• Sulafa T Sindi, Njood W Nazer, and Abdulmoein E AlAgha.
• From the Department of Pediatrics (Sindi), King Abdulaziz University Hospital; from the Department of Pediatrics (AlAgha), Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, and from the Department of Pediatrics (Nazer), King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Saudi Med J. 2022 Apr 1; 43 (4): 418422418-422.

ObjectivesTo recognize and assess treatment compliance in children and adolescents with growth hormone deficiency during the cronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic along with other lifestyle factors that might have been affected by the pandemic, such as diet, physical activity, sleep pattern, and screen time.MethodsThis descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out between March 2020-2021 at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through clinical interview questions.ResultsThe total sample size was 130 patients, 54 (41.5%) of whom were males and 76 (58.5%) were females. The mean age of the patients was 12.56±3.44 years. Comparisons of before and during the COVID-19 pandemic revealed significant changes in growth hormone therapy compliance (p=0.007), dietary changes (p=0.002) with an increase in vegetables and fruit consumption, a significant decrease in physical activity time (p<0.001), an increase in sleep time (p<0.001), and screen time (p<0.001).ConclusionThe COVID-19 crisis had an impact on growth hormone therapy compliance, with a significant impact on other lifestyle factors such as dietary habits, physical activity, sleep time, and leisure screen time.Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal.

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