Multivariate Analysis on Physical Activity, Emotional and Health Status of University Students Caused by COVID-19 Confinement
Confinement as a result of COVID-19 had a strong impact around the world and restricted mobility. The university community started to take routine classes in a virtual and sedentary way, causing negative effects on their health and habits. The objective of this research is to analyze the impact of c...
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| author | Merchán-Sanmartín, Bethy Brocel-Bajaña, Mayra Pambabay-Calero, Johny Bauz-Olvera, Sergio Montalván Burbano, Néstor Aguilar-Aguilar, Maribel Carrión-Mero, Paúl |
| author_facet | Merchán-Sanmartín, Bethy Brocel-Bajaña, Mayra Pambabay-Calero, Johny Bauz-Olvera, Sergio Montalván Burbano, Néstor Aguilar-Aguilar, Maribel Carrión-Mero, Paúl |
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| description | Confinement as a result of COVID-19 had a strong impact around the world and restricted mobility. The university community started to take routine classes in a virtual and sedentary way, causing negative effects on their health and habits. The objective of this research is to analyze the impact of confinement through surveys of students and interviews with university professors, in order to study the effects of confinement on physical activity, emotional state, and health. The methodology was as follows: (i) preliminary data; (ii) survey development, interviews, and information collection; (iii) data processing and multivariate presentation of the results, using multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) and multiple factor analysis (MFA). The results of 375 respondents show that there is a low level of physical activity (<300 METs, 49.6%), where women register sedentary behavior (73%). Emotionally, most of them show feeling bored. Some express anxiety, depression, discomfort, and frustration. In terms of health, there are rheumatic, circulatory, respiratory, and other diseases related to obesity. It is essential to create programs that promote physical exercise to reduce the consequences of sedentary lifestyles on the physical, social, and mental health of university students, especially engineering students, who experienced greater effects of confinement than those studying nutrition and social sciences. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-139372023-04-12T19:04:35Z Multivariate Analysis on Physical Activity, Emotional and Health Status of University Students Caused by COVID-19 Confinement Merchán-Sanmartín, Bethy Brocel-Bajaña, Mayra Pambabay-Calero, Johny Bauz-Olvera, Sergio Montalván Burbano, Néstor Aguilar-Aguilar, Maribel Carrión-Mero, Paúl pandemic physical exercise sedentarism anxiety depression undergraduates Confinement as a result of COVID-19 had a strong impact around the world and restricted mobility. The university community started to take routine classes in a virtual and sedentary way, causing negative effects on their health and habits. The objective of this research is to analyze the impact of confinement through surveys of students and interviews with university professors, in order to study the effects of confinement on physical activity, emotional state, and health. The methodology was as follows: (i) preliminary data; (ii) survey development, interviews, and information collection; (iii) data processing and multivariate presentation of the results, using multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) and multiple factor analysis (MFA). The results of 375 respondents show that there is a low level of physical activity (<300 METs, 49.6%), where women register sedentary behavior (73%). Emotionally, most of them show feeling bored. Some express anxiety, depression, discomfort, and frustration. In terms of health, there are rheumatic, circulatory, respiratory, and other diseases related to obesity. It is essential to create programs that promote physical exercise to reduce the consequences of sedentary lifestyles on the physical, social, and mental health of university students, especially engineering students, who experienced greater effects of confinement than those studying nutrition and social sciences. 2022-09-07T16:38:48Z 2022-09-07T16:38:48Z 2022-09-03 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 1660-4601 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13937 10.3390/ijerph191711016 en https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/17/11016 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | pandemic physical exercise sedentarism anxiety depression undergraduates Merchán-Sanmartín, Bethy Brocel-Bajaña, Mayra Pambabay-Calero, Johny Bauz-Olvera, Sergio Montalván Burbano, Néstor Aguilar-Aguilar, Maribel Carrión-Mero, Paúl Multivariate Analysis on Physical Activity, Emotional and Health Status of University Students Caused by COVID-19 Confinement |
| title | Multivariate Analysis on Physical Activity, Emotional and Health Status of University Students Caused by COVID-19 Confinement |
| title_full | Multivariate Analysis on Physical Activity, Emotional and Health Status of University Students Caused by COVID-19 Confinement |
| title_fullStr | Multivariate Analysis on Physical Activity, Emotional and Health Status of University Students Caused by COVID-19 Confinement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multivariate Analysis on Physical Activity, Emotional and Health Status of University Students Caused by COVID-19 Confinement |
| title_short | Multivariate Analysis on Physical Activity, Emotional and Health Status of University Students Caused by COVID-19 Confinement |
| title_sort | multivariate analysis on physical activity, emotional and health status of university students caused by covid-19 confinement |
| topic | pandemic physical exercise sedentarism anxiety depression undergraduates |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13937 |
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