SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2024
Transitioning to Working from Home Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Significantly Increased Sedentary Behavior and Decreased Physical Activity: A Meta-Analysis.
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- Evaluating the methods used to examine sitting breaks and their influence on mental load, physical strain, and cognitive performance - a scoping review.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- The impact of working from home on sedentary behaviour and physical activity compared to onsite work in the working population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Telework-related health outcomes in Japan and globally: Implications for avatar-based work standards.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2026Review
- The associations of sedentary behaviour and physical activity with musculoskeletal symptoms in hybrid office workers: a compositional data analysis.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Interrupting sedentary behaviour when working from home: a qualitative exploration of older desk-based employees.BMC public health · 2026Article
- What is the connection between screen time and lifestyle factors important for bone health? Findings from the Hertfordshire Intergenerational Study.Archives of osteoporosis · 2026Article
- Economic burden of stroke attributable to excess body mass in Hungary: a population-attributable fraction analysis.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Teleworking as the main risk factor for sedentary behavior: the COVISTRESS international study.PloS one · 2026Observational
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- Impacts of changing work from home patterns on health behaviours and obesity: insights from the late COVID-19 pandemic.BMC public health · 2025Article
- More sedentary behavior and lower physical activity levels in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Benefits of Physical Activity and Exercise.Circulation research · 2025Review
- Are we working (too) comfortably?: the systematic development of an intervention to support workers to move more while working at home.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- Impact of Teleworking on Work-Related and Home-Related Stress at During the First Global Lockdown-The International COVISTRESS Study.Brain and behavior · 2025Article
- An Investigation into the Perspectives and Experiences of Physically Active Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Do leaders walk the extra mile? The contribution of personal and work-related factors on daily step count increase in a university team step challenge.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Domain-specific physical activity and depressive symptoms in Korean adults: An isotemporal substitution study using KNHANES data.PloS one · 2025Article
- The 100-Days: Physical Exercise and Challenges to Assess, Maintain and Improve Physical Fitness During Lockdown.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Fluctuations in Mediterranean Diet Adherence Pre- and Post-Pandemic: A Study of Portuguese Cohorts 2019-2024.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Fatigue and recovery-related changes in postural and core stability in sedentary employees: a study protocol.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, many workplaces transitioned to remote work, which altered lifestyle behaviors. We conducted a meta-analysis to understand if the transition to working from home due to the pandemic affected workers' physical activity and sedentary behavior worldwide. We reviewed articles published between November 2019 and May 2022. Of an initial 3485 articles, a total of 17 were included, 15 of 17 were included for their physical activity (PA) comparisons (
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