COVID-19, physical activity and mental well-being in adults living in Mrkazi Province: an online cross-sectional study
Background: Due to the epidemic of COVID-19, health authorities have enacted laws for social distance from people.. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in the level of physical activity during social distance caused by COVID-19 in Mrkazi Province, and the impact of physical activity...
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| description | Background: Due to the epidemic of COVID-19, health authorities have enacted laws for social distance from people.. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in the level of physical activity during social distance caused by COVID-19 in Mrkazi Province, and the impact of physical activity on mental welfare.
Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 558 adult residents of Markazi Province (20-60 years old) participated in a snowball sampling strategy to answer an online questionnaire. Physical activity was assessed using a valid 5-item questionnaire. The short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale used for measuring mental The relationship between physical activity and mental health was studied using Pearson correlation.
Results: In the study sample, 58.42% were female and 41. 58% were male. 97% of participants indicated that they adhered to social distancing guidelines. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the total time of physical activity in January 2020 significantly decreased compared to that in March 2020 in community-dwelling adults in Mrkazi province (P=0.001). A significant positive correlation was observed between the level of physical activity and mood score in men and women (r=0.14, p=0.001).
Conclusions: In the present study of adults in Markazi Province and at the time of social distancing due to COVID-19, those who were physically active had better mental health. These results suggest that even light physical activity during the COVID-19 epidemic may help reduce the negative mental health effects associated with social distancing and quarantine adherence. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4ea49cdc05754e4f8e9fb0e5b02c69682025-08-20T02:58:29ZfasIran Air Force Health Administrationفصلنامه ابن سینا1735-95032645-46532020-10-01223412COVID-19, physical activity and mental well-being in adults living in Mrkazi Province: an online cross-sectional studyAbbas Saremi0Alireza Aghababa1Alireza Bahrami2Mohiedin Bahari3 Associate professor, Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Arak University, Arak Assistant professor, Department of Motor Behavior, Sport Sciences Research Institute, Tehran, Associate professor, Department of Exercise Psychology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Arak University, Arak Assistant professor, Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, Karaj, Background: Due to the epidemic of COVID-19, health authorities have enacted laws for social distance from people.. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in the level of physical activity during social distance caused by COVID-19 in Mrkazi Province, and the impact of physical activity on mental welfare. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 558 adult residents of Markazi Province (20-60 years old) participated in a snowball sampling strategy to answer an online questionnaire. Physical activity was assessed using a valid 5-item questionnaire. The short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale used for measuring mental The relationship between physical activity and mental health was studied using Pearson correlation. Results: In the study sample, 58.42% were female and 41. 58% were male. 97% of participants indicated that they adhered to social distancing guidelines. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the total time of physical activity in January 2020 significantly decreased compared to that in March 2020 in community-dwelling adults in Mrkazi province (P=0.001). A significant positive correlation was observed between the level of physical activity and mood score in men and women (r=0.14, p=0.001). Conclusions: In the present study of adults in Markazi Province and at the time of social distancing due to COVID-19, those who were physically active had better mental health. These results suggest that even light physical activity during the COVID-19 epidemic may help reduce the negative mental health effects associated with social distancing and quarantine adherence.http://ebnesina.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-918-en.pdfcovid19mental healthphysical activity |
| spellingShingle | Abbas Saremi Alireza Aghababa Alireza Bahrami Mohiedin Bahari COVID-19, physical activity and mental well-being in adults living in Mrkazi Province: an online cross-sectional study فصلنامه ابن سینا covid19 mental health physical activity |
| title | COVID-19, physical activity and mental well-being in adults living in Mrkazi Province: an online cross-sectional study |
| title_full | COVID-19, physical activity and mental well-being in adults living in Mrkazi Province: an online cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19, physical activity and mental well-being in adults living in Mrkazi Province: an online cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19, physical activity and mental well-being in adults living in Mrkazi Province: an online cross-sectional study |
| title_short | COVID-19, physical activity and mental well-being in adults living in Mrkazi Province: an online cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | covid 19 physical activity and mental well being in adults living in mrkazi province an online cross sectional study |
| topic | covid19 mental health physical activity |
| url | http://ebnesina.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-918-en.pdf |
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