Division of Social Work, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, SE-72134 Västerås, Sweden.
Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, SE-72134 Västerås, Sweden.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 18;20(4):3642. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043642.
Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) affect people's physical and mental health. The aim was to examine changes in PA and SB in a Swedish population: at three time points: 2019, 2020, and 2022, i.e., before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-pandemic PA and SB, i.e., 2019, were assessed retrospectively in 2020. Associations between PA and SB with sex, age, occupation, COVID-19 history, weight change, health, and life satisfaction were also examined. The design was repeated cross-sectionally. The main findings demonstrate the PA levels decreased between 2019 and 2020, and between 2019 and 2022, but not between 2020 and 2022. The SB increase was most evident between 2019 and 2020. Between 2020 and 2022, results showed a decrease in SB, but SB did not reach pre-pandemic levels. Both sexes decreased their PA over time. Although men reported more PA sex, they did not have any association with PA changes. Two age groups, 19-29 years and 65-79 years, decreased their PA over time. Both PA and SB were associated with COVID-19, occupation, age, life satisfaction, health, and weight change. This study underlines the importance of monitoring changes in PA and SB as they have relevance for health and well-being. There is a risk that the levels of PA and SB do not return to pre-pandemic levels in the population.
体力活动（PA）和久坐行为（SB）会影响人们的身心健康。本研究旨在探讨瑞典人群 PA 和 SB 的变化：在三个时间点进行评估：2019 年、2020 年和 2022 年，即在 COVID-19 大流行之前和期间。2020 年回顾性评估了大流行前的 PA 和 SB（即 2019 年）。还研究了 PA 和 SB 与性别、年龄、职业、COVID-19 病史、体重变化、健康和生活满意度之间的关系。设计为重复横断面研究。主要发现表明，PA 水平在 2019 年至 2020 年以及 2019 年至 2022 年间下降，但在 2020 年至 2022 年间没有下降。SB 的增加在 2019 年至 2020 年最为明显。2020 年至 2022 年间，结果显示 SB 减少，但 SB 未达到大流行前的水平。两性的 PA 随时间推移而减少。尽管男性报告的 PA 更多，但与 PA 变化无关。两个年龄组，19-29 岁和 65-79 岁，随时间推移减少了 PA。PA 和 SB 均与 COVID-19、职业、年龄、生活满意度、健康和体重变化有关。本研究强调了监测 PA 和 SB 变化的重要性，因为它们与健康和幸福感有关。PA 和 SB 的水平有可能不会恢复到流行前的水平。
