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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the proportion of physically active children and adults worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2022 Dec 09; Vol. 10, pp. 1009703. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 09 (Print Publication: 2022). - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Introduction: Safety measures implemented to address the COVID-19 pandemic have had a profound impact on the mobility of people worldwide We synthesized the global evidence on physical activity (PA) participation before and during the pandemic.<br />Methods: We conducted a systematic review, searching PubMed, Embase, WHO Global literature on coronavirus disease (between January 2020 and April 2022), and reference lists. Meta-analysis and meta-regression were conducted to quantitatively synthesize the data.<br />Results and Discussion: Sixty-three primary studies were included. In children, the global pooled prevalence of PA was 46.4% before the pandemic, 40.6% during the pandemic before movement restriction (MR), and 19.5% during MR. A statistically significant decrease in prevalence was observed between the period before the pandemic and the period during which MR was implemented ( p < 0.001). In adults, the global pooled prevalence (both sexes) decreased between the periods before the pandemic (64.7%) and during MR (57.0%). During the period of COVID-19 MR, children had significantly lower odds to meet the WHO PA recommendation than adults (19.5%, 95%CI: 15.8-23.8% vs. 57.0%, 95%CI: 43.3-62.5%; OR = 0.21; p ≤ 0.001). Patient populations were less active than the general population, and their PA levels decreased during the pandemic. Mental and physical health benefits of PA have been well-demonstrated. Prioritizing PA in health campaigns and strategies is critical to address health issues exacerbated during this pandemic.<br />Protocol Registration: doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/GVABX.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Chaabna, Chaabane, Jithesh, Doraiswamy, Mamtani and Cheema.)
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- Female
Male
Humans
Adult
Child
Pandemics
Exercise
Health Promotion
COVID-19 epidemiology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2296-2565
- Volume :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Frontiers in public health
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 36568744
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1009703