Impact of Social Isolation on Physical Activity and Factors Associated With Sedentary Behavior in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Giovana Z. Mazo
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2020-0456
Keywords:
physical exercise; sedentary behavior; social isolation
First Published Online:
13 Aug 2021
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Volume 30: Issue 1
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148–152
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The objective was to analyze the impact of social isolation on moderate physical activity and factors associated with sedentary behavior of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a cross-sectional study involving 111 older adults (aged 71.0 ± 6.87 years). The data were collected at two time points: in November 2019 and in June 2020. There was a decline in moderate physical activity when the minutes/week were compared before and during social isolation (p < .001). Sedentary behavior was associated with the condition of living alone. Older adults who lived alone were 3.29 times more likely to spend 4 hr or more in sedentary behavior than those who lived with a partner (95% confidence interval [1.01, 10.74]). Government agencies must establish PA-related health promotion strategies, especially in developing and low-income countries. Therefore, home exercises need to be encouraged to prevent the consequences of this pandemic period.

The authors are with the Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências do Movimento Humano, 179—Centro de Ciências da Saúde e do Esporte—CEFID, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Rua Pascoal Simone, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Franco (pedsilfra@hotmail.com) is corresponding author.
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