Email this article School-Aged Children’s Physical Activity during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of the Russian part of the international study in 9 European countries
- Authors: Kontsevaya A.V.1, Myrzamatova A.O.1, Mukaneeva D.K.1, Antsiferova A.A.1, Khudyakov M.B.1, Ivanova C.S.1, Drapkina O.M.1
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Affiliations:
- National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
- Issue: Vol 29, No 10 (2022)
- Pages: 731-740
- Section: ORIGINAL STUDY ARTICLES
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1728-0869/article/view/109524
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/humeco109524
- ID: 109524
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AIM: Assessment of the School-Aged Children’s Physical Activity (PA) in the Russian Federation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and its compliance with the WHO recommendations.
METHODS: This was a multi-national cross-sectional study. More than 24,000 children aged 6–18 years from nine European countries (Hungary, Spain, Portugal, Russian Federation, Poland, Italy, Slovenia, Germany, and Denmark) participated in the online survey. In the Russian Federation, the online survey was conducted from 28th January to 10th February 2021. The questionnaire was completed by 13,392 children or their parents from 64 Russian regions. In total, 11,763 respondents were included in the study, i.e., 50.8% boys (n=5985) and 49.2% girls (n=5778), 72% urban residents, and 28% rural residents. The mean age (M±SD) was 11.24±2.93 years.
The questionnaire contained five sections — questions about the socio-demographic data; physical activity, play, or sedentary behavior in the last seven days; comparison of the child's PA at the moment with PA during the first wave of COVID-19; comparison of the child's PA at the moment with the PA before the COVID-19 pandemic; compliance with WHO global recommendations on PA and sedentary lifestyle; questions about the socio-demographic background of the parent/guardian. Survey data were obtained via online platforms. Meeting the WHO Global Guidelines was defined as 60-minute MVPA per day for a week; total screen time of fewer than 2 hours per day. Data were presented as absolute values and percentages. Chi-Square (χ2) test was used to compare percentages to identify significant differences. A p-value of 0.05 indicated statistical significance.
RESULTS: Outcomes of this online survey revealed that only a small percentage of children followed the PA guidelines. Therefore, the proportion of children following the WHO recommendations was only 7.5%. An increase in screen time on weekdays during the pandemic was observed in 21.9% of the participants, and on weekends — 20.3%.
CONCLUSION: These results should be used to develop and implement targeted measures to prevent low levels FA among school-age children.
About the authors
Anna V. Kontsevaya
National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Author for correspondence.
Email: koncanna@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2062-1536
SPIN-code: 6787-2500
MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.)
Russian Federation, MoscowAzalija O. Myrzamatova
National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Email: azaliya89@list.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8064-7215
SPIN-code: 9306-1678
Russian Federation, Moscow
Dinara K. Mukaneeva
National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Email: mdksc@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2682-7914
SPIN-code: 3050-1199
Research Associate
Russian Federation, MoscowAleksandra A. Antsiferova
National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Email: antsiferovaaleksandra@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2337-2723
SPIN-code: 7087-7198
Junior Research Associate
Russian Federation, MoscowMikhail B. Khudyakov
National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Email: mbkh52@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7869-2030
SPIN-code: 1663-3291
Russian Federation, Moscow
Catherine S. Ivanova
National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Email: kat-iv@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5379-7170
SPIN-code: 7537-2452
Russian Federation, Moscow
Oxana M. Drapkina
National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Email: odrapkina@gnicpm.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4453-8430
SPIN-code: 4456-1297
Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor
Russian Federation, MoscowReferences
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