COVID-19 Lockdown and the Behavior Change on Physical Exercise, Pain and Psychological Well-Being: An International Multicentric Study

Anelise Sonza, Danúbia da Cunha de Sá-Caputo, Alessandro Sartorio, Sofia Tamini, Adérito Seixas, Borja Sanudo, Jessica Süßenbach, Marcello Montillo Provenza, Vinicius Layter Xavier, Redha Taiar and Mario Bernardo-Filho
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Anelise Sonza: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências do Movimento Humano, Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Esporte, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, 88085-350 Florianópolis, Brazil
Danúbia da Cunha de Sá-Caputo: Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas, Policlínica Piquet Carneiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 20550-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alessandro Sartorio: Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-endocrinological Research & Division of Auxology and Metabolic Diseases, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy
Sofia Tamini: Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-endocrinological Research & Division of Auxology and Metabolic Diseases, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy
Adérito Seixas: Escola Superior de Saúde, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, 4200-253 Porto, Portugal
Borja Sanudo: Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte, Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Seville, Spain
Jessica Süßenbach: Institut für Bewegung, Sport und Gesundheit, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 78120 Lüneburg, Germany
Marcello Montillo Provenza: Instituto de Matematica e Estatistica, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 20550-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Vinicius Layter Xavier: Instituto de Matematica e Estatistica, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 20550-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Redha Taiar: MATIM, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, 51100 Reims, France
Mario Bernardo-Filho: Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas, Policlínica Piquet Carneiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 20550-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 7, 1-20

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; physical exercise; survey; stress; anxiety; social isolation; pain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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