SynthesisFrontiers in public health2022
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the proportion of physically active children and adults worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Measurement tools for sedentary behavior in the Arabic-speaking countries in MENA region: a systematic review of validated instruments from the BRIDGE project.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
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- Evidence linking COVID-19 and the health/well-being of children and adolescents: an umbrella review.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Burnout increased among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
- How the COVID-19 pandemic and related school closures reduce physical activity among children and adolescents in the WHO European Region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- Examining the association of sociodemographic characteristics on self-reported changes in health-related behaviors, mental health, and quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Beyond the pandemic: tracing the evolution of activity, screen time, and sleep in European children over 3 years.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- National trends and ecological factors of physical activity engagement among U.S youth before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cohort study from 2019 to 2021.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- The global agenda on obesity: what does this mean for Singapore?Singapore medical journal · 2023Article
- Trends in Health Behavior of Polish Women in 1986-2021: The Importance of Socioeconomic Status.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Safety measures implemented to address the COVID-19 pandemic have had a profound impact on the mobility of people worldwide We synthesized the global evidence on physical activity (PA) participation before and during the pandemic. Methods: We conducted a systematic review, searching PubMed, Embase, WHO Global literature on coronavirus disease (between January 2020 and April 2022), and reference lists. Meta-analysis and meta-regression were conducted to quantitatively synthesize the data. Results and discussion: Sixty-three primary studies were included. In children, the global pooled prevalence of PA was 46.4% before the pandemic, 40.6% during the pandemic before movement restriction (MR), and 19.5% during MR. A statistically significant decrease in prevalence was observed between the period before the pandemic and the period during which MR was implemented ( Protocol registration: doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/GVABX.
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