Barriers to physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic in adults: a cross-sectional study
Autor: | Gabriel Grizzo Cucato, Mara Cristina Lofrano-Prado, Paulo Henrique de Melo, Wagner Luiz do Prado, João Paulo Botero, Raphael Mendes Ritti-Dias, Breno Quintella Farah, Marilia de Almeida Correia, Neal Malik |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
medicine.medical_specialty Sports medicine Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Physical activity Cross-sectional study business.industry Coronavirus infections 030229 sport sciences 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Pandemic medicine Adults Original Article Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Social isolation medicine.symptom business Barriers Coronavirus Infections |
Zdroj: | Sport Sciences for Health |
ISSN: | 1825-1234 1824-7490 |
Popis: | Social isolation due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has reduced physical activity levels in both men and women. The identification of barriers to physical activity may assist in developing strategies to increase levels of physical activity during this pandemic. The study aim was identify the barriers to regular participation in physical during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazilian adults. This cross-sectional study included 1570 [56.6% women; aged: 39.1 (37.7-40.7) years old] in social isolation due COVID-19. Barriers to physical activity were obtained using the validated questionnaires. "Laziness and fatigue" (50.2%), "lack of motivation" (31.2%), "lack of appropriate facilities/equipment/space" (17.4%), and "lack of time" (13.0%) were the barriers most prevalent in the study. Lack of motivation (OR = 1.49; 95% CI = 1.19-1.86) and lack of appropriate facilities/equipment/space (OR = 2.11; 95% CI = 1.57-2.83) were most associated with impacting physical activity levels due to the COVID-19, independent of sex, age, education level, days of social isolation and status weight. In conclusion, personal barriers to physical activity are common between both sexes, with lack of motivation and lack of appropriate facilities/equipment/space most associated with a decreased level of physical activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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