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Changes in physical activity and sleep following the COVID-19 pandemic on a university campus: Perception versus reality
Sports medicine and health science, Vol.6(3), pp.246-251
2024
PMID: 39234487
Abstract
It has been hypothesized that key lifestyle behaviors of physical activity and sleep worsened in response to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. However, there have been inconsistencies in findings of changes in these key lifestyle behaviors across populations likely due to the wide variety of assessment methods. The purpose of the study was to compare physical activity and sleep before and after the COVID-19 pandemic using accelerometers and self-reported behaviors. A longitudinal follow-up was conducted on students, faculty, and staff at a university campus in the United States. In the periods before March 2020 (covering the academic years of 2018–2019 or 2019–2020) and again in April–June 2021, participants completed surveys to evaluate their physical activity and sleep behaviors and wore an accelerometer. A total of 44 participants completed the survey at both timepoints and 32 completed accelerometer assessment at both timepoints. Fifty-seven percent of participants reported a perceived decline in physical activity, while 30% reported a worsening in sleep. From self-reported data, overall physical activity did not change, but there was a decrease in active transport (p < 0.001) and increase in domestic physical activity (p = 0.012). Sleep quality decreased as evidenced by an increase in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores (p = 0.045). There were no changes in accelerometer measured physical activity or sleep. There were no changes in physical or mental health. While perceptions of physical activity declined from prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no changes in device-measured physical activity, and changes in self-reported physical activity differed by domain.
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- Title
- Changes in physical activity and sleep following the COVID-19 pandemic on a university campus: Perception versus reality
- Authors/Creators
- Bryce T. Daniels - Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United StatesSamantha Robinson - University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United StatesIvan Vargas - University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United StatesJamie I. Baum - University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Fayetteville, AR, United StatesErin K. Howie - University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
- Publication Details
- Sports medicine and health science, Vol.6(3), pp.246-251
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
- Number of pages
- 6
- Grant note
- 1808138910 / University of Arkansas (100007756) University of Arkansas Provost University of Arkansas (100007756)
- Identifiers
- 991005917889607891
- Copyright
- © 2024 Chengdu Sport University.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Allied Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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