Physical Activities and Sleeping Habits in Children and Adolescent During Pandemic Covid-19: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Background:Lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic can affect the behavior of daily habits among children and adolescents. This study aims to determine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on the physical activity and sleeping habits of children and adolescents. Subjects and Method:This study is a systematic review by searching for articles using the online database PubMed and BASE. The dependent variable is the COVID-19 lockdown. The independent variables are physical activity and sleep habits. Results:: A total of 8 articles were included in the qualitative analysis. 6 articles explained that the lockdown during the COVID-19 virus pandemic reduced the frequency of physical activity in children and adolescents. 6 articles explained that the lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic caused disturbances in sleep quality and an imbalance of sleep time in children and adolescents. Conclusion:The lockdown policy or activity restriction during the COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduces physical activity and causes sleep quality disturbances and imbalance sleep time in children and adolescents.

Adolescents’ Behaviors, Fitness, and Knowledge Related to Active Living before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Analysis

“…This decline, as illustrated in Figure 1 , appears to be consistent on weekdays (i.e., before school, after school, and evening hours) and weekend days (Saturday and Sunday). Decreased PA in light of the pandemic has been repeatedly reported in many prior studies [ 19 , 20 ]. During the lockdown as well as the subsequent phased reopening time periods, adolescents’ PA behaviors have been largely restricted by dramatic societal changes ranging from limited open hours of parks and recreational facilities, modified instructional models and schedules in schools, and parents working from home (with increased parental distress and home chaos), to the new norms of social distancing and mask mandates [ 38 ].…”

“…For example, one large-scale national survey in the USA found that children and adolescents’ PA level, especially for moderate-to-vigorous PA and community-based peer PA participation, significantly declined during the pandemic, as compared to pre-pandemic [ 18 ]. A recent systematic review of eight studies found that the lockdowns during the pandemic significantly reduced children and adolescents’ frequency of PA participation and disturbed their sleep [ 19 ]. Another scoping review of 84 empirical studies further reported the decline in daily PA ranging from 10.8 to 91.0 min [ 20 ].…”