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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022

The Impact of COVID-19 on Physical Activity Patterns of Dental Students: A Multinational Survey.

Sameer Badri Al-Mhanna, Wan Syaheedah Wan Ghazali, Mahaneem Mohamed, Roshan Noor Mohamed, Mubashir Baig Mirza, Syed Nahid Basheer, Suraj Arora, Hafeez Abiola Afolabi, Yahkub Babatunde Mutalub, Mohammed Dauda Goni and 1 more

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.

Sameer Badri Al-MhannaDepartment of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Wan Syaheedah Wan GhazaliDepartment of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Mahaneem MohamedDepartment of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-9333-1957
Roshan Noor MohamedDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.
Mubashir Baig MirzaDepartment of Conservative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 173, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2875-1191
Syed Nahid BasheerDivision of Operative Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.
Suraj AroraDepartment of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 960, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia.
Hafeez Abiola AfolabiDepartment of General Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-1120-4100
Yahkub Babatunde MutalubDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, College of Medical Sciences, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi 74027, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0001-7161-127X
Mohammed Dauda GoniFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, City Campus, Kota Bharu 16100, Kelantan, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-1301-5351
Abdulrahman M SheikhFaculty of Health Science, Somali International University, Mogadishu, Somalia.ORCID 0000-0002-7448-9094
Universiti Sains Malaysia · MYAbubakar Tafawa Balewa University · NGJazan University · SAKing Khalid University · SAPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University · SASomali International University · SOTaif University · SAUniversiti Malaysia Kelantan · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe authorities of the world had to take extraordinary containment measures due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic spreading across the globe. The only way to stay active during the pandemic was at-home physical activity (PA). The current study evaluates how these preventative measures impacted the PA and well-being of students.

methodsThis study is multicentral and was conducted in Malaysia, India, Cambodia, and Saudi Arabia; participants were recruited from four different regions to answer the online questionnaire provided via a link shared using their personal WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Twitter social media.

resultsThe means of vigorous, moderate, and light PA (min/day) between the active and inactive groups were significantly different (

Indexed as

2019 novel coronavirus diseasesdental educationexercisefacilitatorslifestylewell-being

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PMID36360481
PMCPMC9691137
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