Parents' perceptions of their children's physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has drastically changed the everyday lives of children, including limiting interactions with peers, loss of regularly organized activities, and closure of schools and recreational facilities. While COVID-19 protocols are in place to reduce viral transmission, they have affected children's access to physical activity opportunities. The purpose of this study was to understand how COVID-19 has affected children's engagement in physical activity and to identify strategies that can support children's return to physical activity programming in public places.

Methods

Parents of past participants in the Grade 5 ACT-i-Pass Program in London, Ontario, Canada were invited to participate in a semi-structured interview online (in November and December 2020) via Micros

SUBMITTER: Ostermeier E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9340749 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature