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Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life in Qatar: A Preliminary Study
This study examined the effects of home confinement on physical activity (PA) and life satisfaction during the COVID-19 outbreak in Qatar. A total of 1144 subjects participated (male: n = 588; female: n = 556; age: 33.1 ± 11.1 years; mass: 76.1 ± 16.4 kg; height: 1.70 ± 0.11 m; body mass index (BMI)...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8002716/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33802891 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063093 |
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author | Hermassi, Souhail Sellami, Maha Salman, Ahmad Al-Mohannadi, Abdulla S. Bouhafs, El Ghali Hayes, Lawrence D. Schwesig, René |
author_facet | Hermassi, Souhail Sellami, Maha Salman, Ahmad Al-Mohannadi, Abdulla S. Bouhafs, El Ghali Hayes, Lawrence D. Schwesig, René |
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description | This study examined the effects of home confinement on physical activity (PA) and life satisfaction during the COVID-19 outbreak in Qatar. A total of 1144 subjects participated (male: n = 588; female: n = 556; age: 33.1 ± 11.1 years; mass: 76.1 ± 16.4 kg; height: 1.70 ± 0.11 m; body mass index (BMI): 26.1 ± 4.44 kg/m(2)). Online survey questions considered “before” and “during” confinement. Confinement reduced all PA intensities (η(p)(2) = 0.27–0.67, p < 0.001) and increased daily sitting time from 3.57 ± 1.47 to 6.32 ± 1.33 h per weekday (η(p)(2) = 0.67, p < 0.001). The largest reduction was detected for the sum parameter all physical activity (minutes per week, η(p)(2) = 0.67, p < 0.001; MET (metabolic equivalent of task)-minutes/week, η(p)(2) = 0.69, p < 0.001). Life satisfaction decreased, with the score for “I am satisfied with my life” (η(p)(2) = 0.76, p < 0.001) decreasing from 28.1 ± 4.81 to 14.2 ± 6.41 arbitrary units (AU). Concerning life satisfaction, the largest change was detected for the statement “the conditions of my life are excellent” (d(male) = 7.93). For all parameters, time effects were indicative of large negative effects in both genders. In terms of magnitude, the difference between gender was greatest for the parameter “the conditions of my life are excellent” (difference between groups, d = 4.84). In conclusion, COVID-19 confinement decreased PA, increased sitting time, and decreased life satisfaction in Qatar. These precautionary findings explicate the risk of psychosocial impairment and the potential physical harm of reducing physical activity during early COVID-19 confinement in 2020. |
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spelling | pubmed-80027162021-03-28 Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life in Qatar: A Preliminary Study Hermassi, Souhail Sellami, Maha Salman, Ahmad Al-Mohannadi, Abdulla S. Bouhafs, El Ghali Hayes, Lawrence D. Schwesig, René Int J Environ Res Public Health Article This study examined the effects of home confinement on physical activity (PA) and life satisfaction during the COVID-19 outbreak in Qatar. A total of 1144 subjects participated (male: n = 588; female: n = 556; age: 33.1 ± 11.1 years; mass: 76.1 ± 16.4 kg; height: 1.70 ± 0.11 m; body mass index (BMI): 26.1 ± 4.44 kg/m(2)). Online survey questions considered “before” and “during” confinement. Confinement reduced all PA intensities (η(p)(2) = 0.27–0.67, p < 0.001) and increased daily sitting time from 3.57 ± 1.47 to 6.32 ± 1.33 h per weekday (η(p)(2) = 0.67, p < 0.001). The largest reduction was detected for the sum parameter all physical activity (minutes per week, η(p)(2) = 0.67, p < 0.001; MET (metabolic equivalent of task)-minutes/week, η(p)(2) = 0.69, p < 0.001). Life satisfaction decreased, with the score for “I am satisfied with my life” (η(p)(2) = 0.76, p < 0.001) decreasing from 28.1 ± 4.81 to 14.2 ± 6.41 arbitrary units (AU). Concerning life satisfaction, the largest change was detected for the statement “the conditions of my life are excellent” (d(male) = 7.93). For all parameters, time effects were indicative of large negative effects in both genders. In terms of magnitude, the difference between gender was greatest for the parameter “the conditions of my life are excellent” (difference between groups, d = 4.84). In conclusion, COVID-19 confinement decreased PA, increased sitting time, and decreased life satisfaction in Qatar. These precautionary findings explicate the risk of psychosocial impairment and the potential physical harm of reducing physical activity during early COVID-19 confinement in 2020. MDPI 2021-03-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8002716/ /pubmed/33802891 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063093 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Hermassi, Souhail Sellami, Maha Salman, Ahmad Al-Mohannadi, Abdulla S. Bouhafs, El Ghali Hayes, Lawrence D. Schwesig, René Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life in Qatar: A Preliminary Study |
title | Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life in Qatar: A Preliminary Study |
title_full | Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life in Qatar: A Preliminary Study |
title_fullStr | Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life in Qatar: A Preliminary Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life in Qatar: A Preliminary Study |
title_short | Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Satisfaction with Life in Qatar: A Preliminary Study |
title_sort | effects of covid-19 lockdown on physical activity, sedentary behavior, and satisfaction with life in qatar: a preliminary study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8002716/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33802891 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063093 |
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