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COVID and physical exercise, physical activity : a rapid classification of published articles (reviews)

A (too) long list of position papers, commentaries, letters to editors has been published. I also identified 5 reviews of literature.

All references cited in previous articles are available in a bibtex file.

Reviews

  • Arora, T., & Grey, I. (2020). Health behaviour changes during COVID-19 and the potential consequences: A mini-review. Journal of Health Psychology, 25(9), 1155–1163. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320937053
  • Bentlage, E., Ammar, A., How, D., Ahmed, M., Trabelsi, K., Chtourou, H., & Brach, M. (2020). Practical Recommendations for Maintaining Active Lifestyle during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(17). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176265
  • da Silveira, M. P., da Silva Fagundes, K. K., Bizuti, M. R., Starck, É., Rossi, R. C., & de Resende E Silva, D. T. (2020). Physical exercise as a tool to help the immune system against COVID-19: an integrative review of the current literature. Clinical and Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-020-00650-3
  • Khoramipour, K., Basereh, A., Hekmatikar, A. A., Castell, L., Ruhee, R. T., & Suzuki, K. (2020). Physical activity and nutrition guidelines to help with the fight against COVID-19. Journal of Sports Sciences, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1807089
  • Mukona, D. M., & Zvinavashe, M. (2020). Self- management of diabetes mellitus during the Covid-19 pandemic: Recommendations for a resource limited setting. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome, 14(6), 1575–1578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2020.08.022
  • Rahmati-Ahmadabad, S., & Hosseini, F. (2020). Exercise against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): Does workout intensity matter? (A mini review of some indirect evidence related to obesity). Obesity Medicine, 19, 100245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obmed.2020.100245

Position papers or Letter to editors

  • Ahmed, I. (2020). COVID-19 – does exercise prescription and maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max) have a role in risk-stratifying patients? Clinical Medicine (London, England). https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0111
  • Amatriain-Fernández, S., Gronwald, T., Murillo-Rodríguez, E., Imperatori, C., Solano, A. F., Latini, A., & Budde, H. (2020). Physical Exercise Potentials Against Viral Diseases Like COVID-19 in the Elderly. Frontiers in Medicine, 7, 379. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.00379
  • Amekran, Y., & El Hangouche, A. J. (2020). Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the need to maintain regular physical activity. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.20.11524-X
  • Beran, D., Aebischer Perone, S., Castellsague Perolini, M., Chappuis, F., Chopard, P., Haller, D. M., Jacquerioz Bausch, F., Maisonneuve, H., Perone, N., & Gastaldi, G. (2020). Beyond the virus: Ensuring continuity of care for people with diabetes during COVID-19. Primary Care Diabetes. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2020.05.014
  • Burtscher, J., Burtscher, M., & Millet, G. P. (2020). Jumping at the opportunity: Promoting physical activity after COVID-19. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 30(8), 1549–1550. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13744
  • Carvalho, V. O., & Gois, C. O. (2020). COVID-19 pandemic and home-based physical activity. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. In Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2020.05.018
  • Chen, P., Mao, L., Nassis, G. P., Harmer, P., Ainsworth, B. E., & Li, F. (2020). Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): The need to maintain regular physical activity while taking precautions. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 9(2), 103–104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2020.02.001
  • Crisafulli, A., & Pagliaro, P. (2020). Physical activity/inactivity and COVID-19. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 2047487320927597. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487320927597
  • Damiot, A., Pinto, A. J., Turner, J. E., & Gualano, B. (2020). Immunological Implications of Physical Inactivity among Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Gerontology, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1159/000509216
  • Denay, K. L., Breslow, R. G., Turner, M. N., Nieman, D. C., Roberts, W. O., & Best, T. M. (2020). ACSM Call to Action Statement: COVID-19 Considerations for Sports and Physical Activity. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 19(8), 326–328. https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000000739
  • Diamond, R., & Byrd, E. (2020). Standing up for health – improving mental wellbeing during COVID-19 isolation by reducing sedentary behaviour. Journal of Affective Disorders, 277, 12312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.137
  • Dwyer, M. J., Pasini, M., De Dominicis, S., & Righi, E. (2020). Physical activity: Benefits and challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 30(7), 1291–1294. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13710
  • Fallon, K. (2020). Exercise in the time of COVID-19. Australian Journal of General Practice, 49. https://doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-COVID-13
  • Füzéki, E., Groneberg, D. A., & Banzer, W. (2020). Physical activity during COVID-19 induced lockdown: recommendations. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London, England), 15, 25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12995-020-00278-9   
  • Gao, Z., Lee, J. E., McDonough, D. J., & Albers, C. (2020). Virtual Reality Exercise as a Coping Strategy for Health and Wellness Promotion in Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9061986
  • Harrington, D. M., & O’Reilly, M. (2020). The reimagination of school-based physical activity research in the COVID-19 era. PLoS Medicine, 17(8), e1003267. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003267

COVID-19 and physical activity: a rapid classification of published articles (methods)

Playing with Pubmed and the following search equations to update my course, I found more than 150 published articles (2020/09/02): (“physical activity”[Title/Abstract]) AND (COVID[Title/Abstract]) and (“physical exercise”[Title/Abstract]) AND (COVID[Title/Abstract]).

I propose a rapid classification of references based on the methodological characteristics: interventional investigations, device measured physical activity during the COVID lockdown, and Mental health – Quality of life measures, physical activity and COVID

Interventional investigations – Physical exercise and COVID

  • Ding, D., Cruz, B. del P., Green, M. A., & Bauman, A. E. (2020). Is the COVID-19 lockdown nudging people to be more active: a big data analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-102575
  • Jeong, H.-C., Lee, E.-J., Youn, H.-S., & So, W.-Y. (2020). Development and Implementation of a “Music Beeps” Program to Promote Physical Fitness in Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(17). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176148
  • Quinn, L., Macpherson, C., Long, K., & Shah, H. (2020). Promoting Physical Activity via Telehealth in People With Parkinson Disease: The Path Forward After the COVID-19 Pandemic? Physical Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzaa128

Device measured physical activity during the COVID lockdown

  • Di Sebastiano, K. M., Chulak-Bozzer, T., Vanderloo, L. M., & Faulkner, G. (2020). Don’t Walk So Close to Me: Physical Distancing and Adult Physical Activity in Canada. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1895. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01895
  • Hemphill, N. M., Kuan, M. T. Y., & Harris, K. C. (2020). Reduced Physical Activity During COVID-19 Pandemic in Children With Congenital Heart Disease. The Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 36(7), 1130–1134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2020.04.038
  • Huckins, J. F., daSilva, A. W., Wang, W., Hedlund, E., Rogers, C., Nepal, S. K., Wu, J., Obuchi, M., Murphy, E. I., Meyer, M. L., Wagner, D. D., Holtzheimer, P. E., & Campbell, A. T. (2020). Mental Health and Behavior of College Students During the Early Phases of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Longitudinal Smartphone and Ecological Momentary Assessment Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(6), e20185. https://doi.org/10.2196/20185
  • Pépin, J. L., Bruno, R. M., Yang, R.-Y., Vercamer, V., Jouhaud, P., Escourrou, P., & Boutouyrie, P. (2020). Wearable Activity Trackers for Monitoring Adherence to Home Confinement During the COVID-19 Pandemic Worldwide: Data Aggregation and Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(6), e19787. https://doi.org/10.2196/19787
  • Sassone, B., Mandini, S., Grazzi, G., Mazzoni, G., Myers, J., & Pasanisi, G. (2020). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical Activity in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 40(5), 285–286. https://doi.org/10.1097/HCR.0000000000000539
  • Tison, G. H., Avram, R., Kuhar, P., Abreau, S., Marcus, G. M., Pletcher, M. J., & Olgin, J. E. (2020). Worldwide Effect of COVID-19 on Physical Activity: A Descriptive Study. Annals of Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.7326/M20-2665
  • Vetrovsky, T., Frybova, T., Gant, I., Semerad, M., Cimler, R., Bunc, V., Siranec, M., Miklikova, M., Vesely, J., Griva, M., Precek, J., Pelouch, R., Parenica, J., & Belohlavek, J. (2020). The detrimental effect of COVID-19 nationwide quarantine on accelerometer-assessed physical activity of heart failure patients. ESC Heart Failure. https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12916

Mental health – Quality of life measures, physical activity and COVID

  • Callow, D. D., Arnold-Nedimala, N. A., Jordan, L. S., Pena, G. S., Won, J., Woodard, J. L., & Smith, J. C. (2020). The Mental Health Benefits of Physical Activity in Older Adults Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2020.06.024
  • Diamond, R., & Waite, F. (2020). Physical activity in a pandemic: A new treatment target for psychological therapy. Psychology and Psychotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12294
  • Duncan, G. E., Avery, A. R., Seto, E., & Tsang, S. (2020). Perceived change in physical activity levels and mental health during COVID-19: Findings among adult twin pairs. PloS One, 15(8), e0237695. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237695
  • Jacob, L., Tully, M. A., Barnett, Y., Lopez-Sanchez, G. F., Butler, L., Schuch, F., López-Bueno, R., McDermott, D., Firth, J., Grabovac, I., Yakkundi, A., Armstrong, N., Young, T., & Smith, L. (2020). The relationship between physical activity and mental health in a sample of the UK public: A cross-sectional study during the implementation of COVID-19 social distancing measures. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 19, 100345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2020.100345
  • Khan, A. H., Sultana, M. S., Hossain, S., Hasan, M. T., Ahmed, H. U., & Sikder, M. T. (2020). The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health & wellbeing among home-quarantined Bangladeshi students: A cross-sectional pilot study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 277, 121–128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.135
  • Lesser, I. A., & Nienhuis, C. P. (2020). The Impact of COVID-19 on Physical Activity Behavior and Well-Being of Canadians. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113899
  • López-Bueno, R., Calatayud, J., Ezzatvar, Y., Casajús, J. A., Smith, L., Andersen, L. L., & López-Sánchez, G. F. (2020). Association Between Current Physical Activity and Current Perceived Anxiety and Mood in the Initial Phase of COVID-19 Confinement. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 729. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00729
  • Pieh, C., Budimir, S., & Probst, T. (2020). The effect of age, gender, income, work, and physical activity on mental health during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Austria. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 136, 110186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110186
  • Schuch, F. B., Bulzing, R. A., Meyer, J., Vancampfort, D., Firth, J., Stubbs, B., Grabovac, I., Willeit, P., Tavares, V. D. O., Calegaro, V. C., Deenik, J., López-Sánchez, G. F., Veronese, N., Caperchione, C. M., Sadarangani, K. P., Abufaraj, M., Tully, M. A., & Smith, L. (2020). Associations of moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary behavior with depressive and anxiety symptoms in self-isolating people during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey in Brazil. Psychiatry Research, 292, 113339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113339
  • Slimani, M., Paravlic, A., Mbarek, F., Bragazzi, N. L., & Tod, D. (2020). The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Quality of Life During the Confinement Induced by COVID-19 Outbreak: A Pilot Study in Tunisia. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1882. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01882
  • Wang, X., Lei, S. M., Le, S., Yang, Y., Zhang, B., Yao, W., Gao, Z., & Cheng, S. (2020). Bidirectional Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns on Health Behaviors and Quality of Life among Chinese Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(15). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155575
  • Zhou, J., Yuan, X., Qi, H., Liu, R., Li, Y., Huang, H., Chen, X., & Wang, G. (2020). Prevalence of depression and its correlative factors among female adolescents in China during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak. Globalization and Health, 16(1), 69. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-020-00601-3

COVID-19 and physical activity: a rapid classification of published articles (participants)

Playing with Pubmed and the following search equations to update my course, I found more than 150 published articles (2020/09/02): (“physical activity”[Title/Abstract]) AND (COVID[Title/Abstract]) and (“physical exercise”[Title/Abstract]) AND (COVID[Title/Abstract]).

I propose a rapid classification of references based on the participants characteristics: children/teenager, students, adults with chronic diseases, and adults with diabetes.

Children/adolescent – Physical activity and COVID

  • Chen, P., Mao, L., Nassis, G. P., Harmer, P., Ainsworth, B. E., & Li, F. (2020). Returning Chinese school-aged children and adolescents to physical activity in the wake of COVID-19: Actions and precautions. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 9(4), 322–324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2020.04.003
  • Fernandez-Del-Valle, M., Donadio, M. V. F., & Pérez-Ruiz, M. (2020). Physical exercise as a tool to minimize the consequences of the Covid-19 quarantine: An overview for cystic fibrosis. Pediatric Pulmonology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.25041
  • Guerrero, M. D., Vanderloo, L. M., Rhodes, R. E., Faulkner, G., Moore, S. A., & Tremblay, M. S. (2020). Canadian children’s and youth’s adherence to the 24-h movement guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic: A decision tree analysis. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 9(4), 313–321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2020.06.005
  • Harrington, D. M., & O’Reilly, M. (2020). The reimagination of school-based physical activity research in the COVID-19 era. PLoS Medicine, 17(8), e1003267. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003267
  • Hemphill, N. M., Kuan, M. T. Y., & Harris, K. C. (2020). Reduced Physical Activity During COVID-19 Pandemic in Children With Congenital Heart Disease. The Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 36(7), 1130–1134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2020.04.038
  • Margaritis, I., Houdart, S., El Ouadrhiri, Y., Bigard, X., Vuillemin, A., & Duché, P. (2020). How to deal with COVID-19 epidemic-related lockdown physical inactivity and sedentary increase in youth? Adaptation of Anses’ benchmarks. Archives of Public Health = Archives Belges De Sante Publique, 78, 52. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-020-00432-z
  • Mitra, R., Moore, S. A., Gillespie, M., Faulkner, G., Vanderloo, L. M., Chulak-Bozzer, T., Rhodes, R. E., Brussoni, M., & Tremblay, M. S. (2020a). Healthy movement behaviours in children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring the role of the neighbourhood environment. Health & Place, 65, 102418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102418
  • Mitra, R., Moore, S. A., Gillespie, M., Faulkner, G., Vanderloo, L. M., Chulak-Bozzer, T., Rhodes, R. E., Brussoni, M., & Tremblay, M. S. (2020b). Healthy movement behaviours in children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring the role of the neighbourhood environment. Health & Place, 65, 102418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102418
  • Moore, S. A., Faulkner, G., Rhodes, R. E., Brussoni, M., Chulak-Bozzer, T., Ferguson, L. J., Mitra, R., O’Reilly, N., Spence, J. C., Vanderloo, L. M., & Tremblay, M. S. (2020). Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: a national survey. The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17(1), 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-020-00987-8
  • Ruíz-Roso, M. B., de Carvalho Padilha, P., Matilla-Escalante, D. C., Brun, P., Ulloa, N., Acevedo-Correa, D., Arantes Ferreira Peres, W., Martorell, M., Rangel Bousquet Carrilho, T., de Oliveira Cardoso, L., Carrasco-Marín, F., Paternina-Sierra, K., Lopez de Las Hazas, M.-C., Rodriguez-Meza, J. E., Villalba-Montero, L. F., Bernabè, G., Pauletto, A., Taci, X., Cárcamo-Regla, R., … Dávalos, A. (2020). Changes of Physical Activity and Ultra-Processed Food Consumption in Adolescents from Different Countries during Covid-19 Pandemic: An Observational Study. Nutrients, 12(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12082289
  • Shahidi, S. H., Stewart Williams, J., & Hassani, F. (2020). Physical activity during COVID-19 quarantine. Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway: 1992). https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15420
  • Zhou, J., Yuan, X., Qi, H., Liu, R., Li, Y., Huang, H., Chen, X., & Wang, G. (2020). Prevalence of depression and its correlative factors among female adolescents in China during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak. Globalization and Health, 16(1), 69. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-020-00601-3

COVID-19 and physical activity: a rapid classification of published articles (countries)

Playing with Pubmed and the following search equations to update my course, I found more than 150 published articles (2020/09/02): (“physical activity”[Title/Abstract]) AND (COVID[Title/Abstract]) and (“physical exercise”[Title/Abstract]) AND (COVID[Title/Abstract]).

I propose a rapid classification of references by countries. I added international investigations. The top 6 countries were : Italia (10), Canada (7), US, China, Spain (4) and Brazil (3).

Countries – Physical activity, lockdown and COVID

Australia

  • Gallo, L. A., Gallo, T. F., Young, S. L., Moritz, K. M., & Akison, L. K. (2020). The Impact of Isolation Measures Due to COVID-19 on Energy Intake and Physical Activity Levels in Australian University Students. Nutrients, 12(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12061865
  • Stanton, R., To, Q. G., Khalesi, S., Williams, S. L., Alley, S. J., Thwaite, T. L., Fenning, A. S., & Vandelanotte, C. (2020). Depression, Anxiety and Stress during COVID-19: Associations with Changes in Physical Activity, Sleep, Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Australian Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17114065

Austria

Pieh, C., Budimir, S., & Probst, T. (2020). The effect of age, gender, income, work, and physical activity on mental health during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Austria. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 136, 110186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110186

Bangladesh

Khan, A. H., Sultana, M. S., Hossain, S., Hasan, M. T., Ahmed, H. U., & Sikder, M. T. (2020). The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health & wellbeing among home-quarantined Bangladeshi students: A cross-sectional pilot study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 277, 121–128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.135

Belgium

Constandt, B., Thibaut, E., De Bosscher, V., Scheerder, J., Ricour, M., & Willem, A. (2020). Exercising in Times of Lockdown: An Analysis of the Impact of COVID-19 on Levels and Patterns of Exercise among Adults in Belgium. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17114144

Brazil

  • Barone, M. T. U., Harnik, S. B., de Luca, P. V., Lima, B. L. de S., Wieselberg, R. J. P., Ngongo, B., Pedrosa, H. C., Pimazoni-Netto, A., Franco, D. R., Marinho de Souza, M. de F., Malta, D. C., & Giampaoli, V. (2020). The impact of COVID-19 on people with diabetes in Brazil. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 166, 108304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108304
  • de Oliveira Neto, L., de Oliveira Tavares, V. D., Schuch, F. B., & Lima, K. C. (2020). Coronavirus Pandemic (SARS-COV-2): Pre-Exercise Screening Questionnaire (PESQ) for Telepresential Exercise. Frontiers in Public Health, 8, 146. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00146
  • Schuch, F. B., Bulzing, R. A., Meyer, J., Vancampfort, D., Firth, J., Stubbs, B., Grabovac, I., Willeit, P., Tavares, V. D. O., Calegaro, V. C., Deenik, J., López-Sánchez, G. F., Veronese, N., Caperchione, C. M., Sadarangani, K. P., Abufaraj, M., Tully, M. A., & Smith, L. (2020). Associations of moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary behavior with depressive and anxiety symptoms in self-isolating people during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey in Brazil. Psychiatry Research, 292, 113339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113339

Canada

  • Callow, D. D., Arnold-Nedimala, N. A., Jordan, L. S., Pena, G. S., Won, J., Woodard, J. L., & Smith, J. C. (2020). The Mental Health Benefits of Physical Activity in Older Adults Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2020.06.024
  • Colley, R. C., Bushnik, T., & Langlois, K. (2020). Exercise and screen time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Reports, 31(6), 3–11. https://doi.org/10.25318/82-003-x202000600001-eng
  • Di Sebastiano, K. M., Chulak-Bozzer, T., Vanderloo, L. M., & Faulkner, G. (2020). Don’t Walk So Close to Me: Physical Distancing and Adult Physical Activity in Canada. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1895. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01895
  • Guerrero, M. D., Vanderloo, L. M., Rhodes, R. E., Faulkner, G., Moore, S. A., & Tremblay, M. S. (2020). Canadian children’s and youth’s adherence to the 24-h movement guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic: A decision tree analysis. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 9(4), 313–321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2020.06.005
  • Lesser, I. A., & Nienhuis, C. P. (2020). The Impact of COVID-19 on Physical Activity Behavior and Well-Being of Canadians. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113899
  • Mitra, R., Moore, S. A., Gillespie, M., Faulkner, G., Vanderloo, L. M., Chulak-Bozzer, T., Rhodes, R. E., Brussoni, M., & Tremblay, M. S. (2020). Healthy movement behaviours in children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: Exploring the role of the neighbourhood environment. Health & Place, 65, 102418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102418
  • Moore, S. A., Faulkner, G., Rhodes, R. E., Brussoni, M., Chulak-Bozzer, T., Ferguson, L. J., Mitra, R., O’Reilly, N., Spence, J. C., Vanderloo, L. M., & Tremblay, M. S. (2020). Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: a national survey. The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 17(1), 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-020-00987-8

Chilea

Reyes-Olavarría, D., Latorre-Román, P. Á., Guzmán-Guzmán, I. P., Jerez-Mayorga, D., Caamaño-Navarrete, F., & Delgado-Floody, P. (2020). Positive and Negative Changes in Food Habits, Physical Activity Patterns, and Weight Status during COVID-19 Confinement: Associated Factors in the Chilean Population. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(15). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155431

China

  • He, M., Xian, Y., Lv, X., He, J., & Ren, Y. (2020). Changes in Body Weight, Physical Activity, and Lifestyle During the Semi-lockdown Period After the Outbreak of COVID-19 in China: An Online Survey. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.237
  • Wang, X., Lei, S. M., Le, S., Yang, Y., Zhang, B., Yao, W., Gao, Z., & Cheng, S. (2020). Bidirectional Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns on Health Behaviors and Quality of Life among Chinese Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(15). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155575
  • Zhang, Y., Zhang, H., Ma, X., & Di, Q. (2020). Mental Health Problems during the COVID-19 Pandemics and the Mitigation Effects of Exercise: A Longitudinal Study of College Students in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17103722
  • Zhou, J., Yuan, X., Qi, H., Liu, R., Li, Y., Huang, H., Chen, X., & Wang, G. (2020). Prevalence of depression and its correlative factors among female adolescents in China during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak. Globalization and Health, 16(1), 69. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-020-00601-3

Czech Republic

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