Biology of Sport
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Globally altered sleep patterns and physical activity levels by confinement in 5056 individuals: ECLB COVID-19 international online survey

Khaled Trabelsi
1, 2
,
Achraf Ammar
3, 4
,
Liwa Masmoudi
1
,
Omar Boukhris
1, 5
,
Hamdi Chtourou
1, 5
,
Bassem Bouaziz
6
,
Michael Brach
7
,
Ellen Bentlage
7
,
Daniella How
7
,
Mona Ahmed
7
,
Patrick Mueller
8, 9
,
Notger Mueller
8, 9
,
Hsen Hsouna
1, 5
,
Mohamed Romdhani
5
,
Omar Hammouda
1, 4
,
Laisa Liane Paineiras-Domingos
10, 11
,
Annemarie Braakman-jansen
12
,
Christian Wrede
12
,
Sophia Bastoni
12, 13
,
Carlos Soares Pernambuco
14
,
Leonardo Jose Mataruna-Dos-Santos
15
,
Morteza Taheri
16
,
Khadijeh Irandoust
16
,
Aïmen Khacharem
17
,
Nicola L Bragazzi
18, 19
,
Jana Strahler
20
,
Jad Adrian Washif
21
,
Albina Andreeva
22
,
Stephen J Bailey
23
,
Jarred Acton
23
,
Emma Mitchell
23
,
Nicholas T Bott
24
,
Faiez Gargouri
7
,
Lotfi Chaari
25
,
Hadj Batatia
25
,
Samira C khoshnami
26
,
Evangelia Samara
27
,
Vasiliki Zisi
28
,
Parasanth Sankar
29
,
Waseem N Ahmed
30
,
Gamal Mohamed Ali
31
,
Osama Abdelkarim
31, 32
,
Mohamed Jarraya
1
,
Kais El Abed
1
,
Wassim Moalla
1
,
Nafaa Souissi
1
,
Asma Aloui
5
,
Nizar Souissi
5
,
Lisette Van Gemert-Pijnen
12
,
Bryan L Riemann
33
,
Laurel Riemann
34
,
Jan Delhey
35
,
Jonathan Gómez-Raja
36
,
Monique Epstein
37
,
Robbert Sanderman
38
,
Sebastian Schulz
39
,
Achim Jerg
39
,
Ramzi Al-Horani
40
,
Taysir Mansi
41
,
Ismail Dergaa
42
,
Mohamed Jmail
43
,
Fernando Barbosa
44
,
Fernando Ferreira-Santos
44
,
Boštjan Šimunič
45
,
Rado Pišot
45
,
Saša Pišot
45
,
Andrea Gaggioli
46
,
Jürgen Steinacker
39
,
Piotr Zmijewski
47
,
Cain C.T. Clark
48
,
Christian Apfelbacher
49
,
Jordan M Glenn
50
,
Helmi Ben Saad
51
,
Karim Chamari
52
,
Tarak Driss
4
,
Anita Hoekelmann
3

1.
High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
2.
Research Laboratory: Education, Motricity, Sport and Health, EM2S, LR19JS01, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
3.
Institute of Sport Science, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39106, Magdeburg, Germany
4.
Interdisciplinary Laboratory in Neurosciences, Physiology and Psychology: Physical Activity, Health and Learning (LINP2), UFR STAPS, UPL, Paris Nanterre University, Nanterre, France
5.
Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis, Tunisia
6.
Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax 3000, Tunisia
7.
Institute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
8.
Research Group Neuroprotection, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany
9.
Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
10.
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11.
Faculdade Bezerra de Araújo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
12.
Department of Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherland
13.
Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Italy
14.
Laboratório de Fisiologia do Exercício, Estácio de Sá University, Brasil
15.
Canadian University of Dubai, Faculty of Management, Department of Sport Management, United Arab Emirates, UAE
16.
Faculty of Social Science, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran
17.
UVHC, DeVisu, Valenciennes ; LIRTES-EA 7313. Université Paris Est Créteil Val de Marne, France
18.
Department of Health Sciences, Postgraduate School of Public Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
19.
Laboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
20.
Department of Psychology and Sport Science, University of Gießen, Gießen, Germany
21.
Sports Performance Division, National Sports Institute of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22.
Department of Sports Biomechanics, Moscow Center of Advanced Sport Technologies, 129272 Moscow, Russia
23.
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough E11 3TU, UK
24.
Clinical Excellence Research Center, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA
25.
Computer science department, University of Toulouse, IRIT-INP-ENSEEIHT, Toulouse, France
26.
UFR STAPS, UPL, Paris Nanterre University, Nanterre, France
27.
Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece
28.
Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Thessaly, Greece
29.
Consultant in internal medicine and diabetes, MGM muthoot hospitals pathanamthitta, Kerala, India 689645
30.
Consultant family physician, CRAFT hospital and research centre, Kodungallur, Kerala, India.
31.
Faculty of Physical Education, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
32.
Institute for Sports and Sports Science, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Karlsruher, Germany
33.
Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA
34.
PharmD, BCBS; PharmIAD, Inc, Savannah, GA, USA
35.
Institute of Social Science, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39106, Magdeburg, Germany
36.
FundeSalud, Dept. of Health and Social Services, Government of Extremadura, Merida, Spain
37.
The E-Senior Association, Paris, France
38.
Department of Health Psychology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
39.
Sports- and Rehabilitation Medicine, Ulm University Hospital, Leimgrubenweg, Germany
40.
Department of Exercise Science, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
41.
Faculty of Physical Education, The University of Jordan, Jordan
42.
PHCC, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar
43.
Digital Research Centre of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
44.
Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
45.
Institute for Kinesiology Research, Science and Research Centre Koper, Garibaldijeva 1, Koper, Slovenia
46.
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart I UNICATT, Milano, Italy
47.
Institute of Sport - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
48.
Centre for Intelligent Healthcare, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
49.
Institute for Social Medicine and Health Economy, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
50.
Exercise Science Research Center, Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA
51.
Hôpital Farhat Hached de Sousse, Laboratoire de Recherche “Insuffisance Cardiaque”, Université de Sousse, Sousse LR12SP09, Tunisie
52.
ASPETAR, Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar and Laboratory ‘’Sport Performance Optimization’’, (CNMSS); ISSEP KsarSaid, Manouba University, Tunisia
Biol Sport. 2021;38(4):495–506.
Online publish date: 2020/12/31
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Symptoms of psychological distress and disorder have been widely reported in people under quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic; in addition to severe disruption of peoples’ daily activity and sleep patterns. This study investigates the association between physical-activity levels and sleep patterns in quarantined individuals. An international Google online survey was launched in April 6th, 2020 for 12-weeks. Forty-one research organizations from Europe, North-Africa, Western-Asia, and the Americas promoted the survey through their networks to the general society, which was made available in 14 languages. The survey was presented in a differential format with questions related to responses “before” and “during” the confinement period. Participants responded to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire and the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. 5056 replies (59.4% female), from Europe (46.4%), Western-Asia (25.4%), America (14.8%) and North-Africa (13.3%) were analysed. The COVID-19 home confinement led to impaired sleep quality, as evidenced by the increase in the global PSQI score (4.37 ± 2.71 before home confinement vs. 5.32 ± 3.23 during home confinement) (p < 0.001). The frequency of individuals experiencing a good sleep decreased from 61% (n = 3063) before home confinement to 48% (n = 2405) during home confinement with highly active individuals experienced better sleep quality (p < 0.001) in both conditions. Time spent engaged in all physical-activity and the metabolic equivalent of task in each physical-activity category (i.e., vigorous, moderate, walking) decreased significantly during COVID-19 home confinement (p < 0.001). The number of hours of daily-sitting increased by ~2 hours/days during home confinement (p < 0.001). COVID-19 home confinement resulted in significantly negative alterations in sleep patterns and physical-activity levels. To maintain health during home confinement, physical-activity promotion and sleep hygiene education and support are strongly warranted.
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COVID-19 pandemic, Lockdowns, Sleep, Sedentary lifestyle, Health

 
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