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Impact of online learning on physical activity during COVID-19 lockdown period among female undergraduate students in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.

Rania Almeheyawi, Alaa Alsini, Bayadir Aljadrawi, Layan Alshehri, Rawan Algethami, Razan Althobaiti, Ahlam Alrubeai, Hosam Alzahrani, Fahad Alshehri, Yousef Alshehre

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rania AlmeheyawiDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Alaa AlsiniDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Bayadir AljadrawiDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Layan AlshehriDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Rawan AlgethamiDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Razan AlthobaitiDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Ahlam AlrubeaiDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Hosam AlzahraniDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Fahad AlshehriDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Yousef AlshehreDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Taif University · SAUniversity of Tabuk · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: During early 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown, most education systems-including universities-shifted from face-to-face classes to online learning. In Saudi Arabia, this might have contributed to a decreased level of physical activity (PA) and a concurrent increase in sedentary behaviour among young adults. This study aimed to investigate the impact of online learning on PA during the COVID-19 lockdown period among female undergraduate students in Saudi Arabia. Methods: Data were collected through an online survey administered to participants. It consisted of three sections including demographic information, participants' perception towards online learning and PA, and PA level using the self-reported active-questionnaire survey tool. The association between online learning and PA was measured using linear regression. The statistical significance was set at Results: A total of 197 female undergraduate students were included; 95.4% of them were aged 18-24 years old, and 59.9% were in the normal body mass index range (18.5-24.9 kg/m Conclusion: Online learning has negatively affected the PA level of female undergraduate students in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 lockdown period, in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, this might affect their phycological status. Nevertheless, future studies are warranted to further investigate the relationship between PA level and psychological status.

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COVID-19Education, DistanceAdolescentAdultCommunicable Disease ControlCross-Sectional StudiesExerciseFemaleHumansPandemicsSaudi ArabiaStudentsYoung AdultCOVID-19Distant learningFemale university studentsOnline learningPhysical activitySaudi Arabia

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PMID38239298
PMCPMC10795523
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