Changes Among Mexican Adults in Physical Activity and Screen Time During the COVID-19 Lockdown Period and Association With Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress, May 29–July 31, 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Jáuregui, Alejandra ; Argumedo, Gabriela ; Hernández-Alcaraz, César ; Contreras-Manzano, Alejandra ; Salinas-Rodríguez, Aaron ; Salvo, Deborah
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  We examined the association between changes in physical activity and leisure screen time and mental health outcomes during the early stages of the recommended COVID-19 stay-at-home period in a national sample of Mexican adults aged 18 years or older.
  
  Methods
  
  A cross-sectional online survey conducted from May 29 through July 31, 2020, among 1,148 participants, reported time spent in physical activity and leisure screen time during a typical week before (retrospectively) and a week during the COVID-19 stay-at-home period. Mental health outcomes during this period were measured with the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Linear regression models were used to estimate the associations between changes in physical activity and leisure screen time and mental health outcomes by socioeconomic status (SES), adjusting for potential confounders.
  
  Results
  
  Compared with maintaining high levels of physical activity or increasing them, decreasing physical activity was associated with higher stress scores overall, and among people of high SES, with higher scores for DASS-21, depression, and anxiety. Among participants of low and medium SES only, increasing screen time was associated with higher DASS-21, depression, anxiety, and stress scores compared with maintaining low or decreasing leisure screen time.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Results highlight the potential protective effect of physical activity and limited leisure screen time on mental health in the context of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Anxiety Communicable Disease Control COVID-19 Cross-Sectional Studies Depression Exercise Humans Original Research Retrospective Studies Screen Time

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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2022; 19
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd18.210324
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  35324424
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8992686
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  P30 DK092950/DK/NIDDK NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U48DP006395/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/ ; U48 DP006395/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  19
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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