ArticleFrontiers in psychology2021
No Evidence for a Decrease in Physical Activity Among Swiss Office Workers During COVID-19: A Longitudinal Study.
Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04169646 (On-site Multi-component Intervention to Improve Productivity and Reduce the Economic and Personal Burden of Neck Pain in Swiss Office-Workers), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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On-site Multi-component Intervention to Improve Productivity and Reduce the Economic and Personal Burden of Neck Pain in Swiss Office-Workers
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of physical activity and sedentary behavior between telework and office work in a working population during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- The Impact of "Home Office" Work on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Changes in Physical Activity Patterns Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Corrective exercises administered online vs at the workplace for pain and function in the office workers with upper crossed syndrome: randomized controlled trial.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2022Trial
- Impacts of changing work from home patterns on health behaviours and obesity: insights from the late COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Associations between physical activity and health-related quality of life among university students in Zhuhai, China.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Physical activity level one year following admission to the intensive care unit for COVID-19.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Level of Physical Activity, Sleep Quality and Use of Personal Protective Equipment of Students at Wroclaw Medical University during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Physical Activity Levels and Psychological Well-Being during COVID-19 Lockdown among University Students and Employees.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Physical (In)Activity Behavior in 10 Arab Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Changes in physical activity and sedentary time in United States adults in response to COVID-19.PloS one · 2022Article
- Perceiving reduced physical activity during COVID-19 lockdown is related to lower quality of life: a cross-sectional study with young adults.German journal of exercise and sport research · 2022Article
- Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Lockdown on Glycaemic Control: A Retrospective Observational Cohort Study in a Tertiary Setting.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease: a Global Perspective.Current cardiology reports · 2021Review
- No evidence for an effect of working from home on neck pain and neck disability among Swiss office workers: Short-term impact of COVID-19.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2021Article
- Psychosocial Health and Physical Activity in People With Major Depression in the Context of COVID-19.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
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12 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
purposeThe COVID-19 lockdown interrupted normal daily activities, which may have led to an increase in sedentary behavior (Castelnuovo et al., 2020). The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level of physical activity among Swiss office workers.
methodsOffice workers from two Swiss organizations, aged 18-65 years, were included. Baseline data from January 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic became effective in Switzerland were compared with follow-up data during the lockdown phase in April 2020. Levels of physical activity were assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Paired sample
resultsData from 76 participants were analyzed. Fifty-four participants were female (71.1%). The mean age was 42.7 years (range from 21.8 to 62.7) at baseline. About 75% of the participants met the recommendations on minimal physical activity, both before the COVID-19 pandemic and during the lockdown. Weak statistical evidence for a decline in total physical activity in metabolic equivalent of task minutes per week (MET min/week) was found (estimate = -292, 95% CI from - ∞ to 74,
conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic did not result in a reduction in total physical activity levels among a sample of Swiss office workers during the first weeks of lockdown. Improved work-life balance and working times may have contributed to this finding. CLINICAL
trial registrationwww.ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04169646. Registered 15 November 2019 - Retrospectively registered, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04169646.
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