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AUTHOR(S) Stéphanie Bourion-Bédès; Hélène Rousseau; Martine Batt (et al.)
COVID-19 lockdown measures resulted in children and adolescents staying and learning at home. This study investigated health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and its associated factors among youth during the first lockdown. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 8- to 18-year-olds from the French Grand Est region. Sociodemographic data and information on living and learning conditions were collected using an online survey. HRQoL was assessed using the KIDSCREEN-27. Multiple regression analysis was performed to explore factors related to low HRQoL in each dimension.
AUTHOR(S) Naseema Shaik
AUTHOR(S) Maria Chiara Gallotta; Giovanna Zimatore; Ludovica Cardinali (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Silvia Cimino; Carlos A. Almenara; Luca Cerniglia
AUTHOR(S) Joshua Belfer; Lance Feld; Sophia Jan (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Marcela María Mercado-Reyes; Marcela Daza; Angélica Pacheco (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) T. P. Murugan; Ghosh Urmi; Julia Rajan Roshni (et al.)
The electronic medical records of children younger than 16 y of age with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection between June 1st 2020 and May 31st 2021 at Christian Medical College, Vellore were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected on a predesigned case record form and analyzed. A total of 988 children were diagnosed with confirmed COVID-19 during the study period. Of these, there were 585 children diagnosed during the 1st wave (June 2020–Feb 2021) and 403 children during the 2nd wave (March 2021–May 2021).
AUTHOR(S) Anna A. Mensah; Helen Campbell; Julia Stowe (et al.)
Reinfection after primary SARS-CoV-2 infection is uncommon in adults, but little is known about the risks, characteristics, severity, or outcomes of reinfection in children. This study aimed to assess the risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in children and compare this with the risk in adults, by analysis of national testing data for England. National surveillance study to assess reinfection of SARS-CoV-2 in children in England used national SARS-CoV-2 testing data to estimate the risk of reinfection at least 90 days after primary infection from Jan 27, 2020, to July, 31, 2021, which encompassed the alpha (B.1.1.7) and delta (B.1.617.2) variant waves in England. Data from children up to age 16 years who met the criteria for reinfection were included. Disease severity was assessed by linking reinfection cases to national hospital admission data, intensive care admission, and death registration datasets.
AUTHOR(S) Sapfo Lignou; Jenny Greenwood; Mark Sheehan (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Sarah Woo; Heonil Yang; YoonMyung Kim (et al.)
The coronavirus disease pandemic is predicted to have adverse health effects on children and adolescents who are overweight or obese due to restricted school activity and stay-at-home orders. The purpose of this observational study was to determine the factors associated with weight gain in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown. Ninety-seven participants (sex- and age-specific body mass index (BMI) ≥ 85th percentile) were included. A baseline examination was conducted pre-COVID-19 (August 2019 to January 2020), and re-examination was performed post-lockdown (June to September 2020) and the results were compared. Correlation and regression analyses were conducted to investigate the association among changes in cardiometabolic markers and lifestyle behaviors with changes in BMI z-score.
AUTHOR(S) Giuseppe Calcaterra; Vassilios Fanos; Luigi Cataldi (et al.)
A decline in sports activities among children and adolescents was noted during the stay-at-home restrictions imposed by COVID-19. With the easing of restrictions, physical activities are being resumed. A data search was conducted to identify the role of parents in resuming sporting activities, the risks and benefits of doing so, the physical examination to be conducted prior to physical activity, the existence of guidelines/protocols for return to sports and physical activity, the role of comorbidities in influencing the restart of the same.
AUTHOR(S) Revathi Raja; Ramya Uppuluri; Badira Parambil (et al.)
The clinical outcomes of COVID-19 infection in children with cancer have been variable worldwide. Therefore, we aimed to collect data from all regions in India through a national collaborative study and identify factors that cause mortality directly related to COVID-19 infection. Data was collected prospectively on children across India on cancer therapy and diagnosed with COVID-19 infections from 47 centers from April 2020 to October 2021. Information was recorded on the demographics, the number of children that required intervention, and the outcome of the infection. In addition, we analyzed the impact of the delta variant in 2021.
AUTHOR(S) Charles Oberg; H. R. Hodges; Sarah Gander (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Chloe A. Teasdale; Luisa N. Borrell; Yanhan Shen (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Han Xiao; Qi Liu; Hong Mei (et al.)
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