Medical Students Show Lower Physical Activity Levels and Higher Anxiety Than Physical Education Students: A Cross-Sectional Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Lucas Melo Neves¹  Fabricio Eduardo Rossi²  Carolina Nunes França³  Luiz Henrique da Silva Nali³  Tabatah Hellen Santos Gomes³  Andre Luis Lacerda Bachi³  Saulo Gil⁴  Tassia Barcelos Mendes⁴  Karla Cardoso de Souza⁴  Ariana Aline da Silva⁴ 

[1] Bipolar Disorder Program (PROMAN), Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil;Immunometabolism of Skeletal Muscle and Exercise Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Professor at Graduate Program in Science and Health, Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Teresina-PI, Brazil;Post-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, Santo Amaro University, São Paulo, Brazil;Santo Amaro University, São Paulo, Brazil;

关键词: sedentary behavior;    university;    exercise;    coronavirus – COVID-19;    student;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyt.2021.804967

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Objective: This study aimed to compare the time in physical activity (PA) [light (LPA), moderate and vigorous (MVPA)] and sedentary behavior (SB) (weekdays, weekends, or both) between Medical (MED) and Physical Education (PE) students who underwent remote classes imposed by the COVID-19. In addition, we compared symptoms of depression and anxiety and sleep quality.Methods: A cross-sectional study (272 MED and 95 PE students). The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), Beck Inventory (Anxiety, Depression), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality were used to assess PA and SB, anxiety and depression symptoms, and quality of sleep, respectively. The data are presented as median and interquartile intervals 25–75.Results: We observed statistically significant differences between MED and PE students for MVPA [MED: 165 min per week (0–360) vs. PE: 420 min per week (180–670), p < 0.001], SB Total [MED: 10 h per day (8–12) vs. PE: 7 h per day (5–10), p < 0.001)], and anxiety symptoms [MED: 13 points (5–23) vs. PE: six points (2–16), p < 0.001)].Conclusion: Together, our findings indicate that MED students spent less time in MVPA and more time in SB than PE students. MED students also presented worse mental health in the pandemic situation imposed by the COVID-19.

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