Effects of physical activity and sleep quality on well-being: A wrist actigraphy study during the pandemic.
Appl Psychol Health Well Being
; 13(2): 394-405, 2021 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1093691
ABSTRACT
Previous studies identified the effects of daytime activity, sleep quality and ambient light exposure on individual well-being. These factors have been greatly changed as people are required to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic; thus, it is necessary to verify whether these factors effect well-being during the pandemic. We recruited 70 adults (females 46; age range 31-60) during a high incidence of COVID-19 in China (17-27 February 2020). Both subjective measurements based on self-report scales and objective measurements collected using wrist actigraphy were employed to investigate the effects of night-time sleep and daytime activity on subjective well-being. The actigraphy data show that participants' total sleep time (>8 hr) is sufficient. Self-reported sleep quality was significantly worse than pre-pandemic, and self-reported daytime activity levels significantly decreased during the pandemic. Physical activity was positively related to well-being, both for self-reported daytime activity (r = .346, p = .003) and for objective measurements (r = .234, p = .051). Our study found that sleep and daytime activity levels were negatively affected by the pandemic. However, increased daytime physical activity could potentially reduce these negative effects.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sleep
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Exercise
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Emotional Adjustment
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Appl Psychol Health Well Being
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Aphw.12255
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