Physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep and self-regulation in Spanish preschoolers during the COVID-19 lockdown
| dc.contributor.author | Alonso Martínez, Alicia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ramírez Vélez, Robinson | |
| dc.contributor.author | García Alonso, Yesenia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Izquierdo Redín, Mikel | |
| dc.contributor.author | García Hermoso, Antonio | |
| dc.contributor.department | Ciencias de la Salud | es_ES |
| dc.contributor.department | Osasun Zientziak | eu |
| dc.contributor.funder | Gobierno de Navarra / Nafarroako Gobernua, CENEDUCA1/2019 | es |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-16T08:48:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-06-16T08:48:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: A better understanding of the effects of the lockdown on lifestyle behaviors may help to guide the public health response to COVID-19 at a national level and to update the global strategy to respond COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the study was to examine the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on device-measured physical activity (PA), sedentary time, sleep and self-regulation; and to determine whether PA and sleep are related to self-regulation problems during the lockdown. Methods: PA, sedentary time and sleep were assessed using accelerometry in the week in which the Spanish national state of alarm was declared (n = 21). Parents reported preschooler’s self-regulation difficulties (internalizing and externalizing) before (n = 268) and during the lockdown (n = 157) by a validated questionnaire. Results: Preschoolers showed a decrease in total PA (mean difference [MD] = -43.3 min per day, 95% CI -68.1 to -18.5), sleep efficiency (MD = -2.09%, 95% CI -4.12 to -0.05), an increase in sedentary time (MD = 50.2 min per day, 95% CI 17.1 to 83.3) internalizing (MD = 0.17, 95% CI 0.06 to 0.28) and externalizing (MD = 0.33, 95% CI 0.23 to 0.44) problems. Preschoolers who met the World Health Organization recommendations for PA had lower internalizing scores than non-active peers (MD = -1.28, 95% CI -2.53 to -0.03). Conclusions: Our findings highlight the importance of meeting PA recommendations to reduce psychosocial difficulties during a lockdown situation. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This study was funded by grant CENEDUCA1/2019 from the Department of Education of the Government of Navarra (Spain). | en |
| dc.format.extent | 8 p. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph18020693 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1660-4601 (Electronic) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/39943 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | en |
| dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, 18, 693 | en |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020693 | |
| dc.rights | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. | en |
| dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Coronavirus | en |
| dc.subject | Healthy lifestyle | en |
| dc.subject | Mental health | en |
| dc.subject | Quarantine | en |
| dc.title | Physical activity, sedentary behavior, sleep and self-regulation in Spanish preschoolers during the COVID-19 lockdown | en |
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