Háskóli ÍslandsUniversity of IcelandJörgensen, EvaKoller, DonnaRaman, ShantiOlatunya, OladeleAsemota, OsamagbeEkpenyong, Bernadine N.Gunnlaugsson, GeirOkolo, Angela2023-01-272023-01-272022-09Jörgensen E, Koller D, Raman S, Olatunya O, Asemota O, Ekpenyong BN, Gunnlaugsson G, Okolo A. The voices of children and young people during COVID-19: A critical review of methods. Acta Paediatr. 2022;111:1670–1681. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.164220803-52531651-2227 (eISSN)https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/3907Aim: Critically review research methods used to elicit children and young people's views and experiences in the first year of COVID-19, using an ethical and child rights lens.Methods: A systematic search of peer- reviewed literature on children and young peo-ple's perspectives and experiences of COVID-19. LEGEND (Let Evidence Guide Every New Decision) tools were applied to assess the quality of included studies. The critical review methodology addressed four ethical parameters: (1) Duty of care; (2) Children and young people's consent; (3) Communication of findings; and (4) Reflexivity.Results: Two phases of searches identified 8131 studies; 27 studies were included for final analysis, representing 43,877 children and young people's views. Most studies were from high-income countries. Three major themes emerged: (a) Whose voices are heard; (b) How are children and young people heard; and (c) How do research-ers engage in reflexivity and ethical practice? Online surveys of children and young people from middle-class backgrounds dominated the research during COVID-19. Three studies actively involved children and young people in the research process; two documented a rights- based framework. There was limited attention paid to some ethical issues, particularly the lack of inclusion of children and young people in re-search processes.Conclusion: There are equity gaps in accessing the experiences of children and young people from disadvantaged settings. Most children and young people were not in-volved in shaping research methods by soliciting their voices1670-1681eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessAdolescent HealthChild HealthCOVID-19EthicsREviewResearch DesignUnglingarBörnHeilsufarinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleActa Paediatrica10.1111/apa.16422