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Table 2 Impact of the Dutch measures against COVID-19 on children aged 8–18 years

From: Perceived stress, family impact, and changes in physical and social daily life activities of children with chronic somatic conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Child-reported

Parent-reported

CSC children

General population

 

CSC children

General population

 

N

Outcome

N

Outcome

p-value

N

Outcome

N

Outcome

p-value

Perceived stressa, mean (SD)

207

3.5 (2.4)

1,133

4.9 (2.6)

 < 0.001

189

3.9 (2.3)

1,287

4.8 (2.5)

 < 0.001

Coping, %

174

 

1,075

 

0.75

173

 

1,240

 

0.28

 Positive reaction

 

8

 

9

  

19

 

24

 

 Unchanged

 

64

 

62

  

62

 

57

 

 Negative reaction

 

28

 

29

  

18

 

18

 

 Social interaction with friends, %

194

 

1,114

 

0.001

182

 

1,274

 

 < 0.001

 See and speak to friends more often

 

4

 

7

  

2

 

8

 

 Unchanged

 

38

 

48

  

42

 

50

 

 See and speak to friends less often

 

59

 

45

  

55

 

42

 

 Physical activity, %

202

 

1,122

 

 < 0.001

183

 

1,277

 

 < 0.001

 More physically active

 

6

 

13

  

5

 

13

 

 Unchanged

 

47

 

58

  

48

 

61

 

 Less physically active

 

47

 

30

  

48

 

26

 

Eating behaviour, %

     

175

 

1,277

 

0.76

 Healthier

      

10

 

12

 

 Unchanged

      

83

 

81

 

 Less healthy

      

7

 

8

 
  1. Outcome values are means with standard deviations or percentages
  2. aAssessed on a 10-point Likert scale (1 (no stress) to 10 (extreme stress))