Background Emerging research suggests that physical activity among children and
adolescents decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a differentiated overview …

Introduction Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the physical activity behavior of children
has reached a concerning level nowadays. By empowering individuals to be physically …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, physical inactivity and being overweight increased in
children, especially those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, a decrease …

Although infection with SARS-CoV-2 appears to be less dangerous for children and
adolescents, research indicates that the measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have …

Abstract The COVID‑19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic created a multitude of natural
experiments about the change of human behavior in a widely unfamiliar situation. Besides …

With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019, each country has
developed strategies to try to control the virus. The restrictions and subsequent …

Background Many studies have identified health inequalities in childhood and adolescence.
However, it is unclear how these have developed in recent years, particularly since the …

Background The diverse stages of the COVID‐19 pandemic led to several social
circumstances that influenced daily life and health behavior. Purpose To evaluate changes …

Background With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries implemented
policies that included movement restrictions, social distancing and school closures in order …

Measures devised to contain the COVID-19, including isolation, social distancing, and
quarantine, have profoundly affected people's lives around the world. One of the …