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Physical Activity During Lockdowns Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta-analysis of 173 Studies with 320,636 Participants

  • Background: Many countries have restricted public life in order to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2). As a side effect of related measures, physical activity (PA) levels may have decreased. Objective: We aimed (1) to quantify changes in PA and (2) to identify variables potentially predicting PA reductions. Methods: A systematic review with random-effects multilevelBackground: Many countries have restricted public life in order to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2). As a side effect of related measures, physical activity (PA) levels may have decreased. Objective: We aimed (1) to quantify changes in PA and (2) to identify variables potentially predicting PA reductions. Methods: A systematic review with random-effects multilevel meta-analysis was performed, pooling the standardized mean differences in PA measures before and during public life restrictions. Results: A total of 173 trials with moderate methodological quality (modified Downs and Black checklist) were identified. Compared to pre-pandemic, total PA (SMD − 0.65, 95% CI − 1.10 to − 0.21) and walking (SMD − 0.52, 95% CI − 0.29 to − 0.76) decreased while sedentary behavior increased (SMD 0.91, 95% CI: 0.17 to 1.65). Reductions in PA affected all intensities (light: SMD − 0.35, 95% CI − 0.09 to − 0.61, p = .013; moderate: SMD − 0.33, 95% CI − 0.02 to − 0.6; vigorous: SMD − 0.33, − 0.08 to − 0.58, 95% CI − 0.08 to − 0.58) to a similar degree. Moderator analyses revealed no influence of variables such as sex, age, body mass index, or health status. However, the only continent without a PA reduction was Australia and cross-sectional trials yielded higher effect sizes (p < .05). Conclusion: Public life restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in moderate reductions in PA levels and large increases in sedentary behavior. Health professionals and policy makers should therefore join forces to develop strategies counteracting the adverse effects of inactivity.show moreshow less

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Document Type:Article (reviewed)
Zitierlink: https://opus.hs-offenburg.de/6566
Bibliografische Angaben
Title (English):Physical Activity During Lockdowns Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta-analysis of 173 Studies with 320,636 Participants
Author:Jan Wilke, Anna Lina Rahlf, Eszter Füzéki, Patrick MaiStaff MemberORCiDGND, Johanna RobbinStaff MemberORCiD, Steffen WillwacherStaff MemberORCiDGND, David Groneberg, Luiz Hespanhol, Gabriela Martins de Oliveira, Benedict Tan, Karsten Hollander, Julian David Pillay
Year of Publication:2022
Publisher:SpringerOpen
First Page:1
Last Page:9
Article Number:125
Parent Title (English):Sports Medicine - Open
Volume:2022
Issue:8
ISSN:2198-9761 (Online)
ISSN:2199-1170 (Print)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-022-00515-x
URN:https://urn:nbn:de:bsz:ofb1-opus4-65663
Language:English
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Institutes:Fakultät Maschinenbau und Verfahrenstechnik (M+V)
Institutes:Bibliografie
Tag:COVID-19; Confinements; Coronavirus; Inactivity; Public life restrictions; Sedentary behavior
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Relevance:Wiss. Zeitschriftenartikel reviewed: Listung in Master Journal List
Open Access: Open Access 
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Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International