Physical activity and mental health in children and youth during COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and universal mitigation strategies have fundamentally affected peoples' lives worldwide, particularly during the first two years of the pandemic. Reductions in physical activity (PA) and increased mental health (MH) problems among children and youth have been observed. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the relationship between physical activity (PA) and mental health (MH) among children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Four electronic databases (EMBASE, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science) were systematically searched to identify studies that (1) examined the relationship between PA and MH among children and youth (aged 2-24 years old) and (2) were published in peer-reviewed journals in Englis

SUBMITTER: Li B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10357657 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature