ArticleJournal of sport and health science2021
Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on the movement behaviors of children and youth: A scoping review of evidence after the first year.
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118 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Exploring the Effects of Lifestyle Disruptions on Physical Fitness in Children and Adolescents: a Systematic Scoping Review.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- Practice Elements Used in Child Mass Trauma Interventions: A Systematic Review.Current psychiatry reports · 2025Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of the effect of physical activity programs on fundamental movement skills in 3-7-year-old children.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Determinants of Outdoor Time in Children and Youth: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal and Intervention Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Comparative Effectiveness of Physical Activity Intervention Programs on Motor Skills in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on movement behaviours of children and adolescents: a systematic review.BMJ global health · 2022Pooled it
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- Rethinking children's physical activity interventions at school: A new context-specific approach.Frontiers in public health · 2023Trial
- Time-Limited Eating and Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Adolescents with Obesity: A Pilot Study.Nutrients · 2021Trial
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- Components of 24-hour movement behavior and self-reported physical fitness in Ibero-American preschoolers, children, and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Phase-specific changes in anthropometric and physical fitness outcomes among Chinese upper-secondary students before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: the moderating role of educational track.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Longitudinal analysis of behavioral addictions among children and adolescents in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Computer vision syndrome: a comprehensive literature review.Future science OA · 2025Review
- Research characteristics about the 24-h movement behaviors in children and adolescents: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
- An analysis of light that reaches the eye surface in an outdoor environment.Scientific reports · 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
- Associations between parent and child 24-hour movement behaviours across the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2025Article
- Assessing the damage: analyzing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on accelerometer-assessed 24-hour movement behaviours in Brazilian adolescents.BMC public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThe objective of this scoping review was to summarize systematically the available literature investigating the relationships between the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and movement behaviors (physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep) of school-aged children (aged 5-11 years) and youth (aged 12-17 years) in the first year of the COVID-19 outbreak.
methodsSearches for published literature were conducted across 6 databases on 2 separate search dates (November 25, 2020, and January 27, 2021). Results were screened and extracted by 2 reviewers (DCP and KR) independently, using Covidence. Basic numeric analysis and content analysis were undertaken to present thematically the findings of included studies according to the associated impact on each movement behavior.
resultsA total of 1486 records were extracted from database searches; of those, 150 met inclusion criteria and were included for analysis. Of 150 articles, 110 were empirical studies examining physical activity (n = 77), sedentary behavior/screen time (n = 58), and sleep (n = 55). Results consistently reported declines in physical-activity time, increases in screen time and total sedentary behavior, shifts to later bed and wake times, and increases in sleep duration. The reported impacts on movement behaviors were greater for youth than for children.
conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic is related to changes in the quantity and nature of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep among children and youth. There is an urgent need for policy makers, practitioners, and researchers to develop solutions for attenuating adverse changes in physical activity and screen time among children and youth.
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