Publication: The effect of containment measures during the covid-19 pandemic to sedentary behavior of thai adults: Evidence from thailand’s surveillance on physical activity 2019–2020
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2021-05-01
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16604601
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16617827
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Mahidol University
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Vol.18, No.9 (2021)
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Piyawat Katewongsa, Danusorn Potharin, Niramon Rasri, Rungrat Palakai, Dyah Anantalia Widyastari The effect of containment measures during the covid-19 pandemic to sedentary behavior of thai adults: Evidence from thailand’s surveillance on physical activity 2019–2020. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Vol.18, No.9 (2021). doi:10.3390/ijerph18094467 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/77050
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The effect of containment measures during the covid-19 pandemic to sedentary behavior of thai adults: Evidence from thailand’s surveillance on physical activity 2019–2020
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Measures to contain the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) imposed by gov-ernments have undoubtedly impacted on preventing its spread but may have also produced longer periods of sedentary living across all segments of society. To examine this phenomenon, this study compared the sedentary behavior (SB) of Thai adults before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. The 2019 and 2020 datasets of Thailand’s Surveillance on Physical Activity (SPA) were employed. A total of 5379 (SPA2019) and 6531 (SPA202020) persons age 18–64 years who had access to the Internet were included in the analysis. Measures imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19 infection were significantly associated with lower opportunity of Thai adults for work-related physical movement, and that increased their SB, particularly with the shift from onsite to online working platforms. Cumulative SB increased from 824 (before the pandemic) to 875 min/day during the pandemic. The odds of accumulating >13 h/day of SB was highest among females, young adults, those who completed post-secondary education, unemployed or working in the non-agriculture sector, having a chronic disease/condition, residing in an urban area, and living in a ‘higher-risk’ pandemic zone. The insignificant association of physical activity (PA) and the Fit from Home (FFH) intervention in reducing SB during the pandemic suggests that PA is not directly associated with SB, and that the FFH intervention was insufficient to prevent SB.