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Physical Activity as a Predictor of the Level of Stress and Quality of Sleep during COVID-19 Lockdown

Background: The coronavirus pandemic and the government restrictions significantly disturbed the daily functioning of people, thereby influencing healthy behaviors, such as physical activity—the core indicator of well-being. This study evaluates the associations between physical activity (PA), the l...

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Autores principales: Lipert, Anna, Kozłowski, Remigiusz, Timler, Dariusz, Marczak, Michał, Musiał, Kamila, Rasmus, Paweł, Kamecka, Karolina, Jegier, Anna
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8198542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34071446
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115811
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author Lipert, Anna
Kozłowski, Remigiusz
Timler, Dariusz
Marczak, Michał
Musiał, Kamila
Rasmus, Paweł
Kamecka, Karolina
Jegier, Anna
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Kozłowski, Remigiusz
Timler, Dariusz
Marczak, Michał
Musiał, Kamila
Rasmus, Paweł
Kamecka, Karolina
Jegier, Anna
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description Background: The coronavirus pandemic and the government restrictions significantly disturbed the daily functioning of people, thereby influencing healthy behaviors, such as physical activity—the core indicator of well-being. This study evaluates the associations between physical activity (PA), the level of stress and quality of sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Methods: An online survey was distributed during the governmental lockdown in April 2020 and included measures for assessing physical activity, stress and sleep. The surveyed participants included all adults aged 18 years and over. The final data were collected from the 1959 respondents using: International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Findings: Almost half of the respondents indicated a low level of PA, performing only 60 min of PA daily. Most of the participants reported a moderate or high level of stress (57% and 29%, respectively) and 64% of them reported poor quality of sleep. People with low levels of stress performed on average 85.1 min/day of walking (WPA), 40.9 min/day of moderate PA (MPA) or 52.6 min/day of vigorous PA (VPA). People with good quality of sleep performed 82.9 min/day of WPA, 43.6 min/day MPA and 40.5 min/day VPA. Interpretation: The results from the study indicate that the volume of daily PA may be a predictor of the level of stress and sleep quality in adults during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. To retain a low level of stress and good quality of sleep, a lifestyle that allows to achieve a moderate level of physical activity should be maintained. The optimal daily dose of PA is at least 70 min per day, involving different intensities.
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spelling pubmed-81985422021-06-14 Physical Activity as a Predictor of the Level of Stress and Quality of Sleep during COVID-19 Lockdown Lipert, Anna Kozłowski, Remigiusz Timler, Dariusz Marczak, Michał Musiał, Kamila Rasmus, Paweł Kamecka, Karolina Jegier, Anna Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: The coronavirus pandemic and the government restrictions significantly disturbed the daily functioning of people, thereby influencing healthy behaviors, such as physical activity—the core indicator of well-being. This study evaluates the associations between physical activity (PA), the level of stress and quality of sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Methods: An online survey was distributed during the governmental lockdown in April 2020 and included measures for assessing physical activity, stress and sleep. The surveyed participants included all adults aged 18 years and over. The final data were collected from the 1959 respondents using: International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Findings: Almost half of the respondents indicated a low level of PA, performing only 60 min of PA daily. Most of the participants reported a moderate or high level of stress (57% and 29%, respectively) and 64% of them reported poor quality of sleep. People with low levels of stress performed on average 85.1 min/day of walking (WPA), 40.9 min/day of moderate PA (MPA) or 52.6 min/day of vigorous PA (VPA). People with good quality of sleep performed 82.9 min/day of WPA, 43.6 min/day MPA and 40.5 min/day VPA. Interpretation: The results from the study indicate that the volume of daily PA may be a predictor of the level of stress and sleep quality in adults during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. To retain a low level of stress and good quality of sleep, a lifestyle that allows to achieve a moderate level of physical activity should be maintained. The optimal daily dose of PA is at least 70 min per day, involving different intensities. MDPI 2021-05-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8198542/ /pubmed/34071446 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115811 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Marczak, Michał
Musiał, Kamila
Rasmus, Paweł
Kamecka, Karolina
Jegier, Anna
Physical Activity as a Predictor of the Level of Stress and Quality of Sleep during COVID-19 Lockdown
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title_short Physical Activity as a Predictor of the Level of Stress and Quality of Sleep during COVID-19 Lockdown
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8198542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34071446
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115811
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