Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to study the prevalence and pattern of sleep disturbances in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science were searched for original studies describing sleep abnormalities in children and adolescents with or without pre-existing neurobehavioral disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pooled estimates for various sleep abnormalities were calculated using a random-effect model.

Results

Of 371 articles screened, 16 studies were included. Among these, five studies were in preschool children, two were in children with pre-existing neurobehavioral disorders and the remaining were in school going children and adolescents. The outcome measures used for s

SUBMITTER: Sharma M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8687656 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature