| Journal: | Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000443447 |
| ISSN: | 2446-4902 |
| Authors: | Leite, Marlon M.V1 Barela, Ana M.F1 Barela, José A2 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul, Instituto de Actividade Fisica e Ciencia do Desporto, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Instituto de Biociencias, Rio Claro, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Volumen: | 15 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Pages: | 26-33 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | The disease caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has produced one of the most dramatic health crises, impacting humans’ daily lives worldwide. Social distancing and lockdown measures have limited everyone’s daily activities and have likely also affected children’s physical activity.AIM: To investigate physical activity and electronics use during COVID-19 social distancing in children from the city of Poá, São Paulo.METHOD: Data from 28 children (10 males, 18 females) were obtained on two occasions: pre-pandemic (October 2019) and during the pandemic (May 2020). To further examine possible changes in physical activity, data from another sample of 40 children (20 males, 20 females) were obtained during the pandemic (May 2020). From both cohorts, anthropometric information and play, television, electronics, and sleep time expenditures were obtained using a questionnaire.RESULTS: Results from the first cohort (28 children) showed similar time spent engaged in playful activities and sleeping before and during the pandemic. Although hours spent watching television remained constant, a dramatic increase in the overall electronics time expenditure was observed (from 3.4 to 5.8 hours/day) during the pandemic period. A comparison of the results for the two cohorts confirmed these findings: there were no between-group differences in the data obtained during the pandemic period.CONCLUSION: Although the children maintained their play time while social distancing, an increase in the time spent using electronic devices was observed, possibly due to the characteristics of the social distancing implemented in Brazil, as well as the characteristics of the children’s neighborhood |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Terapéutica y rehabilitación, Pediatría, Virus, Pandemia, COVID-19, Distanciamiento social, Actividad física, Niños |
| Keyword: | Therapeutics and rehabilitation, Virus, Pediatrics, Pandemia, COVID-19, Social distancing, Physical activity, Children |
| Full text: | https://socibracom.com/bjmb/index.php/bjmb/article/view/238/175 |
