24-Hour movement behaviours and COVID-19 among children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A repeat cross-sectional study
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...
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| description | 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 screen time (RST) per day and ≥ 60 min of moderate-to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) per day. A total of 1 045 parents from all regions of Saudi Arabia responded (42.4%). Only 1.8% of children met all components of the guidelines, compared to 3.4% in Time 1. In the present study, girls spent more days per week in MVPA ≥ 60 min duration than boys (3.0 vs 2.6; p = 0.025), while boys had spent more days per week engaged in activities that strengthened muscle and bone than girls (3.0 vs 2.8; p = 0.019). Healthy levels of physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviour (SB) and sleep further declined in Saudi children five months after the Time 1 survey. These challenges require urgent intervention to ensure children's movement behaviours improve as Saudi Arabia moves out of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0a58ffac9da42a5bc7aca03d72426902022-12-22T03:08:27ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Sports Medicine and Health Science2666-33762022-09-014317718224-Hour movement behaviours and COVID-19 among children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A repeat cross-sectional studyYazeed A. Alanazi0Anne-Maree Parrish1Anthony D. Okely2Early Start and School of Health & Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia; College of Sport Science and Physical Activity, King Saud University, Riyadh, 12372, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author. Early Start and School of Health & Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia.Early Start and School of Health & Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, AustraliaEarly Start and School of Health & Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia; Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia; Corresponding author. Early Start and School of Health & Society, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia.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 screen time (RST) per day and ≥ 60 min of moderate-to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) per day. A total of 1 045 parents from all regions of Saudi Arabia responded (42.4%). Only 1.8% of children met all components of the guidelines, compared to 3.4% in Time 1. In the present study, girls spent more days per week in MVPA ≥ 60 min duration than boys (3.0 vs 2.6; p = 0.025), while boys had spent more days per week engaged in activities that strengthened muscle and bone than girls (3.0 vs 2.8; p = 0.019). Healthy levels of physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviour (SB) and sleep further declined in Saudi children five months after the Time 1 survey. These challenges require urgent intervention to ensure children's movement behaviours improve as Saudi Arabia moves out of the COVID-19 pandemic.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666337622000361SleepSedentary behaviourPhysical activityChildrenCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Yazeed A. Alanazi Anne-Maree Parrish Anthony D. Okely 24-Hour movement behaviours and COVID-19 among children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A repeat cross-sectional study Sports Medicine and Health Science Sleep Sedentary behaviour Physical activity Children COVID-19 |
| title | 24-Hour movement behaviours and COVID-19 among children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A repeat cross-sectional study |
| title_full | 24-Hour movement behaviours and COVID-19 among children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A repeat cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | 24-Hour movement behaviours and COVID-19 among children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A repeat cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | 24-Hour movement behaviours and COVID-19 among children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A repeat cross-sectional study |
| title_short | 24-Hour movement behaviours and COVID-19 among children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A repeat cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | 24 hour movement behaviours and covid 19 among children in the kingdom of saudi arabia a repeat cross sectional study |
| topic | Sleep Sedentary behaviour Physical activity Children COVID-19 |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666337622000361 |
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