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March 18, 2022JMIR Formative ResearchOpen Access

Inactive individuals were more likely to develop psychological distress (OR 2.17, 95% CI 1.27-3.69, P=.004), depression (OR 3.81, 95% CI 1.92-7.57, P<.001), and anxiety (OR 1.86, 95% CI 0.99-3.47, P=.05) compared to highly active individuals.

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Why the study?

COVID-19 restrictions may make it difficult to engage in recommended amounts of physical activity, warranting investigation into the pandemic's influence on physical activity and mental health.

Does physical inactivity increase the risk of psychological distress, depression, and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in a US community sample?

Population

381 individuals from a US community sample

Comparison

Inactive vs minimally active vs highly active individuals

Design

Cross-sectional convenience sampling-based online survey

Authors

WZWei ZhangDVDominick Velez

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Overview

Lower PA linked to distress in cross-sectional data warrants interpretive caution; leaves open causal effects and intervention needs.

Structured PICO

Does physical inactivity increase the risk of psychological distress, depression, and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in a US community sample?

P
Population
381 individuals from a US community sample, ages ranging from 18 to 24 years (n=156, 40.9%) to ≥55 years (n=28, 7.4%)
I
Intervention
Physical inactivity or minimal physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic
C
Comparator
High physical activity
O
Outcome
General psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and pandemic anxietypatient reported

Physical inactivity during the COVID-19 pandemic is significantly associated with higher risks of psychological distress, depression, and anxiety compared to high physical activity.

Cite This Study

Zhang et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a90f9c117bbbfe73e745167https://doi.org/10.2196/32387
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