Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Odontología y Ciencias de la Rehabilitación, Universidad San Sebastián, Providencia, Chile.
Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Physical Therapy, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
Front Public Health. 2023 Jun 2;11:1090050. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1090050. eCollection 2023.
People with disabilities usually face barriers to regularly engaging in physical activities. Estimating physical activity patterns are necessary to elaborate policies and strategies to facilitate active lifestyles, considering the particular access difficulties experienced by this population.
This study aimed (i) to describe the prevalence of physical activity levels and (ii) to examine the associations of physical activity levels with socio-demographic variables and type of disability in the 2020 Chilean National Physical Activity and Sports Habits in Populations with Disabilities (CNPASHPwD) survey during the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Cross-sectional data from 3,150 adults (18-99 years old), 59.8% female, were analyzed from November to December 2020. Self-reported age, gender, type of disability (i.e., physical, visual, hearing, intellectual, or mixed), socio-economic status, area and zone of residence, and physical activity levels (0 min/week, < 150 min/week, ≥ 150 min/week) were obtained.
11.9% of the participants were classified as active (≥ 150 min/week), and 62.6% declared no involvement in physical activity. A larger proportion of females (61.7%) did not meet the current guidelines (≥ 150 min/week of physical activity) in comparison with males ( < 0.001). Participants with visual and hearing disabilities were more likely to be active than those with other types of disabilities. Those living in the central and southern regions of Chile were more likely to be physically active than those from the northern region. Also, older participants, women, and those from lower socio-economic statuses were less likely to meet the physical activity guidelines.
Alarmingly, nine out of ten participants were categorized as physically inactive, particularly women, older adults, and those with a low socioeconomic status. If the pandemic context moderated, the considerable prevalence of reduced physical activity levels deserves future exploration. Health promotion initiatives should consider these aspects, emphasizing inclusive environments and increasing opportunities to favor healthy behaviors, countering the COVID-19 effects.
残疾人通常面临定期参与体育活动的障碍。为了制定促进积极生活方式的政策和战略，需要估计体育活动模式，因为这一人群面临着特殊的出入困难。
本研究旨在：(i)描述身体活动水平的流行程度，以及 (ii)在 2020 年智利全国残疾人口身体活动和运动习惯调查（CNPASHPwD）期间，在冠状病毒病 19（COVID-19）大流行期间，检查身体活动水平与社会人口学变量和残疾类型的关联。
对 2020 年 11 月至 12 月期间的 3150 名成年人（18-99 岁，59.8%女性）进行了横断面数据分析。自报年龄、性别、残疾类型（即身体、视力、听力、智力或混合）、社会经济地位、居住地区和区域以及身体活动水平（0 分钟/周、<150 分钟/周、≥150 分钟/周）。
参与者中有 11.9%被归类为活跃（≥150 分钟/周），62.6%表示没有参与体育活动。与男性相比，女性（61.7%）更不符合当前指南（≥150 分钟/周的身体活动）（ < 0.001）。视力和听力残疾的参与者比其他类型残疾的参与者更有可能活跃。居住在智利中南部地区的参与者比居住在北部地区的参与者更有可能活跃。此外，年龄较大的参与者、女性和社会经济地位较低的参与者不太可能达到身体活动指南。
令人震惊的是，十分之九的参与者被归类为身体不活跃，特别是女性、老年人和社会经济地位较低的人。如果大流行情况有所缓和，那么相当大比例的身体活动水平下降值得进一步探讨。健康促进倡议应考虑这些方面，强调包容的环境，并增加有利于健康行为的机会，以应对 COVID-19 的影响。
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