Exploring changes in children's well-being due to COVID-19 restrictions: the Italian EpaS-ISS study.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThe study protocol was approved by the Ethical Committee of the Italian National Institute of Health (December 23, 2021; 0045150 Class: PRE BIO CE 01.00). Namely, study protocol, Information note with the description of the aim of the study and consent to the participation, privacy policy for participation in the study and consent to the processing of personal data, questionnaire for parents were evaluated and approved by Data Protection Officer and Ethical Committee of the Italian National Institute of Health. All procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Informed consent to the study participation and informed consent to the processing of personal data were obtained from all participants involved in the research. Consent for publicationThe authors have obtained consent to publish from the survey participants. Competing interestsThe authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. Competing interests The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest."

"Funding This research was promoted and funded by the ISS (Bando Ricerca Indipendente 2020–2022, Project code ISS20-4b59de447cf1) in the framework of the project Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on health behaviour and lifestyle of children and their families living in Italy."