| Title: |
'Stay at Home' during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in an Italian Academic Community |
| Authors: |
Mulasso, Anna; Micheletti Cremasco, Margherita; Cuomo, Simone; Testa, Andrea; Lattke, Lynda Stella; De Lorenzo, Aurelia; Rainoldi, Alberto; Rabaglietti, Emanuela |
| Contributors: |
Mulasso, Anna; Micheletti Cremasco, Margherita; Cuomo, Simone; Testa, Andrea; Lattke, Lynda Stella; De Lorenzo, Aurelia; Rainoldi, Alberto; Rabaglietti, Emanuela |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
Università degli studi di Torino: AperTo (Archivio Istituzionale ad Accesso Aperto) |
| Subject Terms: |
COVID-19; Italian context; active lifestyle; adult population; pandemic; physical activity; sedentary behavior |
| Description: |
This study investigates changes in physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior in an Italian university community during Phase 1 of SARS-CoV-2 lockdown ("stay at home" government decree, from March 8th to May 4th, 2020) compared to their habits prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. We also examine differences according to gender, university position, BMI categories, and sport participation. A total of 2596 people (median age 24, IQR 11 years; 70.8% women) filled out a survey after eight weeks of statutory confinement at home. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire measured PA and sedentary behavior in a typical week before and during lockdown. Physically inactive people passed from 10.9% to 35.0% before-during the lockdown. The total amount of PA decreased (median 2307 vs. 1367 MET-min/week; p < 0.001), while sedentary behavior increased (median 349 vs. 440 min/day; p < 0.001) between before and during the lockdown. The following categories showed a higher reduction in the total amount of PA: men when compared to women; people with normal weight when compared to pre-obese/obese people; and people who played sports when compared to those who did not play sports. There is a need to propose PA/exercise programs to counteract physical inactivity and sedentarism during a social emergency, with special attention to people who showed higher PA reduction. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/36673922; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000917638800001; volume:20; issue:2; firstpage:1168; lastpage:1168; numberofpages:13; journal:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH; https://hdl.handle.net/2318/1886834; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85146613546; https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/2/1168 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/ijerph20021168 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/2318/1886834; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021168; https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/2/1168 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.53BD2C80 |
| Database: |
BASE |