Physical activity, screen time and psychological well-being during COVID-19 in disabled children | ||||
| Journal of Applied Sports Science | ||||
| Article 3, Volume 11, Issue 2, December 2021, Page 22-29 PDF (378.71 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jass.2021.109169.1072 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Rahaf Bagleh1; Hasan Al Oran1; Mohammed Fakehi 2; Harran Al-Rahamneh  1
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| 1The university of Jordan | ||||
| 2King Saud University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This study investigates the impact of COVID-19 on physical disability, screen time and psychological well-being among Jordanian children with disabilities in the (5–11) age range. A total of 119 parents with disabled children between (5-11) years of age were asked to fill out a survey that included a set of questions to measure their children’s physical disability, screen time and psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Being irritable (65.6%), dependent on us (63.1%), bored (62.2%), nervous (58.8%), reluctant (57.1%), worried when one of us leaves the house (54.4%) and cried easily (54.4%) were the most frequently reported symptoms by parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. They reported that screen time of ≥120 minutes a day was shown among 22.7% of disabled children and 44.5% of disabled children performed | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| COVID-19; disabled children; physical activity; screen time; psychological well-being | ||||
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