Di Corrado Donatella, Magnano Paola, Muzii Benedetta, Coco Marinella, Guarnera Maria, De Lucia Salvatore, Maldonato Nelson Mauro
Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Kore University of Enna, 94100 Enna, Italy.
Department of Sport Sciences, Kore University of Enna, Cittadella Universitaria, 94100 Enna, Italy.
Sport Sci Health. 2020;16(4):619-624. doi: 10.1007/s11332-020-00697-5. Epub 2020 Sep 25.
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected the entire world. Since the reporting of the first cases, Italy has quickly become the country hit second firmest in the world by the coronavirus. Governments' immediate protective restrictions modified the habit of the individuals and included full lockdowns of cities, travel, restricted social congregations, and suspended schools.
The aim of this study was to survey the general community in Italy to better recognize their levels of psychological impact, emotional responses and maintaining their daily exercise or physical activity routines during the initial stage of the COVID-19 outbreak.
670 adults were invited to complete an online survey collecting information on demographic data, physical and emotional symptoms in the past 14 days, contact history with COVID-19, and keeping regular physical activity. Data analysis was conducted through mixed qualitative and quantitative methods.
During the initial phase of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy, more than half of the respondents reported a significant psychological and physical impact.
The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing significant challenges to people, families, and countries. For further studies, these findings can be used to advance psychological interventions to reduce the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）疫情已波及全球。自首例病例报告以来，意大利迅速成为全球受新冠病毒影响第二严重的国家。政府立即实施的保护性限制措施改变了人们的习惯，包括城市全面封锁、限制出行、限制社交集会以及学校停课。
本研究旨在对意大利普通民众进行调查，以更好地了解在COVID-19疫情爆发初期他们的心理影响程度、情绪反应以及日常锻炼或体育活动习惯的维持情况。
邀请670名成年人完成一项在线调查，收集有关人口统计学数据、过去14天的身体和情绪症状、与COVID-19的接触史以及保持规律体育活动的信息。通过定性和定量相结合的方法进行数据分析。
在意大利COVID-19疫情爆发初期，超过半数的受访者报告称受到了显著的心理和身体影响。
COVID-19大流行给个人、家庭和国家带来了重大挑战。对于进一步的研究，这些发现可用于推进心理干预措施，以减轻COVID-19大流行的后果。
