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Perceived barriers to physical activity during the 2nd lockdown in a northeastern state of Brazil

BACKGROUND: The practice of physical activity has been recommended during the pandemic period of COVID-19 as a way of preventing the worsening of physical and mental health. After the increase in COVID-19 cases in Brazil and the new lockdown decrees, many people have reported that they are unable to...

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Autores principales: de Souza, Evanice Avelino, Alves, Felipe Rocha, Façanha, Josana Nunes, Torres, Michele Gonçalves Romcy
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Publicado: Springer Milan 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8412858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34493942
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11332-021-00827-7
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Alves, Felipe Rocha
Façanha, Josana Nunes
Torres, Michele Gonçalves Romcy
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description BACKGROUND: The practice of physical activity has been recommended during the pandemic period of COVID-19 as a way of preventing the worsening of physical and mental health. After the increase in COVID-19 cases in Brazil and the new lockdown decrees, many people have reported that they are unable to engage in physical activity during the lockdown. AIMS: The present study aimed to investigate the barriers to physical activity in the 2nd lockdown in the state of Ceará, Northeast Brazil. METHODS: 1036 (55.6% women) residents of the state of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil participated in the study. For data collection, a questionnaire was used including sample characterization questions, physical activity, and barriers to physical activity during the 2nd lockdown in the state of Ceará. This instrument was made available by Google Forms, between March 8th and 19th, 2021. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used for data analysis. RESULTS: The three most relevant barriers were: Lack of motivation (7.3%), lack of space at home (5.9%) professional instructions (2.8%). The lack of space at home barrier was associated with age (OR = 2.56; CI 95% 1.05–6.02) and living in the capital (OR = 2.53; CI 95% 1.26–5.33). The barriers, taking care of children (OR = 3.75; CI 95% 1.37–10.2) and increased time spent on daily activities (OR = 2.20; CI 95% 1.02–4.74) were associated with living in the metropolitan region. CONCLUSION: The lack of motivation, space at home, and professional instruction showed as being limiting factors to physical activity during the lockdown, indicating plans of action aimed at encouraging the practice of physical activity during a pandemic period.
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spelling pubmed-84128582021-09-03 Perceived barriers to physical activity during the 2nd lockdown in a northeastern state of Brazil de Souza, Evanice Avelino Alves, Felipe Rocha Façanha, Josana Nunes Torres, Michele Gonçalves Romcy Sport Sci Health Original Article BACKGROUND: The practice of physical activity has been recommended during the pandemic period of COVID-19 as a way of preventing the worsening of physical and mental health. After the increase in COVID-19 cases in Brazil and the new lockdown decrees, many people have reported that they are unable to engage in physical activity during the lockdown. AIMS: The present study aimed to investigate the barriers to physical activity in the 2nd lockdown in the state of Ceará, Northeast Brazil. METHODS: 1036 (55.6% women) residents of the state of Ceará, Northeastern Brazil participated in the study. For data collection, a questionnaire was used including sample characterization questions, physical activity, and barriers to physical activity during the 2nd lockdown in the state of Ceará. This instrument was made available by Google Forms, between March 8th and 19th, 2021. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used for data analysis. RESULTS: The three most relevant barriers were: Lack of motivation (7.3%), lack of space at home (5.9%) professional instructions (2.8%). The lack of space at home barrier was associated with age (OR = 2.56; CI 95% 1.05–6.02) and living in the capital (OR = 2.53; CI 95% 1.26–5.33). The barriers, taking care of children (OR = 3.75; CI 95% 1.37–10.2) and increased time spent on daily activities (OR = 2.20; CI 95% 1.02–4.74) were associated with living in the metropolitan region. CONCLUSION: The lack of motivation, space at home, and professional instruction showed as being limiting factors to physical activity during the lockdown, indicating plans of action aimed at encouraging the practice of physical activity during a pandemic period. Springer Milan 2021-09-02 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC8412858/ /pubmed/34493942 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11332-021-00827-7 Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag Italia S.r.l., part of Springer Nature 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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