ArticleJournal of science and medicine in sport2023
Exchanging screen for non-screen sitting time or physical activity might attenuate depression and anxiety: A cross-sectional isotemporal analysis during early pandemics in South America.
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- Association of reallocating time between physical activity and sedentary behavior on the risk of depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Are there compensatory behaviors in response to a sit-stand desk intervention?Journal of occupational health · 2024Trial
- Unraveling links between lifestyle behaviors and depressive symptoms: a network analysis using NHANES 2007-2018 data.Annals of general psychiatry · 2026Article
- Isotemporal substitution of sedentary time with different physical activity intensities and sleep in obesity parameters across eight latin American countries.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Isotemporal substitution of physical activity patterns and sitting time with obesity indicators among workers in São Paulo.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Replacement of sedentary behavior with various physical activities and the risk of incident depression: a prospective analysis of accelerator-measured and self-reported UK Biobank data.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
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- Effects of replacing sedentary time with alterations in physical activity or sleep on mood states in Chinese young adults during the pandemic.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine the theoretical substitutions of screen exposure, non-screen sitting time, moderate and vigorous physical activity with depressive and anxiety symptoms in South American adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
designA cross-sectional study during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic with data from 1981 adults from Chile, Argentina, and Brazil.
methodsDepressive and anxiety symptoms were assessed using the Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventories. Participants also reported physical activity, sitting time, screen exposure, sociodemographic, and tobacco use data. Isotemporal substitution models were created using multivariable linear regression methods.
resultsVigorous physical activity, moderate physical activity, and screen exposure were independently associated with depression and anxiety symptoms. In adjusted isotemporal substitution models, replacing 10 min/day of either screen exposure or non-screen sitting time with any intensity of physical activity was associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms. Improvements in anxiety symptoms were found when reallocating either screen exposure or non-screen sitting time to moderate physical activity. Furthermore, replacing 10 min/day of screen exposure with non-screen sitting time was beneficially associated with anxiety (B = -0.033; 95 % CI = -0.059, -0.006) and depression (B = -0.026; 95 % CI = -0.050, -0.002).
conclusionsReplacement of screen exposure with any intensity of physical activity or non-screen sitting time could improve mental health symptoms. Strategies aiming to reduce depressive and anxiety symptoms highlight physical activity promotion. However, future interventions should explore specific sedentary behaviors as some will relate positively while others negatively.
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