Alomari Mahmoud A, Khabour Omar F, Alzoubi Karem H
Department of Physical Education, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2020 Sep 25;13:1757-1764. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S268320. eCollection 2020.
Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has compelled implementing confinement measure across the globe. These measures can potentially lead to many changes in lifestyle. However, no studies examined the effect of COVID-19-induced confinement on physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB).
During April and May of 2020, the current study surveyed changes in PA and SB induced by COVID-19 confinement.
The participants of the study were 1844. Among the participants who were regularly involved in PA, the majority (41.8-42.2%) of the participants reported a "decrease" (<0.05) in walking, jogging, and sports while the majority (46.3-53.1%) reported a "no change" (<0.05) in swimming, cycling, and weight lifting. With regard to the SB, most of the participants reported an "increase" in watching TV (72.3%), using electronics (82.7%), and logging to social media (81.9%). Additionally, gender, job type, obesity, and being worried to contract the disease were associated (<0.05) with changes in PA. On the other hand, age, gender, obesity, job type and income were related (<0.05) to changes in SB.
Results of the current study might enhance knowledge about the impact of COVID-19 on lifestyle, particularly PA and SB. Subsequently, it can also be used to establish strategies to enhance engagement in activities during the current and future pandemics.
2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)促使全球实施隔离措施。这些措施可能会导致生活方式发生许多变化。然而,尚无研究考察COVID-19引发的隔离对身体活动(PA)和久坐行为(SB)的影响。
在2020年4月和5月期间,本研究调查了COVID-19隔离引发的PA和SB的变化。
该研究的参与者有1844人。在经常进行PA的参与者中,大多数(41.8 - 42.2%)报告步行、慢跑和运动“减少”(<0.05),而大多数(46.3 - 53.1%)报告游泳、骑自行车和举重“无变化”(<0.05)。关于SB,大多数参与者报告看电视(72.3%)、使用电子设备(82.7%)和登录社交媒体(81.9%)的时间“增加”。此外,性别、工作类型、肥胖以及担心感染疾病与PA的变化相关(<0.05)。另一方面,年龄、性别、肥胖、工作类型和收入与SB的变化相关(<0.05)。
本研究结果可能会增进对COVID-19对生活方式,特别是PA和SB影响的认识。随后,它也可用于制定策略,以增强在当前及未来大流行期间参与活动的程度。