Androutsos et al.3232 Androutsos O, Perperidi M, Georgiou C, Chouliaras G. Lifestyle changes and determinants of children's and adolescents' body weight increase during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Greece: the COV-EAT Study. Nutrients. 2021;13:930.
Nutrients, 2021
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Greece |
397 children/ adolescents |
Increased sleep duration and screen time.
Reduction in physical activity
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Abid et al.3535 Abid R, Ammar A, Maaloul R, Souissi N, Hammouda O. Effect of COVID-19-related home confinement on sleep quality, screen time and physical activity in Tunisian boys and girls: a survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18:3065.
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
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Tunisia |
100 (mean of 8 years) |
Sleep quality worsening and screen time increase |
Ghanamah & Eghbaria-Ghanamah3737 Ghanamah R, Eghbaria-Ghanamah H. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on behavioral and emotional aspects and daily routines of Arab Israeli children. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18:2946.
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
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Arab population living in Israel |
382 (5-11 years) |
41.4% with sleep problems. Increased sleep duration and screen time. Reduction in physical activity |
Ranjbar et al.3636 Ranjbar K, Hosseinpour H, Shahriarirad R, Ghaem H, Jafari K, Rahimi T, et al. Students' attitude and sleep pattern during school closure following COVID-19 pandemic quarantine: a web-based survey in south of Iran. Environ Health Prev Med. 2021;26:33.
Environ Health Prev Med, 2021
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Iran |
20,697 (Grades 1-12) |
Increased sleep duration and screen time |
Suffren et al.4141 Suffren S, Dubois-Comtois K, Lemelin JP, St-Laurent D, Milot T. Relations between child and parent fears and changes in family functioning related to COVID-19. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18:1786.
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
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Canada (Quebec) |
144 families (children aged 9-12 years) |
Changes in family sleep habits related to the fear of COVID |
Liu et al.3939 Liu Z, Tang H, Jin Q, Wang G, Yang Z, Chen H, et al. Sleep of preschoolers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. J Sleep Res. 2021;30:e13142.
J Sleep Res, 2021
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China |
1,619 (4-6 years) |
Going to sleep and waking up later, longer night time, fewer naps |
Cellini et al.3131 Cellini N, Canale N, Mioni G, Costa S. Changes in sleep pattern, sense of time and digital media use during COVID-19 lockdown in Italy. J Sleep Res. 2020;29:e13074.
J Pediatr Psychol, 2021
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Italy |
299 (6-10 years) |
Going to sleep and waking up later, worse sleep quality |
Alonso-Martínez et al.3333 Alonso-Martínez AM, Ramírez-Vélez R, García-Alonso Y, Izquíerdo M, García-Hermoso A. Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Sleep and Self-Regulation in Spanish Preschoolers during the COVID-19 Lockdown. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18:693. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020693. PMID: 33467399; PMCID: PMC7830291. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020693...
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
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Spain (Pamplona) |
268 (4-6 years) |
Worse sleep efficiency |
Lim et al.4040 Lim MT, Ramamurthy MB, Aishworiya R, Rajgor DD, Tran AP, Hiriyur P, et al. School closure during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic - Impact on children's sleep. Sleep Med. 2021;78:108–14.
Sleep Med, 2021
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Singapore |
593 (3-16 years) |
Longer sleep duration during the closing of schools |
Aguilar-Farias et al.4343 Aguilar-Farias N, Toledo-Vargas M, Miranda-Marquez S, Cortinez-O'Ryan A, Cristi-Montero C, Rodriguez-Rodriguez F, et al. Sociodemographic predictors of changes in physical activity, screen time, and sleep among toddlers and preschoolers in Chile during the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;18:176.
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020
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Chile |
3,157 (1-5 years) |
Increased sleep duration and screen time |
Kahn et al.4242 Kahn M, Barnett N, Glazer A, Gradisar M. Infant sleep during COVID-19: Longitudinal analysis of infants of US mothers in home confinement versus working as usual. Sleep Health. 2021;7:19–23.
Sleep Health, 2021
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USA |
572 (1-12 months) |
Going to sleep later and longer sleep duration |
Zhou et al.3838 Zhou SJ, Wang LL, Yang R, Yang XJ, Zhang LG, Guo ZC, et al. Sleep problems among Chinese adolescents and young adults during the coronavirus-2019 pandemic. Sleep Med. 2020;74:39–47.
Sleep Med, 2020
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China |
11,835 adolescents and young adults |
23% of insomnia |
Bruni et al.3030 Bruni O, Malorgio E, Doria M, Finotti E, Spruyt K, Melegari MG, et al. Changes in sleep patterns and disturbances in children and adolescents in Italy during the Covid-19 outbreak. Sleep Med. 2021. S1389-9457(21)00094-0.
Sleep Med, 2021
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Italy |
4,314 children/adolescents |
Quarantine caused a delay in the sleep schedule in all age groups, as well as an increase in sleep disturbances in all groups, except adolescents. |
Wearick-Silva et al.4444 Wearick-Silva LE, Richter S, Viola TW, Nunes ML. COVID-19-Sleep Research Group. Sleep quality among parents and their children during COVID-19 pandemic in a Southern - Brazilian sample. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2021. in press.
Jornal de Pediatria (in press), 2021
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Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) |
577 dyads (parents + children) 0-17 years |
They observed sleep alterations in: 0-3 years 58.6% 4-12 years 33.9% 13-17 - 56.6% |