TY - JOUR
T1 - Covid-19 pandemic brings a sedentary lifestyle in young adults
T2 - A cross-sectional and longitudinal study
AU - Zheng, Chen
AU - Huang, Wendy Y J
AU - Sheridan, Sinead
AU - Sit, Cindy Hui Ping
AU - Chen, Xiang Ke
AU - Wong, Stephen Heung Sang
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank all participants for their efforts and participation in this study. We thank Zhang Xiaoyuan and Waris Wongpipit from the Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong for their support during the data collection.
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to pose profound challenges to society. Its spread has been mitigated through strategies including social distancing; however, this may result in the adoption of a sedentary lifestyle. This study aimed to investigate: 1) physical activity (PA) levels, sedentary behavior (SB), and sleep in young adults during the COVID-19 epidemic, and 2) the change in these behaviors before and during the pandemic. A total of 631 young adults (38.8% males) aged between 18 and 35 participated in the cross-sectional study and completed a one-off online survey relating to general information, PA, SB, and sleep. For the longitudinal study, PA, SB, and sleep data, obtained from 70 participants before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, were analyzed. Participants engaged in low PA, high SB, and long sleep duration during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, a significant decline in PA while an increase in time spent in both SB and sleep was observed during the COVID-19 outbreak. The results of this study demonstrated a sedentary lifestyle in young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, which will assist health policymakers and practitioners in the development of population specific health education and behavior interventions during this pandemic and for other future events.
AB - The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to pose profound challenges to society. Its spread has been mitigated through strategies including social distancing; however, this may result in the adoption of a sedentary lifestyle. This study aimed to investigate: 1) physical activity (PA) levels, sedentary behavior (SB), and sleep in young adults during the COVID-19 epidemic, and 2) the change in these behaviors before and during the pandemic. A total of 631 young adults (38.8% males) aged between 18 and 35 participated in the cross-sectional study and completed a one-off online survey relating to general information, PA, SB, and sleep. For the longitudinal study, PA, SB, and sleep data, obtained from 70 participants before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, were analyzed. Participants engaged in low PA, high SB, and long sleep duration during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, a significant decline in PA while an increase in time spent in both SB and sleep was observed during the COVID-19 outbreak. The results of this study demonstrated a sedentary lifestyle in young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, which will assist health policymakers and practitioners in the development of population specific health education and behavior interventions during this pandemic and for other future events.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Physical activity
KW - Sedentary behavior
KW - Sleep
KW - Young adults
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85089698452&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ijerph17176035
DO - 10.3390/ijerph17176035
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 32825092
AN - SCOPUS:85089698452
SN - 1661-7827
VL - 17
SP - 1
EP - 11
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
IS - 17
M1 - 6035
ER -
