Open Access<p>Changes in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Amid Confinement: The BKSQ-COVID-19 Project</p>
Author(s) -
Mahmoud A. Alomari,
Omar F. Khabour,
Karem H. Alzoubi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s268320
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , physical activity , obesity , sedentary behavior , sedentary lifestyle , gerontology , medicine , demography , disease , psychology , physical therapy , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , outbreak , sociology
Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has compelled implementing confinement measure across the globe. These measures can potentially lead to many changes in lifestyle. However, no studies examined the effect of COVID-19-induced confinement on physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB).