Lifestyle Behaviours of Children and Adolescents During the First Two Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland and Their Relation to Well-Being: An Observational Study
Objectives: To describe changes in adherence to recommendations for physical activity (PA), screen time (ST), and sleep duration over the first two waves of the pandemic in Switzerland, and to assess the associations of these lifestyle behaviours with life satisfaction and overall health as well-bei...
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| author | Gabriela P. Peralta Anne-Linda Camerini Sarah R. Haile Christian R. Kahlert Christian R. Kahlert Elsa Lorthe Laura Marciano Laura Marciano Andres Nussbaumer Thomas Radtke Agne Ulyte Milo A. Puhan Susi Kriemler |
| author_facet | Gabriela P. Peralta Anne-Linda Camerini Sarah R. Haile Christian R. Kahlert Christian R. Kahlert Elsa Lorthe Laura Marciano Laura Marciano Andres Nussbaumer Thomas Radtke Agne Ulyte Milo A. Puhan Susi Kriemler |
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| description | Objectives: To describe changes in adherence to recommendations for physical activity (PA), screen time (ST), and sleep duration over the first two waves of the pandemic in Switzerland, and to assess the associations of these lifestyle behaviours with life satisfaction and overall health as well-being indicators.Methods: In this observational study, we included 2,534 participants (5–16 years) from four Swiss cantons. Participants, or their parents, completed repeated questionnaires and reported on their (child’s) lifestyle and well-being, between June 2020 and April 2021. We used linear and logistic regression models to assess the associations between lifestyle and well-being.Results: The percentage of children meeting the recommendations for PA and ST decreased from the pre-pandemic period to the first wave, with a slight recovery during the second wave. Participants meeting all three recommendations during the second wave were more likely to report excellent health (OR: 1.65 [95% CI: 1.00–2.76]) and higher life satisfaction (β: 0.46 [0.16–0.77]) in early 2021 than participants not meeting any recommendation.Conclusion: We showed a substantial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s and adolescents’ lifestyle, and a positive association between meeting lifestyle recommendations and well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a0516921b22a429b8e89e5192b46f0172022-12-22T03:11:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.International Journal of Public Health1661-85642022-09-016710.3389/ijph.2022.16049781604978Lifestyle Behaviours of Children and Adolescents During the First Two Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland and Their Relation to Well-Being: An Observational StudyGabriela P. Peralta0Anne-Linda Camerini1Sarah R. Haile2Christian R. Kahlert3Christian R. Kahlert4Elsa Lorthe5Laura Marciano6Laura Marciano7Andres Nussbaumer8Thomas Radtke9Agne Ulyte10Milo A. Puhan11Susi Kriemler12Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandInstitute of Public Health, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, SwitzerlandEpidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Switzerland, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandUnit of Population Epidemiology, Department of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, SwitzerlandInstitute of Public Health, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, SwitzerlandHarvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, United StatesDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandEpidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandEpidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandEpidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandEpidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI), University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandObjectives: To describe changes in adherence to recommendations for physical activity (PA), screen time (ST), and sleep duration over the first two waves of the pandemic in Switzerland, and to assess the associations of these lifestyle behaviours with life satisfaction and overall health as well-being indicators.Methods: In this observational study, we included 2,534 participants (5–16 years) from four Swiss cantons. Participants, or their parents, completed repeated questionnaires and reported on their (child’s) lifestyle and well-being, between June 2020 and April 2021. We used linear and logistic regression models to assess the associations between lifestyle and well-being.Results: The percentage of children meeting the recommendations for PA and ST decreased from the pre-pandemic period to the first wave, with a slight recovery during the second wave. Participants meeting all three recommendations during the second wave were more likely to report excellent health (OR: 1.65 [95% CI: 1.00–2.76]) and higher life satisfaction (β: 0.46 [0.16–0.77]) in early 2021 than participants not meeting any recommendation.Conclusion: We showed a substantial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s and adolescents’ lifestyle, and a positive association between meeting lifestyle recommendations and well-being.https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604978/fullCOVID-19physical activitywell-beingchildren and adolescentslifestylescreen time |
| spellingShingle | Gabriela P. Peralta Anne-Linda Camerini Sarah R. Haile Christian R. Kahlert Christian R. Kahlert Elsa Lorthe Laura Marciano Laura Marciano Andres Nussbaumer Thomas Radtke Agne Ulyte Milo A. Puhan Susi Kriemler Lifestyle Behaviours of Children and Adolescents During the First Two Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland and Their Relation to Well-Being: An Observational Study International Journal of Public Health COVID-19 physical activity well-being children and adolescents lifestyle screen time |
| title | Lifestyle Behaviours of Children and Adolescents During the First Two Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland and Their Relation to Well-Being: An Observational Study |
| title_full | Lifestyle Behaviours of Children and Adolescents During the First Two Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland and Their Relation to Well-Being: An Observational Study |
| title_fullStr | Lifestyle Behaviours of Children and Adolescents During the First Two Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland and Their Relation to Well-Being: An Observational Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lifestyle Behaviours of Children and Adolescents During the First Two Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland and Their Relation to Well-Being: An Observational Study |
| title_short | Lifestyle Behaviours of Children and Adolescents During the First Two Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Switzerland and Their Relation to Well-Being: An Observational Study |
| title_sort | lifestyle behaviours of children and adolescents during the first two waves of the covid 19 pandemic in switzerland and their relation to well being an observational study |
| topic | COVID-19 physical activity well-being children and adolescents lifestyle screen time |
| url | https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604978/full |
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