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Levels of Physical Activity in Portuguese Children: the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorMercê, Cristiana
dc.contributor.authorCordeiro, Jéssica
dc.contributor.authorRomao, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorBranco, Marco A. C.
dc.contributor.authorCatela, David
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T22:14:03Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T22:14:03Z
dc.date.issued2023-01
dc.description.abstractPortuguese children spend about eight hours/day in sedentary behaviours, presenting only one hour in active play. This inactivity rate is about 84%. The lower levels of physical activity (PA) trigger several health problems in children and, after, in adult-hood. With the appearance of the pandemic of COVID-19 and, consequently, increase of confined tasks like distance learning, has been verified the PA decrease and screen and sedentary behaviours increase in children. The objectives are: i) verify PA levels; ii) compare PA levels between genders, before and during the pandemic. The questionnaire “Cuestinário Pictórico de la Actividad Físca Infantil” has been translated and applied in Portugal, across the platform Google Forms, having been answered by 61 children of aver-age age of 12.0±3.1 years. Before the pandemic, male children practice more PA. During the pandemic, has been verified a practise decrease in both genders. The PA levels settled between “Little active” and “Nothing active”, not checking differences between gen-ders. The child’s age affected positively the formal PA in academies and clubs and, negatively the informal practise. It has been veri-fied that lower PA levels are associated with higher weight values. Portuguese children PA levels are well below the recommended, situation that worsened during the pandemic. In order to combat childhood inactivity and overweight, it is necessary to develop measures to promote PA early specially in situations of pandemic and/or confinement, in which PA reaches even lower levels.Keywords: Children, Physical Activity, COVID-19, Portugalpt_PT
dc.description.abstractLos niños portugueses pasan unas ocho horas/día en conductas sedentárias, prestando solo una hora en juego activo. Esta tasa de inactividad es del 84%. Los niveles bajos de actividad física (AF) desencadean varios problemas de salud n los niños y, posteri-ormente, en la vida adulta. Con la aparición de la pandemia COVID-19 y, en consequência, un aumento de las tareas de confinamen-to, a saber, aprendizaje a distancia, se espera que haya habido una diminución en la AF y un aumento en los comportamentos de pan-talla y los niveles de estilo de vida sedentário en los niños. Los objetivos son: i) comprovar los niveles de AF; ii) comparar los niveles de AF entre sexos, antes y durante la pandemia. El cuestionario “Cuestionario Pictórico de la Actividad Física Infantilfue traducido y aplicado en Portugal, a través de la plataforma Google Forms, habiendo sido respondido por 61 niños com una edad promedio de 12,0±3,1 años. Antes de la pandemia, los niños varones praticaban más AF. Durante la pandemia, hubo una disminución en la prácti-ca en ambos sexos. Los neveles de AF se establecieron entre “Poco ativo” y “Nada activo”, sin diferencia entre sexos. La edad de los niños influyó positivamente en la práctica informal. También se encontro que niveles más bajos de AF se asocian con valores más altos de peso. Los niveles de AF de los niños portugueses son muy inferiores a los recomendados, situación que se agravo durante la pan-demia. Para combatir el sedentarismo y el sobrepeso en los niños es necessário desarrollar medidas para promover la AF de manera temprana especialmente en situaciones de pandemia y/o confinamento, en las que la AF alcanza valores aún más bajos. Palabras clave: Niños, Actividad Física, COVID-19, Portugalpt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMercê,C., Cordeiro,J.,Romão,C.,Branco,M. & Catela,D.(2023). Levels of Physical Activity in Portuguese Children: the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Retos,47,174-180.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.47197/retos.v47.94936pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1579-1726
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/4947
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherFederación Española de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educación Física (FEADEF)pt_PT
dc.relationUID/CED/04748/2020pt_PT
dc.relationUIDB/00447/2020pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionfile:///C:/Arquivo/Downloads/Dialnet-LevelsOfPhysicalActivityInPortugueseChildren-8621888.pdfpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectChildrenpt_PT
dc.subjectPhysical Activitypt_PT
dc.subjectCovid-19pt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleLevels of Physical Activity in Portuguese Children: the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemicpt_PT
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