Changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviour due to enforced covid-19-related lockdown and movement restrictions: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Kite, ChrisLagojda, Lukasz
Clark, Cain C. T.
Uthman, Olalekan
Denton, Francesca
McGregor, Gordon
Harwood, Amy E.
Atkinson, Lou
Broom, David R.
Kyrou, Ioannis
Randeva, Harpal S.
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UHCW; University of Chester; Coventry University; University of Warwick; Aston UniversityPublication Date
2021-05-14
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Prolonged lockdown/restriction measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have reportedly impacted opportunities to be physically active for a large proportion of the population in affected countries globally. The exact changes to physical activity and sedentary behaviours due to these measures have not been fully studied. Accordingly, the objective of this PROSPERO-registered systematic review is to evaluate the available evidence on physical activity and sedentary behaviours in the general population during COVID-19-related lockdown/restriction measures, compared to prior to restrictions being in place. Defined searches to identify eligible studies published in English, from November 2019 up to the date of submission, will be conducted using the following databases: CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, PSYCinfo, Coronavirus Research Database, Public Health Database, Publicly Available Content Database, SCOPUS, and Google Scholar. The applied inclusion criteria were selected to identify observational studies with no restrictions placed on participants, with outcomes regarding physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour during lockdown/restriction measures, and with comparisons for these outcomes to a time when no such measures were in place. Where appropriate, results from included studies will be pooled and effect estimates will be presented in random effects meta-analyses. To the best of our knowledge, this will be the first systematic review to evaluate one complete year of published data on the impact of COVID-19-related lockdown/restriction measures on physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Thus, this systematic review and meta-analysis will constitute the most up-to-date synthesis of published evidence on any such documented changes, and so will comprehensively inform clinical practitioners, public health agencies, researchers, policymakers and the general public regarding the effects of lockdown/restriction measures on both physical activity and sedentary behaviour.Citation
Kite, C., Lagojda, L., Clark, C. C., Uthman, O., Denton, F., McGregor, G., ... & Randeva, H. S. (2021). Changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviour due to enforced Covid-19-related lockdown and movement restrictions: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(10), 5251. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105251Publisher
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1660-4601ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.3390/ijerph18105251
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