Physical activity behaviour and screen time in Dutch children during the COVID-19 pandemic: Pre-, during- and post-school closures
Background Measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the closure of schools and sports facilities, may have lasting impact on the physical activity (PA) of children that persists for a long time.Objective To investigate the effect of COVID-19 measures on screen time and PA in Dutch children pre-, during- and post-school closures.Methods In cohort A (n = 102, 10.5 +/- 3.6 years, 42.4% boys), data on PA and screen time during the lockdown were collected using a questionnaire. In cohort B (n = 131, 10.2 +/- 0.9 years, 43.5% boys), data on PA and screen time were collected using a questionn... Mehr ...
Verfasser: | |
---|---|
Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Ten Velde , G , Lubrecht , J , Arayess , L , van Loo , C , Hesselink , M , Reijnders , D & Vreugdenhil , A 2021 , ' Physical activity behaviour and screen time in Dutch children during the COVID-19 pandemic: Pre-, during- and post-school closures ' , Pediatric Obesity , vol. 16 , no. 9 , 12779 . https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12779 |
Schlagwörter: | 19 pandemic / BAECKE / COVID‐ / accelerometry / children / physical activity / screen time / RISK / COVID-19 pandemic / CUTOFFS / ADOLESCENTS / AGED CHILDREN |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29021509 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/d71503ac-0fd7-42bb-8af1-ff2af7fb395f |
Background Measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the closure of schools and sports facilities, may have lasting impact on the physical activity (PA) of children that persists for a long time.Objective To investigate the effect of COVID-19 measures on screen time and PA in Dutch children pre-, during- and post-school closures.Methods In cohort A (n = 102, 10.5 +/- 3.6 years, 42.4% boys), data on PA and screen time during the lockdown were collected using a questionnaire. In cohort B (n = 131, 10.2 +/- 0.9 years, 43.5% boys), data on PA and screen time were collected using a questionnaire and accelerometry 1 year before and after school closure.Results In cohort A, 62% reported less total PA. Self-reported screen time on week days increased 34 +/- 105 min/d during the lockdown. In cohort B, sedentary time as measured by accelerometry, increased by 45 +/- 67 min/d and only 20% reached PA levels of 60 min/d compared to 64% in May 2019. Self-reported screen time increased by 59 +/- 112 min/d and 62 +/- 130 min/d during week and weekend days, respectively.Conclusions Children were less physically active, and screen time was higher during and after the school closures due to the COVID-19 lockdown. This is alarming as an active lifestyle in children is crucial in preventing chronic diseases such as obesity.