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Objetivo: El presente estudio da respuesta a la pregunta: ¿Existen diferencias en el nivel de actividad física de mujeres chilenas antes y durante el confinamiento por COVID-19? Método: El estudio tiene un diseño no experimental longitudinal de tendencia con un n=1.051 mujeres chilenas jóvenes. Se midieron las diferencias en el nivel de actividad física entre los grupos pre (preCOVID) y post (COVID-19);y de la muestra COVID-19 con los datos teóricos tanto de estudios de actividad física previos como de encuestas nacionales gubernamentales. Resultados: las mujeresdel grupo COVID-19 presentan niveles de actividad física significativamente más bajos que las mujeres de la muestra preCOVID-19;y que las muestras de mujeres de estudios empíricos anteriores. Conclusión: en tiempos de COVID-19 las mujeres jóvenes chilenas presentan un nivel de actividad física significativamente menor en tiempos previos al confinamiento.Alternate : Objective: The present study answers the question: Are there differences in the level of physical activity of Chilean women before and during confinement by COVID-19? Method: The study has a non-experimental longitudinal trend design with n = 1,051 young Chilean women. Differences in the level of physical activity between the pre (preCOVID) and post (COVID-19) groups were measured;and of the COVID-19 sample with theoretical data from both previous physical activity studies and national government surveys. Results: the women of the COVID-19 group present lower levels of physical activity than the women of the preCOVID-19 sample;and the samples of women from previous empirical studies. Conclusion: in times of COVID-19, young Chilean women present a lower level of physical activity, in previous times without lockdown due to the pandemic.
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OBJECTIVE: The World Health Organization declared the global SARS-CoV-2 infection a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The objective of this paper is to present its impact in terms of physical and mental health 22 months later. METHOD: We have reviewed results from published meta-analysis and systematic reviews, and some individual articles on specific aspects of special interest. National information on infection comes for the Red Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiológica (RENAVE). RESULTS: Up to the end of October, more than 250 million infections and 5 million deaths had been reported globally. In Spain, 4.7 million infections have been documented although the real figure might be above 7 million. The pandemic has reduced life expectancy, and its effects have been especially dramatic in people with comorbidities and the elderly. There is a worsening of mental health in the general population. It is foreseeable that some groups, such as health professionals, mostly women, and front-line workers, may have a greater risk of developing mental health pathologies. The pandemic and the control measures have had other undesirable consequences such as a decrease in healthcare utilization, an increase in sedentary lifestyle or an increase in gender violence. In addition to its immediate effect on morbidity and mortality, the control measures have damaged the overall health status of the global population. CONCLUSIONS: Longitudinal studies are necessary to determine the mid and long consequences of the pandemic and the control measures, and to identify and evaluate effective health interventions.