A scoping review on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and sedentary behavior in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Saudi Arabia, stay-at-home orders to address the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic between March 15 and 23, 2020 and eased on May 28, 2020. We conducted a scoping review to systematically describe physical activity and sedentary behavior in Saudi Arabia associated with the timing of the lockdown.

Methods

We searched six databases on December 13, 2021 for articles published in English or Arabic from 2018 to the search date. Studies must have reported data from Saudi Arabia for any age and measured physical activity or sedentary behavior.

Results

Overall, 286 records were found; after excluding duplicates, 209 records were screened, and 19 studies were included in the review. Overall, 15 studies were cross-sectional, and 4 studies were prospecti

SUBMITTER: Evenson KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10041481 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature