Physical activity levels and mental health burden of healthcare workers during COVID‐19 lockdown

Z Kua, F Hamzah, PT Tan, LJ Ong, B Tan… - Stress and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The outbreak of COVID‐19 has precipitated international lockdown measures to curb
disease transmissions. The closure of public activity spaces as well as changes in pandemic …

Effect of decrease of physical activity on depression and anxiety after the COVID-19 lockdown: a survey study

T Kajtna, V Vučković - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose We focused on changes in the amount of physical activity (PA) and depression and
anxiety symptoms in people, who were previously regularly physically active, as they were …

Physical activity is related to mood states, anxiety state and self-rated health in COVID-19 lockdown

RE Reigal, JA Páez-Maldonado… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The main goal of this research is to study the relationships between physical activity, mood
states and self-rated health in the Spanish lockdown (March 2020–April 2020) due to the …

Physical activity during COVID-19 induced lockdown: recommendations

E Füzéki, DA Groneberg, W Banzer - Journal of Occupational Medicine …, 2020 - Springer
Measures aiming at containing the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) include isolation,
social distancing, and quarantine. Quarantine and other lockdown instruments show …

Stress, physical activity, and screen‐related sedentary behaviour within the first month of the COVID‐19 pandemic

SJ Woodruff, P Coyne… - Applied psychology: health …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated how stress, physical activity and sedentary behaviours, of a small
sample of Canadians, changed within the first month (ie March/April) of the COVID‐19 …

The importance of physical activity to augment mood during COVID-19 lockdown

C Fennell, T Eremus, MG Puyana… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of COVID-19 lockdown on mood and
objective physical activity. A sample of 78 college students in Spain completed an …

Physical activity and mental well-being under COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional multination study

CI Karageorghis, JM Bird, JC Hutchinson, M Hamer… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background COVID-19 lockdowns have reduced opportunities for physical activity (PA) and
encouraged more sedentary lifestyles. A concomitant of sedentariness is compromised …

Working from home and job loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic are associated with greater time in sedentary behaviors

CP McDowell, MP Herring, J Lansing… - Frontiers in public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, major changes to how, or even whether, we
work have occurred. This study examines associations of changing COVID-19-related …

Psychological health and physical activity levels during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

V Violant-Holz, MG Gallego-Jiménez… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been devastating in all senses,
particularly psychologically. Physical activity (PA) is known to aid psychological well-being …

The effect of exercise and affect regulation skills on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey

I Rösel, LL Bauer, B Seiffer, C Deinhart, B Atrott… - Psychiatry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19-related confinements pose a threat to mental health. We investigated
prevalence rates of symptoms of depression, generalized anxiety and insomnia in German …