Prospective COVID-19 related changes in physical activity and sedentary time and associations with symptoms of depression and anxiety.

ABSTRACT:

Problem

The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with psychological distress. Decreased moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and increased sedentary time may be exacerbating pandemic-related symptoms of anxiety and depression, but existing studies exploring these associations are almost entirely cross-sectional.

Methods

Reported data from 2018 and Summer 2020 were used to create change categories based on compliance with MVPA guidelines and relative sedentary time. Participants completed the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) in Summer 2020. Associations among changes in MVPA and sedentary time (separately and jointly) with psychological distress (total PHQ-4 score) were examined with ordinal logistic regression and associations with depressive or anxiety symptoms were

SUBMITTER: Rees-Punia E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8483810 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature