Recovery shape of physical activity after COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the shutdowns associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, there has been limited discourse on physical activity (PA) recovery (i.e., the ability of individuals to resume PA at pre-pandemic levels), including recovery rate, speed of recovery, which individuals are able to return quickly, who is left behind, and what are the causes of those differences. This study aimed to estimate the level and shape of PA recovery rate in Thailand.

Methods

This study employed 2 rounds (2020 and 2021) of Thailand's Surveillance on Physical Activity dataset for the analysis. Each round included over 6600 samples from individuals aged 18 years or older. PA was assessed subjectively. Recovery rate was calculated from the relative difference in the cumulative minutes o

SUBMITTER: Katewongsa P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9977470 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature