Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: a national survey
Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: a national survey
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DOI：
10.1186/s12966-020-00987-8
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发表时间：
2020-07-06
影响因子：
8.7
通讯作者：
Tremblay, Mark S.
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作者：
Moore, Sarah A.;Faulkner, Guy;Tremblay, Mark S.
背景资料：健康的儿童发育是通过足够的身体活动（PA;包括户外时间），限制久坐行为（SB）和充足的睡眠来促进的;统称为运动行为。尽管COVID-19病毒的爆发改变了儿童和青少年的日常生活，但目前尚不清楚相关限制可能在多大程度上影响玩耍和满足运动行为建议的能力。本次二级数据分析研究了COVID-19限制对儿童和青少年运动和游戏行为的直接影响。方法：加拿大儿童（5-11岁）或青少年（12-17岁）（54%为女孩）的父母（n = 1472）完成了一项在线调查，评估了COVID-19爆发期间儿童运动和游戏行为的直接变化。行为包括PA和游戏，SB和睡眠。评估了可能影响运动行为的家庭人口统计学和父母因素。行为和人口和父母因素之间的相关性进行了测定。结果：在COVID-19限制期间，只有4.8%的儿童（2.8%的女孩，6.5%的男孩）和0.6%的青少年（0.8%的女孩，0.5%的男孩）符合综合运动行为指南。儿童和青少年在疫情期间PA水平较低，外出时间较少，SB（包括休闲屏幕时间）较高，睡眠时间较多。父母的鼓励和支持，父母参与PA，家庭养狗与健康的运动行为呈正相关。虽然家庭在PA上花费的时间较少，在SB上花费的时间较多，但有几位家长报告说，他们采用了新的爱好或获得了新的资源。结论：这项研究提供了COVID-19爆发的直接附带后果的证据，证明了对加拿大儿童和青少年的运动和游戏行为的不利影响。这些发现可以指导在COVID-19爆发和危机恢复期间保护和促进儿童健康的努力，并为未来大流行期间减轻潜在危害的战略提供信息。
Background: Healthy childhood development is fostered through sufficient physical activity (PA; including time outdoors), limiting sedentary behaviours (SB), and adequate sleep; collectively known as movement behaviours. Though the COVID-19 virus outbreak has changed the daily lives of children and youth, it is unknown to what extent related restrictions may compromise the ability to play and meet movement behaviour recommendations. This secondary data analysis examined the immediate impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on movement and play behaviours in children and youth.Methods: A national sample of Canadian parents (n = 1472) of children (5-11 years) or youth (12-17 years) (54% girls) completed an online survey that assessed immediate changes in child movement and play behaviours during the COVID-19 outbreak. Behaviours included PA and play, SB, and sleep. Family demographics and parental factors that may influence movement behaviours were assessed. Correlations between behaviours and demographic and parental factors were determined. For open-ended questions, word frequency distributions were reported.Results: Only 4.8% (2.8% girls, 6.5% boys) of children and 0.6% (0.8% girls, 0.5% boys) of youth were meeting combined movement behaviour guidelines during COVID-19 restrictions. Children and youth had lower PA levels, less outside time, higher SB (including leisure screen time), and more sleep during the outbreak. Parental encouragement and support, parental engagement in PA, and family dog ownership were positively associated with healthy movement behaviours. Although families spent less time in PA and more time in SB, several parents reported adopting new hobbies or accessing new resources.Conclusions: This study provides evidence of immediate collateral consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak, demonstrating an adverse impact on the movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth. These findings can guide efforts to preserve and promote child health during the COVID-19 outbreak and crisis recovery period, and to inform strategies to mitigate potential harm during future pandemics.