The COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing implemented shortly after influence physical activity levels (PALs). The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the changes in PAL and factors associated with PALs among Croatian adolescents while considering the impact of community (urban vs. rural living environment). The sample included 823 adolescents (mean age: 16.5 ± 2.1 years) who were tested on baseline (from October 2019 to March 2020; before COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia) and follow-up (in April 2020; during the COVID-19 pandemic and imposed rules of social distancing). Baseline testing included anthropometrics, physical fitness status, and evaluation of PALs, while follow-up included only PALs (evaluated by a standardized questionnaire through an internet application). The results showed a significant influence of the living environment on the decrease of PAL, with a larger decrease in urban adolescents. Logistic regression showed a higher likelihood for normal PALs at baseline in adolescents who had better fitness status, with no strong confounding effect of the urban/rural environment. The fitness status of urban adolescents predicted their PALs at follow-up. The differences between urban and rural adolescents with regard to the established changes in PALs and relationships between the predictors and PALs are explained by the characteristics of the living communities (lack of organized sports in rural areas), and the level of social distancing in the studied period and region/country.

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/11/3997/pdf

Levels and changes of physical activity in adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Contextualizing urban vs. Rural living environment

Influence of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity in children: A scoping review of the literature

To abate the spread of the COVID-19 virus, different restriction measures were imperative, limiting the possibility to be engaged in physical activity. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of COVID-19 lockdown on physical activity (PA) levels expressed as energy expenditure (MET-min/week) and sedentary behaviour in Kosovo. The possible association between PA levels and other factors was analyzed. 1633 participants (age range: 13 to 63 years; mean: 24.70 ± 9.33 years; body height: 172 ± 10.57 cm; body mass: 69.10 ± 13.80 kg; BMI: 23.09 ± 3.63 kg/m2) participated in the study, categorized by age, gender, BMI, and living area. An online survey, including an adapted version of the IPAQ-SF, was administered once during lockdown to assess PA levels and sedentary behaviour both before and during COVID-19 lockdown. The Wilcoxon signed-rank, Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis rank of sum tests were used for statistical analysis. COVID-19 restrictions had a negative impact on the types of and overall PA levels MET-min/week (p < 0.001). Sedentary behaviour significantly increased during COVID-19 restrictions (p < 0.001). Higher decreases in MET-min/week during lockdown were observed among males, young and young adults, overweight, and urban-living participants. Finally, COVID-19 restrictions decreased the PA levels and MET-min/week, and increased sedentary behaviour also in a relatively young cohort. Such differences were dependent on several factors.

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/4/763/pdf

The Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown Measures on Physical Activity Levels and Sedentary Behaviour in a Relatively Young Population Living in Kosovo.

A holistic approach to understanding the relationship between diet, lifestyle and obesity is a better approach than studying single factors. This study presents the clustering of dietary and lifestyle behaviours to determine the association of these dietary-lifestyle patterns (DLPs) with adiposity, nutrition knowledge, gender and sociodemographic factors in teenagers. The research was designed as a cross-sectional study with convenience sampling. The sample consisted of 1549 Polish students aged 11–13 years. DLPs were identified with cluster analysis. Logistic regression modelling with adjustment for confounders was applied. Three dietary-lifestyle patterns were identified: Prudent-Active (29.3% of the sample), Fast-food-Sedentary (13.8%) and notPrudent-notFast-food-lowActive (56.9%). Adherence to Prudent-Active pattern (reference: notPrudent-notFast-food-lowActive) was 29% or 49% lower in 12-year-old or 13-year-old teenagers than in 11-year-old teenagers, respectively, and higher by 57% or 2.4 times in the middle or the upper tertile than the bottom tertile of the nutrition knowledge score. To the contrary, adherence to Fast-food-Sedentary (reference: notPrudent-notFast-food-lowActive) was lower by 41% or 58% in the middle or the upper tertile than the bottom tertile of the nutrition knowledge score, respectively. In Prudent-Active, the chance of central obesity (waist-to-height ratio ≥0.5) was lower by 47% and overweight/obesity was lower by 38% or 33% (depending on which standard was used: International Obesity Task Force, 2012: BMI (body mass index)-for-age ≥ 25 kg/m2 or Polish standards, 2010: BMI-for-age ≥ 85th percentile) when compared with the notPrudent-notFast-food-lowActive pattern. In Fast-food-Sedentary, the chance of central obesity was 2.22 times higher than the Prudent-Active pattern. The study identified a set of characteristics that decreased the risk of general and central adiposity in teenagers, which includes health-promoting behaviours related to food, meal consumption and lifestyle. Avoiding high-energy dense foods is insufficient to prevent obesity, if physical activity and the consumption frequency of health-promoting foods are low and breakfast and a school meal are frequently skipped. The results highlight the importance of the nutrition knowledge of teenagers in shaping their health-promoting dietary habits and active lifestyle to decrease adiposity risk and negative aspects of lower family affluence which promotes unhealthy behaviours, both related to diet and lifestyle.

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Prudent-Active and Fast-Food-Sedentary Dietary-Lifestyle Patterns: The Association with Adiposity, Nutrition Knowledge and Sociodemographic Factors in Polish Teenagers—The ABC of Healthy Eating Project

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to discern the association between the frequency of television viewing and overweight and obesity among reproductive age women of Myanmar. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional study. SETTING This study used Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey (2015-2016) data. PARTICIPANTS Total of 12 021 women both aged 15-49 years and also not pregnant or did not deliver a child within the 2 months prior to the survey were included. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome was overweight (23.0 kg/m2 to <27.5 kg/m2) and obesity (≥27.5 kg/m2), which was measured using the Asian body mass index cut-off. Ordered logistic regression analysis was conducted to find the association between the explanatory and outcome variables. The potential confounders controlled in the multivariable analyses were age, place of residence, region of residence, highest educational status, current employment status, wealth index, parity and number of household members. RESULTS The prevalence of overweight was 26.5% and obesity was 12.2% among the study participants. The odds of being overweight and obese were 20% higher (adjusted OR (AOR) 1.16, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.32; p=0.023) among those who watched television at least once a week compared with those who did not watch television at all. Rural women who watched television at least once a week were 1.2 times more likely to be obese (AOR 1.16, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.34; p=0.040) compared with those who did not watch television at all. CONCLUSIONS Frequent television watching was associated with obesity among rural women of reproductive age in Myanmar.

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjopen/9/3/e024680.full.pdf

Frequency of television viewing and association with overweight and obesity among women of the reproductive age group in Myanmar: results from a nationwide cross-sectional survey.

Objetivo Analisar os niveis de atividade fisica e o comportamento sedentario em adolescentes das areas urbanas e rurais. Metodos Estudo epidemiologico, transversal, com abordagem quantitativa e abrangencia estadual, cuja amostra foi constituida por 6.234 estudantes (14 a 19 anos), selecionados por meio de uma estrategia de amostragem aleatoria de conglomerados. As analises foram realizadas por meio do teste χ2 e da regressao logistica binaria. Resultados Na amostra, 74,5% dos adolescentes eram residentes em area urbana. Apos o ajuste, constatou-se que os adolescentes oriundos da area rural usavam menos televisao (odds ratio – OR: 0,45; intervalo de confianca de 95% – IC95%: 0,39-0,52), computador e/ou videogame (OR: 0,30; IC95%: 0,22-0,42), passavam menos tempo sentados (OR: 0,66; IC95%: 0,54-0,80), optaram menos pelo lazer passivo (OR: 0,83; IC95%: 0,72-0,95) e tinham menos chances de serem classificados como insuficientes ativos (OR: 0,88; IC95%: 0,78-0,99), quando comparados aqueles que residiam na area urbana, independentemente do sexo e da idade. Os adolescentes da area rural que nao trabalhavam apresentaram mais chances de serem classificados como insuficientemente ativos (OR: 2,59; IC95%: 2,07-3,24), mostrando que a ocupacao tinha um papel importante no nivel de atividade fisica deste grupo. Conclusao Os adolescentes residentes na area rural estiveram menos expostos aos comportamentos sedentarios, optaram mais por um lazer ativo e apresentaram um melhor nivel de atividade fisica, podendo a zona de domicilio e a ocupacao influenciar no estilo de vida deles.

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Urban versus rural lifestyle in adolescents: associations between environment, physical activity levels and sedentary behavior.

Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar a percepcao dos profissionais de Educacao Fisica sobre seu processo de trabalho nos servicos de atencao psicossocial de Recife. Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa descritiva, de campo. Doze profissionais de Educacao Fisica participaram de um grupo focal, o qual foi utilizado como instrumento de coleta de dados. Para tratamento dos dados, foi utilizada a Analise Tematica. Limitacoes organizacionais e politicas foram identificadas como a ausencia de espacos fisicos adequados para as praticas e dificuldades de articulacao com a rede social. Contudo, observou-se que existem potencialidades na relacao profissional-usuario, constituindo uma Composicao Tecnica centrada no Trabalho Vivo, o que favorece a integralidade e a resolucao das necessidades dos usuarios.

O profissional de Educação Física no Centro de Atenção Psicossocial: percepção dos limites e potencialidades no processo de trabalho

Estudio cualitativo con el objetivo de analizar las percepciones de los usuarios de Caps sobre las practicas del grupo de educacion fisica. Los datos se recopilaron a traves de grupos focales y observaciones, y se enviaron al Analisis de contenido, basado en dimension Salud y dimension Sentir. Los resultados revelaron diferentes paradigmas de salud y formas de sentir, que pueden guiar las practicas para valorar la autoestima, superar la idea de ocupar el tiempo libre, circular en otros espacios sociales, producir momentos de catarsis y equilibrio energetico, y expandir el apoyo. social, teniendo la libertad como elemento guia. Para eso, tambien es necesario avanzar en la articulacion sectorial e intersectorial, creando posibilidades en los territorios existenciales.

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Percepções dos usuários de CAPS acerca da Educação Física na saúde mental

This study aimed at knowing and analyzing knowledge of children and adolescents admitted in hospitals about cancer/treatment and their feelings and emotions linked to the practice of active videogame in the hospital environment. It is a qualitative research-type study involving fourteen patients aged 7-17, admitted to an onco-hematology pediatric hospital center. The study applied semi-structured interviews, participant observation and field diary to obtain data. Interventions used the X-Box 360 with Kinect sports and dance games. Data were subjected to content analysis. The subjects demonstrated they knew about cancer disease and treatment. Patients pointed out active video game as a possible strategy to counter sadness and boredom because the games provided social interaction and positive feelings and emotions in the hospital environment.

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Ameliane da Conceição Reubens Leonídio

Papers

Urban versus rural lifestyle in adolescents: associations between environment, physical activity levels and sedentary behavior.

O profissional de Educação Física no Centro de Atenção Psicossocial: percepção dos limites e potencialidades no processo de trabalho

Percepções dos usuários de CAPS acerca da Educação Física na saúde mental

O olhar do paciente sobre o câncer Infantojuvenil e sua percepção acerca de seus sentimentos e emoções diante do videogame ativo

Práticas Corporais e Uso de Álcool e Drogas: Vivenciando Emoções