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13-12-2022 | COVID-19 | Original Article

Physical activity pattern before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and association with contextual variables of the pandemic in adults and older adults in southern Brazil

Authors: Vanise dos Santos Ferreira Viero, Thiago Sousa Matias, Eduardo Gauze Alexandrino, Yohana Pereira Vieira, Fernanda Oliveira Meller, Antônio Augusto Schäfer, Samuel Carvalho Dumith

Published in: Journal of Public Health | Issue 1/2024

Abstract

Aim

To compare the physical activity pattern before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and verify the association with contextual, behavioral, and health variables related to the pandemic in adults and older adults from southern Brazil.

Subject and methods

This is a panel-type, population-based study in Rio Grande-RS and Criciúma-SC, with 4290 individuals. The physical activity pattern (dependent variable) was measured using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-IPAQ. In addition, contextual, behavioral, and health aspects related to the pandemic (independent variables) were assessed by questionnaires. Fisher’s exact test was used for bivariate analyses and Poisson regression with robust variance to calculate crude and adjusted prevalence, with their respective 95% confidence intervals.

Results

There was a 72% reduction in commuting physical activity and a 145% increase in physical inactivity when compared before and during the pandemic. Social distancing, excessive search for information about COVID-19, fear of the pandemic, and COVID-19 infection were all factors that contributed to the decline in physical activity during the pandemic. The home office was a protective factor for physical inactivity.

Conclusion

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the pattern of physical activity in the general population, except for those who switched to working from home.

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Title: Physical activity pattern before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and association with contextual variables of the pandemic in adults and older adults in southern Brazil
Authors: Vanise dos Santos Ferreira Viero
Thiago Sousa Matias
Eduardo Gauze Alexandrino
Yohana Pereira Vieira
Fernanda Oliveira Meller
Antônio Augusto Schäfer
Samuel Carvalho Dumith
Publication date: 13-12-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: COVID-19
Anxiety
Published in: Journal of Public Health / Issue 1/2024
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-022-01789-x

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