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Physical activity during COVID-19 pandemic in the Iranian population: A brief report.
Article in Heliyon, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT07000331 (Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and Physical Activity Counseling in Individuals Who Have Had COVID-19.), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers.
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Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and Physical Activity Counseling in Individuals Who Have Had COVID-19.
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
COVID-19 pandemic and restrictive public health measures due to it can have many effects on physical activity. Our study aimed to compare the levels of physical activity levels (expressed as MET-minute/week), among Qom city (Iran) adults in pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic (January 2020 and 20 to 29 May 2020, respectively). 670 adults were included in this study and grouped based on age and gender. The short-form International physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ, SF) was distributed to the participants through an online survey. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for statistical analyses. The present study showed that the level of physical activity decreased significantly during COVID-19 compared to pre-COVID-19 in both sexes and age groups (p < 0.001). Also, this study found that a total of 78% of the participants did not meet the physical activity guidelines during COVID-19 in Iran. Our results indicate the necessity to consider an integrated and comprehensive approach to reduce the inactivity caused by COVID-19.
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