A cross-sectional study on the influence of COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity patterns among residents in a South Indian City

Autor: G. Shankar Ganesh, Anandhi Dakshinamoorthy, M. Tamilalagan, Deepali Shah, Saloni Dokania
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1110-6611
2536-9660
DOI: 10.1186/s43161-022-00092-w
Popis: Abstract Background Studies have revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased sedentary behavior and reduced the number of physical activities in public. The present study attempted to assess the changes in physical activity patterns among the residents of a south Indian city at different stages after the COVID-19 outbreak. The present cross-sectional prospective study was conducted on 372 participants between November 2020 and March 2021. The physical activity patterns before, during, and after the lockdown phase were collected using a custom-built questionnaire, and the current level of physical activity was recorded using the international physical activity questionnaire–short form (IPAQ-SF). Results Higher number of respondents reported limiting the intensity of physical activities during and after lockdown [(228/372; 61.29%) and (216/372; 58.06%), respectively]. Additionally, respondents reporting lower physical activity intensity [mean total metabolic equivalents of task (MET)/week: 1182.80] compared with (99/372; 26.61%), and (63/372; 16.93%) numbers of participants who engaged in moderate (mean total MET/week-3005.86) and high levels (mean total MET/week-4188.67) of physical activities respectively. Conclusions The results of the study reported immediate and long-term impacts on self-reported physical activity patterns among the study sample.
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