ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021
The Impact of COVID-19 School Closure on Child and Adolescent Health: A Rapid Systematic Review.
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129 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 284 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Covid-19 distance and online learning: a systematic literature review in pharmacy education.BMC medical education · 2023Pooled it
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- The Impact of COVID-19-Related Living Restrictions on Eating Behaviours in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the proportion of physically active children and adults worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public 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
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- ABA-based teacher training reduces emotional and behavioral problems in Brazilian children.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2026Article
- Caregiver and student perspectives on school services for students with traumatic brain injury during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
- Meeting Student Mental Health Needs in Survival Mode: A Qualitative Analysis of School Professional Mental Health Delivery at Michigan High Schools in Response to COVID-19.School mental health · 2026Article
- The Role of Practitioner- and User-Set Goals in Engagement and Psychological Distress Among Kooth Digital Health Users: Retrospective Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- School-age child neurodevelopment following antenatal Zika virus exposure.Pediatric research · 2025Article
- Pandemic Performance Measures of Resilience for Healthcare and Education in the Netherlands.The International journal of health planning and management · 2025Article
- Child and adolescent mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic: an overview of key findings from a thematic series.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Review
- Changes in School-Age Children's Well-being and School-Related Needs Post COVID-19 Pandemic.Clinical pediatrics · 2025Article
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Abstract
School closures during pandemics raise important concerns for children and adolescents. Our aim is synthesizing available data on the impact of school closure during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on child and adolescent health globally. We conducted a rapid systematic review by searching PubMed, Embase, and Google Scholar for any study published between January and September 2020. We included a total of ten primary studies. COVID-19-related school closure was associated with a significant decline in the number of hospital admissions and pediatric emergency department visits. However, a number of children and adolescents lost access to school-based healthcare services, special services for children with disabilities, and nutrition programs. A greater risk of widening educational disparities due to lack of support and resources for remote learning were also reported among poorer families and children with disabilities. School closure also contributed to increased anxiety and loneliness in young people and child stress, sadness, frustration, indiscipline, and hyperactivity. The longer the duration of school closure and reduction of daily physical activity, the higher was the predicted increase of Body Mass Index and childhood obesity prevalence. There is a need to identify children and adolescents at higher risk of learning and mental health impairments and support them during school closures.
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