Next Article in Journal
Key Concepts to Identify the Role of Orthopedics in Child Development
Previous Article in Journal
Inequities in Availability of Evidence-Based Birth Supports to Improve Perinatal Health for Socially Vulnerable Rural Residents
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
Children
Volume 9
Issue 7
10.3390/children9071078
children-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Article

Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Children’s Eating Behaviours: A Longitudinal Study

by
Giuseppina Rosaria Umano
*,
Giulia Rondinelli
,
Giulio Rivetti
,
Angela Klain
,
Francesca Aiello
,
Michele Miraglia del Giudice
,
Fabio Decimo
,
Alfonso Papparella
and
Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice
Department of the Woman, the Child, and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Children 2022, 9(7), 1078; https://doi.org/10.3390/children9071078
Submission received: 29 June 2022 / Revised: 12 July 2022 / Accepted: 16 July 2022 / Published: 20 July 2022
Browse Figures
Review Reports Versions Notes

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on children’s lifestyle and eating behaviour, resulting in an increase of obesity prevalence. The CEBQ (Children’s Eating Behaviour Questionnaire) is a validate questionnaire that investigates children’s eating behaviour. Knowing the psychological consequences of daily routine disruption during lockdown, we evaluated the changes in eating behaviours in a paediatric cohort before and during the lockdown period through the evaluation of the Italian version of the CEBQ. We prospectively enrolled children attending the pediatric clinic of the University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’. All parents answered the parent-report version of the CEBQ before lockdown containment. During lockdown, the second survey was carried out by telephone call. The study sample included 69 children. Food responsiveness and emotional overeating subscales showed higher scores during lockdown compared to data before lockdown (p = 0.009 and p = 0.001, respectively). Conversely, desire to drink and satiety responsiveness showed lower scores at follow-up (p = 0.04 and p = 0.0001, respectively). No differences were observed for slowness in eating and enjoyment of food. Delta changes were higher in normal-weight children compared to children with obesity (p = 0.02). Our results confirm that containment measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have acted as triggers on certain eating behaviors that mostly predispose to an obesogenic manner.
Keywords: eating behaviour; COVID-19; pediatric obesity; lifestyle; questionnaire eating behaviour; COVID-19; pediatric obesity; lifestyle; questionnaire
Graphical Abstract

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Umano, G.R.; Rondinelli, G.; Rivetti, G.; Klain, A.; Aiello, F.; Miraglia del Giudice, M.; Decimo, F.; Papparella, A.; Miraglia del Giudice, E. Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Children’s Eating Behaviours: A Longitudinal Study. Children 2022, 9, 1078. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9071078

AMA Style

Umano GR, Rondinelli G, Rivetti G, Klain A, Aiello F, Miraglia del Giudice M, Decimo F, Papparella A, Miraglia del Giudice E. Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Children’s Eating Behaviours: A Longitudinal Study. Children. 2022; 9(7):1078. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9071078

Chicago/Turabian Style

Umano, Giuseppina Rosaria, Giulia Rondinelli, Giulio Rivetti, Angela Klain, Francesca Aiello, Michele Miraglia del Giudice, Fabio Decimo, Alfonso Papparella, and Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice. 2022. "Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Children’s Eating Behaviours: A Longitudinal Study" Children 9, no. 7: 1078. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9071078

APA Style

Umano, G. R., Rondinelli, G., Rivetti, G., Klain, A., Aiello, F., Miraglia del Giudice, M., Decimo, F., Papparella, A., & Miraglia del Giudice, E. (2022). Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Children’s Eating Behaviours: A Longitudinal Study. Children, 9(7), 1078. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9071078

Note that from the first issue of 2016, this journal uses article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop