Physical Activity Levels and Psychological Well-Being during COVID-19 Lockdown among University Students and Employees

Rosa, Adrián De la; Quintero, Armando Monterrosa; Camacho-Villa, María Alejandra; Arc-Chagnaud, Coralie; Andrade, André Gustavo Pereira de; Reyes-Correa, Sergio; Quintero-Bernal, Ronald; Fuentes-García, Juan Pedro

doi:10.3390/ijerph191811234

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“…The results showed significant reductions in vigorous and moderate intensity PA, walking, and steps counts during the early-COVID-19 period compared to the pre-COVID-19 period, incorporating IPAQ-SF. Furthermore, a study by De La Rosa et al [ 43 ] investigated the impact of lockdown on PA and psychological well-being in Columbian students. The analysis showed a significant decrease in total PA during lockdown for both male and female students, but the effect varied between age categories and PA levels.…”

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Comparison of the level of physical activity after the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic

Líška,

Rutkowski,

Oplatková

et al. 2024

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with limited physical activity (PA) of most of the world’s population. This cross-sectional prospective study aimed to assess the levels of PA of university students in Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia after COVID-19 using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF). Methods A total of 2635 students completed questionnaires regarding their PA levels using the IPAQ-SF between September and December 2022. Results PA measured by metabolic equivalent of task (MET) scores, varied between the three countries: Slovakia median MET-minutes/week score 4459.9; Czech Republic 3838.8 Poland 3567.1. The results of the post hoc analysis revealed there were significant differences in MET-minutes/week values between the Czech Republic and Poland (p < 0.035) as well as between the Czech Republic and Slovakia (p < 0.037). The analysis of energetic expenditure during walking revealed that students from the Czech Republic and Slovakia had higher median MET-min/weeks values (Czech 2284.1; Slovak 2467.1) compared to their Polish (1536.1) peers (p < 0.001). Polish cohort presented with significantly higher body mass index (BMI) (p < 0.001) than Czech and Slovak groups (BMI Czech: 22.3; Slovak 22.8; Polish 23.8). Conclusions Significant differences in PA levels between the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia university students were identified. Slovakia showed the highest median PA measured as a MET score, and Poland showed the lowest. Compared to available pre-COVID studies it seems the total level of PA in the observed cohorts has not returned to the pre-COVID levels and students remain less active.

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Comparison of the level of physical activity after the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic

Líška,

Rutkowski,

Oplatková

et al. 2024

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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“…Without field studies for direct case detection coincident with ecological studies, it is impossible to identify the full swath of variables that define transmission in specific contexts. Finally, this study was during the pandemic lockdown in Colombia and epidemiological behavior might not be indicative of “normal” [ 65 , 66 ] and declining cases were reported in some places [ 67 , 68 ] as well as a COVID-related potential for misdiagnosis [ 69 , 70 ]. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic arrested much activity in Colombia in the middle of sampling time.…”

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Arbovirus Transmission Predictions Are Affected by Both Temperature Data Source and Modeling Methodologies across Cities in Colombia

2023

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Weather variables has been described as major drivers of vector proliferation and arbovirus transmission. Among them, temperature has consistently been found to be impactful in transmission dynamics, and models that incorporate temperature have been widely used to evaluate and forecast transmission or arboviruses like dengue, zika, or chikungunya virus. Further, there is growing evidence of the importance of micro-environmental temperatures in driving transmission of Aedes aegypti-borne viruses, as these mosquitoes tend to live within domiciles. Yet there is still a considerable gap in our understanding of how accounting for micro-environmental temperatures in models varies from the use of other widely-used, macro-level temperature measures. This effort combines field-collected data of both indoor and outdoor household associated temperatures and weather station temperature data from three Colombian cities to describe the relationship between the measures representing temperature at the micro- and macro-levels. These data indicate that weather station data may not accurately capture the temperature profiles of indoor micro-environments. However, using these data sources, the basic reproductive number for arboviruses was calculated by means of three modeling efforts to investigate whether temperature measure differences translated to differential transmission predictions. Across all three cities, it was determined that the modeling method was more often impactful rather than the temperature data-source, though no consistent pattern was immediately clear. This suggests that temperature data sources and modeling methods are important for precision in arbovirus transmission predictions, and more studies are needed to parse out this complex interaction.

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“…Previous studies have compared the PA levels before and after the COVID-19 lockdown, which indicated, for the vast majority, a reduction in PA along with an increase in sedentary behavior [ 27 ]. Other studies have shown that these trends have a deleterious effect on individual health including immune dysfunction and deterioration in mental health [ 28 ].…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Maintaining Physical Activity and Its Associated Factors among Medical Students

Wafi

Mosleh

Mutaen

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Background. Stay-home orders and the shutdown of university campuses and fitness centers have greatly influenced health behaviors, resulting in a widespread reduction in physical activity. This study aimed to identify factors associated with maintaining physical activity among Jazan University medical students during the COVID-19 shutdown. Methods. An official Arabic short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire was used to assess physical activity before and during the COVID-19 home quarantine. Differences between groups were examined using chi-square analyses and the Mann–Whitney U test. Multinomial logistic regression was used to test whether certain demographic and exercise-related variables were significant predictors of maintaining physical activity levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results. More than half of the participants (53%) reported no change or increased physical activity level. Several factors were significantly related to physical activity heterogeneity including income (p = 0.04), fitness center membership (p < 0.01), usage of fitness tracker devices (p < 0.01), and the purchase of physical activity equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic (p < 0.01). The odds of maintaining physical activity were higher among those who tracked their physical activity (AOR = 6.160; 95% CI = 3.782–10.032, p < 0.001). Similarly, the odds of maintaining physical activity were higher among those who purchased home-exercise equipment during the pandemic (AOR = 2.243; 95% CI = 1.386–3.632, p = 0.001). Conclusions. Understanding the factors affecting physical activity behaviors is an essential step toward addressing the reduction in physical activity. This could help maintain physical activity levels during a potential future pandemic-related shutdown.

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Physical Activity Levels and Psychological Well-Being during COVID-19 Lockdown among University Students and Employees

Cited by 17 publications

References 59 publications

Comparison of the level of physical activity after the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic

Comparison of the level of physical activity after the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic

Arbovirus Transmission Predictions Are Affected by Both Temperature Data Source and Modeling Methodologies across Cities in Colombia

The Impact of COVID-19 on Maintaining Physical Activity and Its Associated Factors among Medical Students

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