The level of physical activity of women during COVID-19 pandemic

• Authors: Magdalena Dąbrowska-Galas , Joanna Szymańska

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Poziom aktywności fizycznej kobiet w okresie pandemii COVID-19

• Languages of publication: EN PL

Abstracts

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INTRODUCTION: It is known that regular physical activity (PA) brings many health benefits. However, during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 19) pandemic the lifestyle, everyday work, social behavior, quality of life, ways and forms of spending free time changed. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level of PA in menopausal women. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study material consisted of 126 women before the onset of the pandemic and 114 women during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was carried out in the area of Silesia. The research tool was a short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS). RESULTS: A statistically significant correlation was observed in the case of a difference in the moderate level of PA (627.32 MET-min/week before COVID-19 and 138.6 during COVID-19, p = 0.01) and walking (1952.25 MET-min/week before COVID-19 and 422.63 MET-min/week during COVID-19, p = 0.03). The results showed that the time devoted to moderate PA decreased statistically. The mean days decreased from 2.8 to 0.96 (p = 0.02) and the mean duration of moderate PA decreased from 39.92 to 15.61 minutes (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected the level of PA in menopausal women. The respondents exercised much less often and the time devoted to PA was also shortened. The subjects most often chose walking as the form of PA.

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WSTĘP: Regularna aktywność fizyczna (physical activity – PA) niesie za sobą wiele korzyści zdrowotnych. Jednak pod-czas pandemii COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 19) zmieniły się styl życia, codzienna praca, zachowania społeczne, jakość życia, sposoby i formy spędzania wolnego czasu. Celem badania była ocena wpływu pandemii COVID-19 na poziom PA kobiet w okresie okołomenopauzalnym. MATERIAŁ I METODY: Materiał badawczy stanowiło 126 kobiet przed wybuchem pandemii i 114 kobiet podczas pandemii COVID-19. Badania prowadzono na terenie Śląska. Narzędziem badawczym były skrócone wersje Międzynarodowego Kwestionariusza Aktywności Fizycznej (International Physical Activity Questionnaire – IPAQ) oraz Skali Oceny Menopauzy (Menopause Rating Scale – MRS). WYNIKI: Istotną statystycznie korelację zaobserwowano w przypadku różnicy w umiarkowanym poziomie PA (627,32 MET-min/tydzień przed COVID-19 i 138,6 podczas COVID-19, p = 0,01) i chodzeniu (1952,25 MET-min/tydzień przed COVID-19 i 422,63 MET-min/tydzień podczas COVID-19, p = 0,03). Wyniki pokazały, że statystycznie uległ skróceniu czas poświęcany na umiarkowaną PA. Średnia liczba dni zmniejszyła się z 2,8 do 0,96 (p = 0,02), a średni czas trwania umiarkowanej PA z 39,92 do 15,61 minuty (p < 0,001). WNIOSKI: Pandemia COVID-19 istotnie wpłynęła na poziom PA kobiet w okresie okołomenopauzalnym. Kobiety ćwiczyły znacznie rzadziej, skrócono również czas poświęcany na PA. Jako formę PA badane najchętniej wybierały chód.

Keywords

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COVID-19; IPAQ; aktywność fizyczna; menopause; menopauza; physical activity

Discipline

• MEDICINE: MEDICINE

• Publisher: Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
• Journal: Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 76
• Pages: 147-151

Contributors

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Magdalena Dąbrowska-Galas

• Department of Kinesitherapy and Special Methods, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

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Joanna Szymańska

• Chair of Health Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, WSB University, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland

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