Physical activity and sleep changes among children during the COVID-19 pandemic.NPJ digital medicine · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Physical-Literacy-Based Online Education on Indices of Physical Fitness in High-School Adolescents: Intervention Study during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Parents' Perceptions of Changes in Sleep Duration, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Behavior in Arab Israeli Children during the COVID-19 Outbreak.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- A Sociodemographic Analysis of the Impact of COVID-19-Related Schools' Closure on the Diet and Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents in Qatar.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2023Article
- Long-Lasting Effects of Changes in Daily Routine during the Pandemic-Related Lockdown on Preschoolers' Language and Emotional-Behavioral Development: A Moderation Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Impact of Distance Learning and COVID-19 Lockdown on Students' Physical Activity and Musculoskeletal Health.Cureus · 2023Article
- It's time to increase physical activity promotion among pregnant women in France.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionIn France March 14, 2020 a national lockdown was imposed in France for 55 days to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and all schools were closed. This study aimed to investigate the effects of home confinement as a result of lockdown on the activity (physical activity and sedentary behaviors), and their determinants, on French children (6-10 years) and adolescents (11-17 years).
methodsThe National Observatory for Physical Activity and Sedentary behaviors launched an online survey from April 1
results6,491 children were included in this study. Initially active children and adolescents decreased their PA more than those initially inactive (p>0.001), while those who met the sitting time recommendations increased more their sitting time during lockdown (p<0.001). The same applied to screen time (p<0.001). Living in an urban environment was associated with a decrease in PA (p<0.001), an increase in sitting time (p<0.001) and children's screen time (p=0.002) during lockdown.
conclusionThis study showed the deleterious effects of confinement caused by lockdown on physical activity and sedentary behaviors. Housing conditions were associated with lifestyle behaviors over this period of lockdown. Future public health policies should consider these results.
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