Association Between Current Physical Activity and Current Perceived Anxiety and Mood in the Initial Phase of COVID-19 Confinement
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a world pandemic due to COVID-19, and several enacted measures such as compulsory confinement may have collateral consequences on both physical and mental health. We aimed to investigate associations between current physical activity (PA) and current...
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| author | Rubén López-Bueno Rubén López-Bueno Joaquín Calatayud Joaquín Calatayud Yasmin Ezzatvar José A. Casajús Lee Smith Lars L. Andersen Guillermo F. López-Sánchez |
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| description | The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a world pandemic due to COVID-19, and several enacted measures such as compulsory confinement may have collateral consequences on both physical and mental health. We aimed to investigate associations between current physical activity (PA) and current perceived anxiety and mood among a sample of Spanish adults confined due to COVID-19 restrictions of movement. Using an online survey, we collected data on the Spanish adult population regarding health habits during the first days of enacted confinement. A total of 2250 participants (54.8% women) aged 35.3 (SD 13.6) completed the survey, which included questions about sociodemographic characteristics (i.e. age, gender, civil status, education, and occupation), health habits (i.e. prior PA, alcohol consumption, smoking, screen exposure, and sleep hours) and COVID-19 confinement context (i.e. number of isolation days, solitude, and exposure to COVID-19). Physical Activity Vital Sign (PAVS) short form was used to estimate weekly minutes of PA, whereas a single-item question was used to assess both current perceived anxiety and mood. We conducted weighted binomial logistic regressions to check associations between current adherence to WHO guidelines of PA and current perceived anxiety and mood of confined adults. Significant inverse associations between overall adherence to PA and current perceived anxiety in the final adjusted model (OR, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.54–0.79) as well as in several subgroup analyses such as younger women were observed. In addition, a borderline significant inverse association was found between current PA and current perceived worse mood when fully adjusted (OR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.68–1.00); this association was significantly stronger in women than men. The results of the present study indicate that current PA adherence to WHO guidelines in the initial phase of COVID-19 confinement associates with both lower current perceived anxiety and lower current perceived worse mood among a sample of Spanish adults. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7978332aad4f49d1874d524fc0f9872d2022-12-21T19:15:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402020-07-011110.3389/fpsyt.2020.00729549064Association Between Current Physical Activity and Current Perceived Anxiety and Mood in the Initial Phase of COVID-19 ConfinementRubén López-Bueno0Rubén López-Bueno1Joaquín Calatayud2Joaquín Calatayud3Yasmin Ezzatvar4José A. Casajús5Lee Smith6Lars L. Andersen7Guillermo F. López-Sánchez8Department of Physical Medicine and Nursing, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, SpainDepartment of Musculoskeletal Disorders, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, DenmarkDepartment of Musculoskeletal Disorders, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, DenmarkExercise Intervention for Health Research Group (EXINH-RG), Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Valencia, SpainExercise Intervention for Health Research Group (EXINH-RG), Department of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Valencia, SpainFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, SpainCambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United KingdomDepartment of Musculoskeletal Disorders, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, DenmarkFaculty of Sport Sciences, University of Murcia, Murcia, SpainThe World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a world pandemic due to COVID-19, and several enacted measures such as compulsory confinement may have collateral consequences on both physical and mental health. We aimed to investigate associations between current physical activity (PA) and current perceived anxiety and mood among a sample of Spanish adults confined due to COVID-19 restrictions of movement. Using an online survey, we collected data on the Spanish adult population regarding health habits during the first days of enacted confinement. A total of 2250 participants (54.8% women) aged 35.3 (SD 13.6) completed the survey, which included questions about sociodemographic characteristics (i.e. age, gender, civil status, education, and occupation), health habits (i.e. prior PA, alcohol consumption, smoking, screen exposure, and sleep hours) and COVID-19 confinement context (i.e. number of isolation days, solitude, and exposure to COVID-19). Physical Activity Vital Sign (PAVS) short form was used to estimate weekly minutes of PA, whereas a single-item question was used to assess both current perceived anxiety and mood. We conducted weighted binomial logistic regressions to check associations between current adherence to WHO guidelines of PA and current perceived anxiety and mood of confined adults. Significant inverse associations between overall adherence to PA and current perceived anxiety in the final adjusted model (OR, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.54–0.79) as well as in several subgroup analyses such as younger women were observed. In addition, a borderline significant inverse association was found between current PA and current perceived worse mood when fully adjusted (OR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.68–1.00); this association was significantly stronger in women than men. The results of the present study indicate that current PA adherence to WHO guidelines in the initial phase of COVID-19 confinement associates with both lower current perceived anxiety and lower current perceived worse mood among a sample of Spanish adults.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00729/fullphysical activitymental healthSpainadultsCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Rubén López-Bueno Rubén López-Bueno Joaquín Calatayud Joaquín Calatayud Yasmin Ezzatvar José A. Casajús Lee Smith Lars L. Andersen Guillermo F. López-Sánchez Association Between Current Physical Activity and Current Perceived Anxiety and Mood in the Initial Phase of COVID-19 Confinement Frontiers in Psychiatry physical activity mental health Spain adults COVID-19 |
| title | Association Between Current Physical Activity and Current Perceived Anxiety and Mood in the Initial Phase of COVID-19 Confinement |
| title_full | Association Between Current Physical Activity and Current Perceived Anxiety and Mood in the Initial Phase of COVID-19 Confinement |
| title_fullStr | Association Between Current Physical Activity and Current Perceived Anxiety and Mood in the Initial Phase of COVID-19 Confinement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association Between Current Physical Activity and Current Perceived Anxiety and Mood in the Initial Phase of COVID-19 Confinement |
| title_short | Association Between Current Physical Activity and Current Perceived Anxiety and Mood in the Initial Phase of COVID-19 Confinement |
| title_sort | association between current physical activity and current perceived anxiety and mood in the initial phase of covid 19 confinement |
| topic | physical activity mental health Spain adults COVID-19 |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00729/full |
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