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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

Ludwig-Walz, Helena; Siemens, Waldemar; Heinisch, Sarah 1; Dannheim, Indra; Loss, Julika; Bujard, Martin
1 Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft (IfSS), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

Background: Emerging research suggests that physical activity among children and adolescents decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a differentiated overview of European youth is lacking. In particular, no systematic analysis has been conducted to date on the impact of heterogeneous pandemic restrictions and school closures within European countries, and with regard to potentially vulnerable groups.
Methods: We searched seven databases and included studies for children and adolescents (≤ 19 years) of the WHO European Region that compared physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic with a pre-pandemic baseline using validated measurement instruments. We used the Oxford Stringency Index and School Closure Index as indicators of restriction stringency. Screening for eligibility, data extraction, assessment of the study risk of bias (using the ‘Risk of Bias in Non-randomized Studies - of Exposure’ [ROBINS-E]) and certainty grading of evidence (using the GRADE approach), were all done in duplicate. Unpublished data was requested from study authors. Data were pooled in random effects models. An a priori protocol was published, reporting is carried out in accordance with the ‘Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses’ (PRISMA) statement.
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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000167454
Veröffentlicht am 18.01.2024
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.1186/s12966-023-01542-x
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Zitationen: 10
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft (IfSS)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsmonat/-jahr 12.2023
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 1479-5868
KITopen-ID: 1000167454
Erschienen in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Verlag Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Band 20
Heft 1
Seiten Art.-Nr.: 149
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 19.12.2023
Schlagwörter Physical activity, Child, Adolescent, COVID-19, Exercise, Schools, Europe, Health policy, Evidence‐informed decision‐making, Non‐pharmacological interventions
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