Physical activity, sleep, and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A one-year longitudinal study of Spanish university students.

ABSTRACT: The objective of this longitudinal study was to analyze changes in physical activity, sedentary time, sleep, anxiety, mood, and perceived health as a result of COVID-19 pandemic in a cohort of Spanish university students, both during the home confinement and one year after. Additionally, we analyzed the associations between physical activity, sedentary time, and other measured parameters. Data were collected through two online questionnaires that included the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and self-reported anxiety, mood, and perceived health levels before, during and one year after home confinement. Participants reported decreased physical activity, increased sedentary time, and deterioration in sleep quality and perceived hea

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Garcia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10558350 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature