Perceived physical activity during stay-at-home COVID-19 pandemic lockdown March–April 2020 in Polish adults

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://peerj.com/articles/12779/#" target="_blank" >https://peerj.com/articles/12779/#</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12779" target="_blank" >10.7717/peerj.12779</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Perceived physical activity during stay-at-home COVID-19 pandemic lockdown March–April 2020 in Polish adults

Original language description

Background: Lockdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic drastically reduced the possibility of undertaking physical activity (PA) in gyms, swimming pools, or work-related PA, e.g., active commuting. However, the stay-at-home order could have reduced PA the most, i.e., the ban of unnecessary outdoor activities. It affected free walking, running, skiing, active tourism, etc. It is, therefore, crucial to estimate how the stay-at-home order affected PA. We estimated how the stay-at-home order affected perceived PA and sedentary behavior compared to the pre-pandemic time in Poland. Methods: We used a self-reported International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Long Form (IPAQ-LF) to estimate the time (minutes per day) of vigorous and moderate PA and walking and sitting time. Results: We gathered data from 320 Polish participants. Bayesian approaches, including t-test and Bayesian correlations, were used to find differences and correlations between PA before and during the stay-at-home lockdown. Our data supported the hypotheses that vigorous PA, as well as walking, declined during the lockdown. Surprisingly, our data did not support the hypothesis that moderate physical activity was reduced. We found that moderate PA during lockdown increased compared to the pre-lockdown PA. As hypothesized, our data strongly evinced that sitting time inclined during the lockdown. PA decline was not correlated with the available living space. People who had access to gardens did not demonstrate a higher PA level than those without. Discussion: Walking and sitting time have drastically changed during the stay-athome lockdown, decreasing and increasing, respectively. Given results from studies focusing on lockdowns without the stay-at-home restriction, it may be assumed that letting people go outside is crucial in keeping them more active and less sedentary. Authorities should take into account the effect the stay-at-home order may have on PA and sedentary behavior and as a result, on health. Stay-at-home orders should be the last considered restriction, given its detrimental consequences.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

PeerJ

ISSN

2167-8359

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

10

Issue of the periodical within the volume

24.1.2022

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

16

Pages from-to

1-16

UT code for WoS article

000747644100003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85123704538