Immediate Impact of the COVID-19 Confinement on Physical Activity Levels in Spanish Adults

López‐Bueno, Rubén; Calatayud, Joaquín; Andersen, Lars L.; Balsalobre-Fernández, Carlos; Casaña, José; Casajús, José Antonio; Smith, Lee; Sánchez, Guillermo Felipe López

doi:10.3390/su12145708

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“…Furthermore, the number of active students decreased significantly in comparison to the situation before the COVID-19 outbreak in Ukraine, which is consistent with some previous studies [23,34,46,47]. Stanton et al [23] showed that negative physical activity changes are associated with increased depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms.…”

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“…Although home-based physical training was recommended during the COVID-19 lockdown [43][44][45], some research suggested that the intensity of PA decreased among people in Asia, America, Africa, and Europe [23,34,46,47]. On the other hand, a general increase in PA was observed in Belgium [48] and Canada [49] during the coronavirus outbreak.…”

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“…We expected that the level of PA would have changed during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the typical PA level before the coronavirus outbreak [23,34,[46][47][48][49].…”

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Does Physical Activity Matter for the Mental Health of University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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Research indicates that university and college students are at higher risk of experiencing mental health problems than other populations. This study aims to examine the relationship between Physical Activity (PA) and the mental health of Ukrainian university students during the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown. The conventional sample consisted of 1512 students from 11 Ukrainian universities, with a mean age of 20 years (M = 20.06, SD = 3.05) and 69% of whom were female. The cross-sectional online survey was disseminated through the most popular social media channels in Ukraine (i.e., Facebook, Viber, Telegram) and included the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale to measure anxiety and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) to assess depression. Data were collected from 14 May to 4 June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Ukraine. Among university students, 43% were engaged in PA ≥ 150 min weekly, 24% met the criteria of GAD, and 32% met the criteria of depression. More students were involved in PA before the COVID-19 outbreak than during the national lockdown. Students with anxiety and depression were almost two times less likely to engage in PA than their counterparts without mental health disorders. The inactive group had higher scores of anxiety and depression than the physically active group. The relationship of PA with anxiety and depression was statistically significant but weak during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Does Physical Activity Matter for the Mental Health of University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

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“…For instance, due to the Covid-19 movement restrictions, a higher homestay would be expected, which, in turn, might increase screen exposure ( 11 ); at the same time, higher levels of screen exposure might also lead to lower levels of physical activity and, eventually, lower sleep time ( 12 , 13 ), which along with circadian deregulation may influence Covid-19 infection and severity ( 14 ). Furthermore, recent studies have observed a significant reduction in physical activity levels of adults during the Covid-19 confinement ( 15 , 16 ). Moreover, such studies have found that adults experiencing higher reductions in physical activity levels or performing lower levels of physical activity during the Covid-19 pandemic have poor mental health and well-being ( 17 , 18 ).…”

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Health-Related Behaviors Among School-Aged Children and Adolescents During the Spanish Covid-19 Confinement

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In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) world pandemic, affected countries such as Spain enacted measures comprising compulsory confinement as well as restrictions regarding free movement. Such measures likely influence children's and adolescents' lifestyles. Our study aimed to investigate the impact that the Covid-19 confinement has on health-related behaviors (HRBs) among Spanish children and adolescents. An online survey was administered to 516 parents to collect data about 860 children and adolescents (49.2% girls) aged between 3 and 16 years in relation to physical activity, screen exposure, sleep time, and fruit and vegetable consumption during the Covid-19 confinement. Respectively, t-paired test and t-test between groups served to check differences between HRBs levels before and during the confinement as well as between strict and relaxed confinement. Significant differences were found for a reduction of weekly minutes of physical activity during the confinement (−102.5, SD 159.6) (p < 0.001), an increase of daily hours of screen exposure (2.9, SD 2.1) (p < 0.001), and a reduction of daily fruit and vegetable consumption (−0.2, SD 1.6) (p < 0.001). Sleep time showed a significant difference between strict and relaxed confinement (−0.3, SD 0.1) (p < 0.05), whereas binomial logistic regression adjusted for covariates (age, sex, education of the parents, siblings, current condition, exposure to Covid-19, and previous health risk behavior) showed significantly lower odds for screen exposure risk behavior with relaxed confinement (OR 0.60, 95%CI 0.40-0.91). The present study suggests that Covid-19 confinement reduced physical activity levels, increased both screen exposure and sleep time, and reduced fruit and vegetable consumption. Therefore, most HRBs worsened among this sample of Spanish children and adolescents. Closure of schools, online education, and the lack of López-Bueno et al. Health-Related Behaviors Among Young policies addressing the conciliation between labor and family life could have played an important role in HRBs worsening among pupils, which might be mitigated with adequate conciliation policies, parental guidance, and community support.

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“…Physical activity (PA) is strongly related to mental [46,47]; therefore, it has been highly recommended during COVID-19 by the World Health Organization [48]. During the pandemic, decreased PA intensity has been noted in countries of Asia, America, Africa, and Europe [3,[49][50][51], although in some countries (such as Belgium and Canada) [52,53] the intensity has increased. As research shows that PA plays an important role in decreasing stress levels, the intensity of PA during the pandemic should be monitored, particularly in groups vulnerable to mental health problems such as students.…”

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Exploring Perceived Stress among Students in Turkey during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Aslan

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Çınar

2020

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Students have been highly vulnerable to mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, and researchers have shown that perceived stress and mental health problems have increased during the pandemic. The aim of this study was to reveal the prevalence of perceived stress and mental health among students during the pandemic and to explore predictors of stress levels. A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 358 undergraduates from 14 universities in Turkey, including 200 female students (56%). The measurements used in the study were the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Perception of COVID Impact on Student Well-Being (CI), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), Physical Activity Scale (PA), and a sociodemographic survey. Students reported high perceived stress, mild generalized anxiety, and low satisfaction with life. More than half of the students met the diagnostic criteria of GAD (52%) and depression (63%). Female and physically inactive students had higher PSS-10 levels. A hierarchical linear regression model showed that after controlling for gender and negative CI, anxiety and physical inactivity significantly predicted high perceived stress. The study shows that students’ mental health during the pandemic is at high risk.

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Immediate Impact of the COVID-19 Confinement on Physical Activity Levels in Spanish Adults

Cited by 103 publications

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Does Physical Activity Matter for the Mental Health of University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Does Physical Activity Matter for the Mental Health of University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Health-Related Behaviors Among School-Aged Children and Adolescents During the Spanish Covid-19 Confinement

Exploring Perceived Stress among Students in Turkey during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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