How the COVID-19 pandemic and related school closures reduce physical activity among children and adolescents in the WHO European Region: a systematic …

H Ludwig-Walz, W Siemens, S Heinisch… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Emerging research suggests that physical activity among children and
adolescents decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a differentiated overview …

Anxiety increased among children and adolescents during pandemic-related school closures in Europe: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Ludwig-Walz, I Dannheim, LM Pfadenhauer… - Child and adolescent …, 2023 - Springer
Background Considering the heterogenous evidence, a systematic review of the change in
anxiety in European children and adolescents associated with the COVID-19 pandemic is …

Mental health and quality of life in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of longitudinal studies

E Orban, LY Li, M Gilbert, AK Napp, A Kaman… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the mental health of
children and families, ie, due to measures like social distancing and remote schooling. While …

[HTML][HTML] A large sample cross-sectional study on mental health challenges among adolescents and young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic at-risk group for …

J Takács, ZB Katona, F Ihász - Journal of Affective Disorders, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges for societies.
Emerging data have indicated that the younger population are the most vulnerable group to …

Anxiety among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe: a systematic review protocol

H Ludwig-Walz, I Dannheim, LM Pfadenhauer… - Systematic …, 2023 - Springer
Background A growing number of studies point to a high mental health burden among
children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly concerning anxiety …

Longitudinal Covid-19 effects on child mental health: vulnerability and age dependent trajectories

L Larsen, SK Schauber, T Holt, MS Helland - Child and Adolescent …, 2023 - Springer
Background Few longitudinal studies have investigated the extended long-term impact of
the Covid-19 pandemic for children's and adolescents' mental health, and a lack of uniform …

Evaluating spatial, cause-specific and seasonal effects of excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: the case of Germany, 2020

M Mühlichen, M Sauerberg, P Grigoriev - Journal of Epidemiology and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Evaluating mortality effects of the COVID-19 pandemic using all-cause mortality
data for national populations is inevitably associated with the risk of masking important …

Pediatric mental health emergencies during 5 COVID-19 waves in New York City

DA Levine, PS Oh, KA Nash, W Simmons… - …, 2023 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES To describe the proportion of pediatric mental health emergency department
(MH-ED) visits across 5 COVID-19 waves in New York City (NYC) and to examine the …

Adolescent mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: The interplay of age, gender, and mental health outcomes in two consecutive cross-sectional surveys in …

V Barbieri, G Piccoliori, A Mahlknecht, B Plagg… - Behavioral …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound impact on the
mental health and well-being of adolescents. This study aimed to investigate the …

Evidence linking COVID-19 and the health/well-being of children and adolescents: an umbrella review

C Duan, L Liu, T Wang, G Wang, Z Jiang, H Li, G Zhang… - BMC medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background Experiences during childhood and adolescence have enduring impacts on
physical and mental well-being, overall quality of life, and socioeconomic status throughout …