ArticleHealth behavior and policy review2021
Children's Physical Activity and Screen Time during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Exploration of Parent Perceptions.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Exploring the perception of parents on children's screentime: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.Pediatric research · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on movement behaviours of children and adolescents: a systematic review.BMJ global health · 2022Pooled it
- Associations between parental and child physical activity and screen time during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Humanities & social sciences communications · 2026Article
- Parental perceptions of preschooler screen time and physical activity in Chennai.BMC public health · 2025Article
- "Empathy for children is often missing": a mixed methods analysis of a German forum on COVID-19 pandemic measures.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Taking emic and etic to the family level: interlinking parents' and children's COVID-19 views and experiences in Germany.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Parents' attitudes regarding their children's play during COVID-19: Impact of socioeconomic status and urbanicity.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Changes in physical activity and sedentary time among children with asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic and influencing factors.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2023Article
- Trends in Screen Time Use Among Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic, July 2019 Through August 2021.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Time to Play in Javanese Preschool Children-An Examination of Screen Time and Playtime before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Screen-viewing behaviours of children before and after the 2020-21 COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK: a mixed methods study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Perceptions of Parental Support for Physical Activity and Healthy Eating among School-age Children During COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2023Article
- A multi-perspective qualitative exploration of the reasons for changes in the physical activity among 10-11-year-old children following the easing of the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK in 2021.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthy Lifestyles in Rural Families.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2022Article
- Is It Important to Increase Physical Activity Among University Students During the Second-Wave COVID-19 Pandemic in Asian Countries? A Cross-Sectional Study of the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Asian Countries.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2022Article
- Parent Perceptions of Changes in Child Physical Activity During COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Orders.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveIn this study, we explore parent perception of children's physical activity and screen time during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
methodsWe interviewed 16 parents of children ages 5-12 years in the St. Louis, Missouri region using snowball sampling. We sampled from rural, urban, and suburban areas. The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using
resultsThe transition to virtual school and work transformed daily activities. Physical education requirements varied, generally perceived as not contributing to overall physical activity. Parents perceived the amount of physical activity as the same or increased but reported an increase in screen time. The physical environment of the home, yard, and neighborhood emerged as a theme as did the social environment for physical activity.
conclusionsCOVID-19 stay-at-home orders created challenges for children's physical activity. Results can be used to inform more generalizable studies and serve as a basis for creating better parent resources to support their children's physical activity outside of ordinary school, sport, and community activity opportunities.
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