ArticleFrontiers in psychology2020
Reduction of Physical Activity Levels During the COVID-19 Pandemic Might Negatively Disturb Sleep Pattern.
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- Changes in sleep quality and sleep disturbances in the general population from before to during the COVID-19 lockdown: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
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- Prevalence of nonrestorative sleep before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: based on a nationwide cross-sectional survey among Japanese in 2019 and 2022.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2025Article
- Association of 24-h movement behaviors during Covid-19 pandemic with spinal musculoskeletal disorders in undergraduate students: a cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Sleep During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Longitudinal Observational Study Combining Multisensor Data With Questionnaires.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Observational
- Socioeconomic and clinical risk factors associated with moderate intensity physical activity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- The Effect of Physical Activity on Sleep Quality Among Chinese College Students: The Chain Mediating Role of Stress and Smartphone Addiction During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
- Daily and average associations of physical activity, social media use, and sleep among adolescent girls during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of sleep research · 2023Article
- How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Impacted Daily Life? Assessing the Use of Web Resources for Recreational Activities in the Italian Adult Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Anxiety is more related to inadequate eating habits in inactive than in physically active adults during COVID-19 quarantine.Clinical nutrition ESPEN · 2022Article
- The prevalence of insomnia in different COVID-19 policy phases: Longitudinal evidence from ITA.LI - Italian Lives.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity level and screen time is associated with decreased mental health in Brazillian adults: A cross-sectional epidemiological study.Psychiatry research · 2022Article
- Factors Associated with the Level of Physical Activity in Middle-Aged Colombian People during Lockdown in Response to COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The effect of exercise and affect regulation skills on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey.Psychiatry research · 2022Article
- Depressive Symptoms Associated With Musculoskeletal Pain in Inactive Adults During COVID-19 Quarantine.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · 2022Article
- Human mobility variations in response to restriction policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis from the Virus Watch community cohort in England, UK.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- College students' sleep difficulty during COVID-19 and correlated stressors: A large-scale cross-sessional survey study.Sleep epidemiology · 2021Article
- Association between Regular Exercise and Self-Rated Health and Sleep Quality among Adults in Japan during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on sleep time perception: Comparing actigraphy and sleep diary measures.International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe outbreak of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a global panic and public concern due to its mortality ratio and lack of treatments/vaccines. Reduced levels of physical activity have been reported during the outbreak, affecting the normal daily pattern.
objectiveTo investigate (i) the relationship of physical activity level with sleep quality and (ii) the effects of reduction physical activity levels on sleep quality.
methodsA Google form was used to address personal information, COVID-19 personal care, physical activity, and mental health of 1,907 adult volunteers. Binary logistic regression was used to verify the association of physical activity parameters and sleep quality.
resultsInsufficient physical activity levels were a risk factor to have disturbed sleep pattern [OR: 1.28, 95% CI (1.01-1.62)]; however, when the BMI was added to the analysis, there was no more statistical difference [OR: 1.23, 95% CI (0.96-1.57)]. On the other hand, we found that the reduction of physical activity levels was associated with negative changes in sleep quality [OR: 1.73, 95% CI (1.37-2.18)], regardless all the confounders [OR: 1.30, 95% CI (1.01-1.68)], unless when feeling of depression was added in Model 6 [OR: 1.28, 95% CI (0.99-1.66)].
conclusionDisruption in daily physical activity routine, rather than physical activity level, negatively influences sleep quality during the COVID-19 quarantine.
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