SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sedentary Time and Behaviour in Children and Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06626100 (SMART Family-Link Project), which is not on this map. Cited by 115 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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115 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- [Prolonged television exposure in children and adolescents: health effects and protection strategies].Revista espanola de salud publica · 2024Pooled it
- The COVID-19 Pandemic and Daily Steps in the General Population: Meta-analysis of Observational Studies.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Pooled it
- A Comparative Study of Inhibition Function between High-Intensity Interval Training and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training in Healthy People: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Variation of parental feeding practices during the COVID-2019 pandemic: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- Sedentary behavior and neck pain in children and adolescents; a systematic review and meta-analysis.Health promotion perspectives · 2022Pooled it
- StandUPTV: a full-factorial optimization trial to reduce sedentary screen time among adults.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Trial
- Trial
- Improvements in stress among Latinas participating in a randomized controlled trial of technology-supported physical activity interventions.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2024Trial
- Factors impacting physical activity among post-treatment pediatric cancer survivors with overweight and obesity.European journal of pediatrics · 2024Trial
- Leisure-Time Physical Activity, Sleep, and Self-Perception of Health During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Québec.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Trends and Associations of Physical Fitness and Dietary Behaviors Among Children Aged 10-12 Years in Ningxia Between 2019 and 2024.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Changes in obesity and waist circumference in children and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- The sequelae of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal body mass index, gestational weight gain, and delivery-associated birth complications: a nationwide epidemiologic study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Health-Related Behaviors Associated With Knee Pain Increase: A Longitudinal Community-Based Cohort Study That Examines Osteoarthritis.ACR open rheumatology · 2026Article
- The effect of Covid 19 pandemic on childhood obesity in Turkey.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Dietary and Lifestyle Factors Associated with Self-Esteem in Adolescents: An Exploratory Questionnaire-Based Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Motor Performance Before, During and After COVID-19 and the Role of Socioeconomic Background: A 10-Year Cohort Study of 68,996 Third Grade Children.Sports medicine - open · 2026Article
- The epidemic of childhood obesity and the COVID-19 pandemic: metabolic characteristics and effects of therapy.Pediatric endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism · 2026Article
- Multifactorial determinants of health status: insights from the MEDIET4ALL large-scale survey on eco-sociodemographic, psychological, and lifestyle (diet, physical activity, and sleep) factors.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
The aim of this meta-analysis was to quantify the change in sedentary time during the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on health outcomes in the general population. One thousand six hundred and one articles published after 2019 were retrieved from five databases, of which 64 and 40 were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis, respectively. Studies were grouped according to population: children (<18 years), adults (18-64 years) and older adults (>65 years). Average sedentary time was calculated, with sub-analyses performed by country, behaviour type and health outcomes. Children were most affected, increasing their sedentary time by 159.5 ± 142.6 min day
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