COVID-19 Impact on Behaviors across the 24-Hour Day in Children and Adolescents: Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. COVID-19 and Decreased Physical Activity
3. COVID-19 and Increased Sedentary Behavior
4. COVID-19 and Sleep
5. Intervening with a Socio-Ecological Model: Recommendations and Considerations
5.1. Physical Activity
5.2. Sedentary Behavior
5.3. Sleep
5.4. The 24-h Day Behavior Interaction—Establishing a Routine
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Bates, L.C.; Zieff, G.; Stanford, K.; Moore, J.B.; Kerr, Z.Y.; Hanson, E.D.; Barone Gibbs, B.; Kline, C.E.; Stoner, L. COVID-19 Impact on Behaviors across the 24-Hour Day in Children and Adolescents: Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep. Children 2020, 7, 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/children7090138
Bates LC, Zieff G, Stanford K, Moore JB, Kerr ZY, Hanson ED, Barone Gibbs B, Kline CE, Stoner L. COVID-19 Impact on Behaviors across the 24-Hour Day in Children and Adolescents: Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep. Children. 2020; 7(9):138. https://doi.org/10.3390/children7090138
Chicago/Turabian StyleBates, Lauren C., Gabriel Zieff, Kathleen Stanford, Justin B. Moore, Zachary Y. Kerr, Erik D. Hanson, Bethany Barone Gibbs, Christopher E. Kline, and Lee Stoner. 2020. "COVID-19 Impact on Behaviors across the 24-Hour Day in Children and Adolescents: Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Sleep" Children 7, no. 9: 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/children7090138