COVID19 Pandemic and Physical Activity: An Observational Study on Sleep Quality and Anxiety.

ABSTRACT: Mental alterations were described during the COVID-19 pandemic and sleep deprivation has been reported as a consequence of social isolation. In Italy, the COVID-19 pandemic spread out at the beginning of 2020 determining severe lockdown periods. The aim of our study was to observe the effects of lockdown on sleep and anxiety in trained non-professional subjects and professional athletes who continued to train during the lockdown period. Forty-six subjects (21 trained non-professional subjects and 25 professional athletes) were recruited from a variety of team and individual sports to complete a battery of previously validated and widely used questionnaires assessing psychometric and anthropometric parameters, physical activity levels, lifestyle habits, and sleep quality. Subjects were aged

SUBMITTER: Elce A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8948688 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature