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Table 2 Characteristics of included studies organized alphabetically by source

From: Interventions to improve well-being among children and youth aged 6–17 years during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

Source

Country

Design1

Site (N)

Setting2

Intervention

Duration3

Follow-up

Child/

youth

(N)

Family (N)

Child/

youth age (mean)4

Child/

youth SES5

Cataldi

Italy

RCT

1

Research clinic

CrossFit program

8 weeks

2 months

30

N/A

17.2 (0.5)

N/R

Chen*

China

RCT

5

Schools

Mindfulness training and aerobic exercise

8 weeks

1 month

2120

N/A

14.4 (1.0)

N/R

Choi

Hong Kong

CRT

1

Research clinic

Optical defocus treatment

18–24 months

None

115

N/A

10.3 (1.5)

N/R

Cruwys

Australia

RCT

N/R

N/A

Cognitive behavior therapy and Groups 4 Health

8 weeks

12 months

174

N/A

19 (2.0)

N/R

Ding*

China

RCT

N/A

Convenience

Peer education

8 weeks

None

150

N/A

15.3 (2.3)

N/R

Gadari*

Iran

RCT

2

Schools

Resilience training

6 weeks

1 month

80

N/A

Between 9 and 10 years

N/R

Gulesci

Bolivia

RCT

N/A

Convenience

Empowerment program

3 months

7 months

600

N/A

Between 15 and 18 years

Low

Lee*

Korea

RCT

N/R

N/A

Physical education class

10 weeks

1.5 months

54

N/A

15.9 (0.4)

N/R

Liu*

China

RCT

3

Communities

Logotherapy-based mindfulness

8 weeks

None

121

N/A

15.3 (0.8)

Middle

Malboeuf-Hurtubise (a)*

Canada

CRT

2

Classrooms

Art therapy experientials

5 weeks

1 week

22

N/A

11.3

N/R

Malboeuf-Hurtubise (b)*

Canada

CRT

5

Classrooms

Philosophy for children

5 weeks

1 week

37

N/A

8.2

N/R

Mesurado*

Argentina

CRT

10

Courses

Virtual Hero Program

7 weeks

1 week

211

N/A

14.1 (1.1)

N/R

Sarti*

Italy

RCT

N/A

Convenience

Telerehabilitation

3–4 months

None

56

N/A

10.8

N/R

Schleider*

USA

RCT

N/A

Convenience

Single-session interventions

20–30 min

3 months

2452

N/A

Between 13 and 16 years

N/R

Shao

China

RCT

4

Communities

Dance therapy

7–8 weeks

None

62

NA

15.8 (0.6)

N/R

Yadav*

USA

RCT

N/A

Convenience

Heartfulness meditation and brainwave entrainment

4 weeks

None

40

NA

Between 14 and 18 years

N/R

Zhang

China

RCT

3

Communities

Psychological counselling

8 weeks

None

153

NA

15.8 (1.5)

Mixed

Zheng*

China

CRT

12

Schools

Peer-to-peer support

N/R

2 weeks

954

954

13.5 (0.5)

Mixed

Zuo*

China

RCT

1

Schools

Divergent thinking training

9 days

None

61

NA

N/R

N/R

  1. 1CRT, cluster randomized trial; RCT, randomized controlled trial
  2. 2Convenience sample indicates online recruitment (e.g., e-mailing lists, social media)
  3. 3Total duration of intervention
  4. 4Standard deviation provided in round brackets if mean reported in manuscript
  5. 5Socioeconomic status (SES) of the majority of the cohort
  6. *Indicates part or full intervention delivered online or via social medica application
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