TY - JOUR

T1 - Covid-19 lockdown and the behavior change on physical exercise, pain and psychological well-being

T2 - An international multicentric study

AU - Sonza, Anelise

AU - de Sá-Caputo, Danúbia da Cunha

AU - Sartorio, Alessandro

AU - Tamini, Sofia

AU - Seixas, Adérito

AU - Sanudo, Borja

AU - Süßenbach, Jessica

AU - Provenza, Marcello Montillo

AU - Xavier, Vinicius Layter

AU - Taiar, Redha

AU - Bernardo-Filho, Mario

PY - 2021/4/6

Y1 - 2021/4/6

N2 - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the following lockdown on physical exercise (PEx) practice, pain, and psychological well-being.METHODS: A cross-sectional multicentric study was performed using a nonrandom convenience sampling from the general population (≥18 years-old) of 6 countries (Brazil, Italy, France, Portugal, Germany, and Spain) adopting social isolation (SI). The validated self-administered online survey (PEF-COVID19) was used. The tests T-test and Chi-square with Bonferroni correction were used for statistical analysis and a multivariate logistic regression model ( p ˂ 0.05). RESULTS: We included 3194 replies and ~80% of the respondents were in SI. Brazilian sample was highly influenced by the pandemic considering PEx practice and habits, pain, anxiety, and stress ( p ˂ 0.05). Among the European countries, Italy presented the major changes. The model to predict the non-practice of PEx during SI showed that the variables countries, smoking, SI, and PEx level were significant predictors ( p ˂ 0.001). CONCLUSION: The pandemic changed the PEx practice and habits, and the psychological well-being of populations in different manners. Countries, smoking, SI, and PEx level were predictors for the non-practice of PEx. Public health strategies are suggested to avoid sedentary lifestyles and quality of life decrease.

AB - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the following lockdown on physical exercise (PEx) practice, pain, and psychological well-being.METHODS: A cross-sectional multicentric study was performed using a nonrandom convenience sampling from the general population (≥18 years-old) of 6 countries (Brazil, Italy, France, Portugal, Germany, and Spain) adopting social isolation (SI). The validated self-administered online survey (PEF-COVID19) was used. The tests T-test and Chi-square with Bonferroni correction were used for statistical analysis and a multivariate logistic regression model ( p ˂ 0.05). RESULTS: We included 3194 replies and ~80% of the respondents were in SI. Brazilian sample was highly influenced by the pandemic considering PEx practice and habits, pain, anxiety, and stress ( p ˂ 0.05). Among the European countries, Italy presented the major changes. The model to predict the non-practice of PEx during SI showed that the variables countries, smoking, SI, and PEx level were significant predictors ( p ˂ 0.001). CONCLUSION: The pandemic changed the PEx practice and habits, and the psychological well-being of populations in different manners. Countries, smoking, SI, and PEx level were predictors for the non-practice of PEx. Public health strategies are suggested to avoid sedentary lifestyles and quality of life decrease.

KW - Anxiety

KW - Pain

KW - Physical exercise

KW - SARS-CoV-2

KW - Social isolation

KW - Stress

KW - Survey

KW - Pandemics

KW - Cross-Sectional Studies

KW - Europe

KW - Humans

KW - Communicable Disease Control

KW - Portugal

KW - Pain/epidemiology

KW - Spain

KW - COVID-19

KW - Exercise

KW - Italy/epidemiology

KW - Adolescent

KW - Brazil/epidemiology

KW - Quality of Life

KW - France

KW - Germany

KW - Physical education and sports

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U2 - 10.3390/ijerph18073810

DO - 10.3390/ijerph18073810

M3 - Journal articles

C2 - 33917363

AN - SCOPUS:85103599445

VL - 18

JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

SN - 1661-7827

IS - 7

M1 - 3810

ER -