24-Hour movement behaviours and COVID-19 among children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A repeat cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated how children's 24-hour (24-h) movement behaviours were affected by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Previous research examined 24-h movement behaviours in Saudi Arabia seven months after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. This repeat cross-sectional study examined changes in 24-h movement behaviours 12 months after the WHO declaration. The Time 2 survey repeated five months (1 March - 15 May 2021) after Time 1 survey (1 October - 11 November 2020). The survey was distributed to parents of children aged 6-12 years across Saudi Arabia via an online survey. Children were classified as meeting 24-h movement guidelines if they reported uninterrupted sleep for 9-11 ​h per night, ≤ 2 ​h of recreational sedentary sc

SUBMITTER: Alanazi YA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9453691 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature