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COVID-19 pandemic brings a sedentary lifestyle: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study (preprint)
medrxiv; 2020.
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em Inglês
| medRxiv | ID: ppzbmed-10.1101.2020.05.22.20110825
ABSTRACT
Objectives:
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to pose profound challenges on society. Governments around the world have managed to mitigate its spread through strategies including social distancing; however, this may result in the adoption of sedentary lifestyle. This study aimed to investigate 1) physical activity (PA) levels, sedentary behavior (SB) and sleep among young adults during COVID-19 epidemic, and 2) the change in these behaviors before and during the pandemic.Methods:
A total of 631 young adults (38.8% males) participated in the cross-sectional study and completed an online survey that included five components general information, COVID-19 related issues, PA, SB, and sleep. For longitudinal study, PA, SB, and sleep data collected from 70 participants before and during COVID-19 pandemic were analyzed.Results:
Participants reported engaging in low PA, high SB and long sleep duration during COVID-19 pandemic. Females had greater concern for COVID-19 related issues and engaged in more prevention strategies than males. Moreover, a significant decline in PA while increase in both times spent in SB and sleep were determined after COVID-19 outbreak.Conclusion:
The results of this study demonstrated a sedentary lifestyle in young adults in responses to social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, which will assist health policy makers and practitioners in the development of population specific health education and behavior interventions during this pandemic and for other future events.
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COVID-19
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Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Preprint
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