Changes in physical activity patterns due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Wunsch, K Kienberger, C Niessner - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the outbreak of the Corona Virus Disease 19 (Covid-19) in late 2019, governments
increasingly imposed containment strategies, including social distancing as well as …

Substance use among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

HM Layman, IE Thorisdottir, T Halldorsdottir… - Current psychiatry …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review To review the literature on the trends in substance use among
youth during the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic. Recent Findings The …

Physical activity in the COVID-19 era and its impact on adolescents' well-being

E Bozzola, S Barni, A Ficari, A Villani - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Physical inactivity and sedentary habits are among the major risk factors for decreased
physical and mental well-being. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, normal daily …

Evidencing the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic and imposed lockdown measures on fitness status in adolescents: a preliminary report

M Sunda, B Gilic, I Peric, A Jurcev Savicevic, D Sekulic - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
It was established that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in decreased physical activity
levels, potentially leading to reduced physical fitness. The aim of this research was to …

National trends in alcohol and substance use among adolescents from 2005 to 2021: A Korean serial cross-sectional study of one million adolescents

S Park, H Yon, CY Ban, H Shin, S Eum, SW Lee… - World Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Although previous studies have provided data on early pandemic periods of
alcohol and substance use in adolescents, more adequate studies are needed to predict the …

Change in physical fitness due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in French adolescents: a comparison between two independent large samples from Diagnoform …

L Béghin, D Thivel, JB Baudelet, T Deschamps… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Numerous studies reported a significant decline in physical activity level in adolescents as a
result of the COVID-19 lockdown. Physical fitness is recognized as a powerful marker of …

To create a safe and healthy place for children: the associations of green open space characteristics with children's use

M Ma, M Adeney, W Chen, D Deng, S Tan - Frontiers in public health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Green open space (GOS) is an important outdoor resource for the well-being of children by
providing places for physical activity (PA), especially in the highly urbanized environment …

Mediating Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Associations between Physical Activity and Physical Fitness; Cross-Sectional Study among High School …

M Sunda, B Gilic, PR Vuletic, V Pavlinovic… - Journal of functional …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic and the imposed social distancing measures caused negative
changes in physical activity levels (PALs) and physical fitness (PF) among adolescents, but …

The impact of scholastic factors on physical activity levels during the covid-19 lockdown: a prospective study on adolescents from bosnia and herzegovina

D Sekulic, D Ostojic, A Decelis, J Castro-Piñero… - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
Scholastic factors (academic achievement) are hypothesized to be important determinants of
health-related behaviors in adolescents, but there is a lack of knowledge on their influence …

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity in Children: A Systematic Review

A Ramirez, AB Rapp, S Santarossa - International Journal of Medical …, 2023 - ijms.pitt.edu
Background: Extended lockdowns established to minimize the spread of COVID-19, may
have affected physical activity (PA). The objective of this systematic review was to report how …