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dc.contributor.authorKonstantinou, Corina-
dc.contributor.authorAndrianou, Xanthi-
dc.contributor.authorConstantinou, Andria-
dc.contributor.authorPerikkou, Anastasia-
dc.contributor.authorMarkidou, Eliza-
dc.contributor.authorChristophi, Costas A.-
dc.contributor.authorMakris, Konstantinos C.-
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-22T09:48:59Z-
dc.date.available2021-06-22T09:48:59Z-
dc.date.issued2021-02-
dc.identifier.citationEClinicalMedicine, 2021, vol. 32, articl. no. 100721en_US
dc.identifier.issn25895370-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/22752-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Non-pharmacological interventions (NPI), including lockdowns, have been used to address the COVID-19 pandemic. We describe changes in the environment and lifestyle of school children in Cyprus before the lockdown and during school re-opening, and assess compliance to NPI, using the exposome concept. Methods: During June 2020, parents completed an online questionnaire about their children's lifestyle/behaviours for two periods; school re-opening (May 21-June 26) following the population-wide lockdown, and the school period before lockdown (before March). Findings: Responses were received for 1509 children from over 180 primary schools. More than 72% of children complied with most NPI measures; however, only 48% decreased the number of vulnerable contacts at home. Sugary food consumption was higher in the post-lockdown period with 37% and 26% of the children eating sugary items daily and 4–6 times/week, compared to 33% and 19%, respectively, for the pre-lockdown period (p<0.001). Children's physical activity decreased compared to pre-lockdown (p<0.001), while screen time increased in the post-lockdown period, with 25% of children spending 4-7 hours/day in front of screens vs. 10% in the pre-lockdown period (p<0.001). About half of the children washed their hands with soap 4–7 times/day post-lockdown vs. 30% in the pre-lockdown period (p<0.001). Interpretation: This national survey showed a high degree of compliance to NPI measures among school children. Furthermore, the exposome profile of children may be affected in the months following NPI measures due to alterations in diet, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and hand hygiene habits. Funding: Partial funding by the EXPOSOGAS project, H2020 Research and Innovation Programme (grant #810995).en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofEClinicalMedicineen_US
dc.rights© The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectComplianceen_US
dc.subjectConfinementen_US
dc.subjectEWASen_US
dc.subjectExposomeen_US
dc.subjectLockdownen_US
dc.subjectMitigationen_US
dc.subjectPandemicen_US
dc.subjectPrimary school childrenen_US
dc.subjectPublic health responseen_US
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2en_US
dc.titleExposome changes in primary school children following the wide population non-pharmacological interventions implemented due to COVID-19 in Cyprus: A national surveyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.collaborationCyprus University of Technologyen_US
dc.collaborationCyprus Ministry of Healthen_US
dc.subject.categoryHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.journalsOpen Accessen_US
dc.countryCyprusen_US
dc.subject.fieldMedical and Health Sciencesen_US
dc.publicationPeer Revieweden_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100721en_US
dc.identifier.pmid33681739-
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85099599965-
dc.identifier.urlhttps://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85099599965-
dc.relation.volume32en_US
cut.common.academicyear2020-2021en_US
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crisitem.journal.journalissn2589-5370-
crisitem.journal.publisherElsevier-
crisitem.author.deptCyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences-
crisitem.author.deptDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0002-2906-5743-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0003-0503-1538-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0001-5251-8619-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Health Sciences-
crisitem.author.parentorgFaculty of Health Sciences-
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