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Potential health-related behaviors for pre-school and school-aged children during COVID-19 lockdown: A narrative review

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López-Bueno, Rubén, López-Sánchez, Guillermo F., Casajús, José A., Calatayud, Joaquín, Tully, Mark A., Smith, Lee·2021·Preventive Medicine
DOI 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106349PMC PMC7701882
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As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, different measures have been implemented by governments from each affected country. Such measures usually involve restrictions on the movement of citizens, and have had a profound effect on usual activities and timetables. As a result of school closures and strict restrictions regarding going outside home, children have been one of the most disadvantaged population groups during the lockdown period. We therefore aimed to investigate potential health risk behaviors amongst isolated pre-school and school-aged children. We retrieved relevant articles from MEDLINE, Web of Science, PsycInfo, and Scopus databases to describe identified health-related behaviors (i.e. screen exposure, environmental influence, physical activity and fitness, sedentariness, sleep patterns, eating habits, psychological response, body composition, and injuries) in relation to social isolation and social deprivation of children without previous illness or conditions. This review depicts the potential health-related behaviors according to related literature, and put the focus on future short and long-term sequels of social isolation. Socio-affective complications and insufficient physical activity are underscored as two of the main concerns, particularly among socio-economic deprived children. Both issues could be effectively addressed with either adequate parental or community guidance.

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Authors
López-Bueno, R., López-Sánchez, G. F., Casajús, J. A., Calatayud, J., Tully, M. A., & Smith, L.
Affiliations
  • Universidad de Zaragoza (ES)
  • Universitat de València (ES)
  • University of Ulster (GB)
  • Anglia Ruskin University (GB)
ORCID
Venue
Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-02
Volume
143
Pages
106349
ISSN
0091-7435 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106349
PMC
PMC7701882
OpenAlex
W3109518217
Cited by
224
References
90
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 29 · 2023: 69 · 2022: 61 · 2021: 48
FWCI
5.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Ulster University Research Portal (Ulster University) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Anglia Ruskin Research Online (Anglia Ruskin University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords
COVID-19 lockdown, child health behavior, social isolation, school closures, screen time, physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep patterns, dietary habits, psychological well-being, body composition, injuries, socioeconomic deprivation, parental guidance, long-term health effects
MeSH terms
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parents, Quarantine, Social Isolation, Students, Pandemics

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