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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the eating habits, physical activity and sedentary behaviours of school-aged children in 13 countries within the WHO European Region: “COSI COVID” Study, 2020-2022

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dc.contributor.authorRito, Ana
dc.contributor.authorBuoncristiano, Marta
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorFigueira, Ines
dc.contributor.authorAbdrakhmanova, Shynar
dc.contributor.authorAkhmedova, Dilorom
dc.contributor.authorCiardullo, Silvia
dc.contributor.authorFijałkowska, Anna
dc.contributor.authorGualtieri, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorHuidumac‐Petrescu, Constanta
dc.contributor.authorKakutia, Natia
dc.contributor.authorKujundžić, Enisa
dc.contributor.authorMusić-Milanović, Sanja
dc.contributor.authorSeyidov, Nabil
dc.contributor.authorTabona, Lorraine
dc.contributor.authorTichá, Ľubica
dc.contributor.authorHeinen, Mirjam M.
dc.contributor.authorWhiting, Steve
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Julianne
dc.contributor.authorRakovac, Ivo
dc.contributor.authorWickramasinghe, Kremlin
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-01T14:19:37Z
dc.date.available2024-02-01T14:19:37Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-19
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: In 2020, the world population was hit by a global pandemic caused by a new coronavirus (SARS-Cov2), with rapid human-to-human transmission. To limit the spread of the virus and minimize its impact, governments around the world implemented containment measures, leading to many changes in the lifestyle of millions of people. Although children and adolescents were, generally, at low risk of infection and less affected by mortality1, this unprecedented situation led to significant impacts in their daily routines/habits and had a profound effect on their health and well-being2-3. We aimed to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the daily routine and behaviours of school aged children, within the WHO/COSI European study. Methods: 13 COSI countries participated in the study: Azerbaijan, Croatia, Georgia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malta, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia and Uzbekistan. Countries could decide to implement the study together with the 6th round of COSI/WHO Europe in the 2021/2021 school year. A common methodological protocol was designed for this study. Information on children’s behaviors regarding eating habits and physical activity/inactivity before and during the COVID-19 confinement periods, was collected through the “Family COSI-COVID Form” with 12 questions. This form was completed on a voluntary basis by the parents/care givers of participating children. Results: This study included 42 731 children (6-10 years old). Preliminary results suggested that sweets and savory snacks increased during the pandemic in comparison to pre-pandemic period (15.7% and 13,2%, respectively). As for children’s sedentary behaviours, 36.7% of the children increased their time spent watching TV, playing video/computer games, or using social media for non-educational purposes on weekdays and 34.4% on weekends, during the pandemic period. In addition, the time spent learning at home also increased (35.5%). Regarding physical activity, the opposite was reported, showing a decrease in the time children spent being active outside school hours, both on weekdays (26.6%) and weekends (22.0%). Conclusion: These preliminary results are important to better understand the impact of COVID-19 on children’s lifestyles behaviours. These findings may be useful for future public health interventions as countries recover from the pandemic and take measures to address childhood obesity.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs and selected Member States from WHO/EURO.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/9016
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectChildhood Obesitypt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19 Pandemicpt_PT
dc.subjectImpact on Healthpt_PT
dc.subjectCOSIpt_PT
dc.subjectNutrição Aplicadapt_PT
dc.subjectEstilos de Vida e Impacto na Saúdept_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the eating habits, physical activity and sedentary behaviours of school-aged children in 13 countries within the WHO European Region: “COSI COVID” Study, 2020-2022pt_PT
dc.typeconference object
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceDublin, Irlandapt_PT
oaire.citation.title30th European Congress of Obesity (ECO2023), 17-20 May 2023pt_PT
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typeconferenceObjectpt_PT

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