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Mental Health Problems during the COVID-19 Pandemics and the Mitigation Effects of Exercise: A Longitudinal Study of College Students in China

Zhang, Yao ; Zhang, Haoyu ; Ma, Xindong ; Di, Qian

International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020-05, Vol.17 (10), p.3722 [Periódico revisado por pares]

Switzerland: MDPI AG

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Mental Health Problems during the COVID-19 Pandemics and the Mitigation Effects of Exercise: A Longitudinal Study of College Students in China
Autor: Zhang, Yao ; Zhang, Haoyu ; Ma, Xindong ; Di, Qian
Assuntos: Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aggressive behavior ; Aggressiveness ; Anxiety ; Anxiety - epidemiology ; Betacoronavirus ; China - epidemiology ; College students ; Confidence intervals ; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology ; Coronaviruses ; Correlation analysis ; COVID-19 ; Death ; Demography ; Disease transmission ; Dose-response effects ; Emotions ; Exercise ; Female ; Fragility ; Health problems ; Humans ; Longitudinal Studies ; Male ; Mental depression ; Mental disorders ; Mental Health ; Mental health care ; Metabolism ; Middle Aged ; Mortality ; Outbreaks ; Pandemics ; Physical activity ; Physical fitness ; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology ; Population ; Post traumatic stress disorder ; Public health ; Quality ; Questionnaires ; Respiratory diseases ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Sleep ; Students ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Viral diseases ; Young Adult
É parte de: International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020-05, Vol.17 (10), p.3722
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Descrição: (1) Background: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global public health emergency that has caused worldwide concern. Vast resources have been allocated to control the pandemic and treat patients. However, little attention has been paid to the adverse impact on mental health or effective mitigation strategies to improve mental health. (2) Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the adverse impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Chinese college students' mental health, understand the underlying mechanisms, and explore feasible mitigation strategies. (3) Methods: During the peak time of the COVID-19 outbreak in China, we conducted longitudinal surveys of sixty-six college students. Structured questionnaires collected information on demographics, physical activity, negative emotions, sleep quality, and aggressiveness level. A mixed-effect model was used to evaluate associations between variables, and the mediating effect of sleep quality was further explored. A generalized additive model was used to determine the dose-response relationships between the COVID-19 death count, physical activity, and negative emotions. (4) Results: The COVID-19 death count showed a direct negative impact on general sleep quality (β = 1.37, 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 0.55, 2.19) and reduced aggressiveness (β = -6.57, 95% CI: -12.78, -0.36). In contrast, the COVID-19 death count imposed not a direct but an indirect impact on general negative emotions (indirect effect (IE) = 0.81, = 0.012), stress (IE = 0.40, < 0.001), and anxiety (IE = 0.27, = 0.004) with sleep quality as a mediator. Moreover, physical activity directly alleviated general negative emotions (β = -0.12, 95% CI: -0.22, -0.01), and the maximal mitigation effect occurred when weekly physical activity was about 2500 METs. (5) Conclusions: (a) The severity of the COVID-19 outbreak has an indirect effect on negative emotions by affecting sleep quality. (b) A possible mitigation strategy for improving mental health includes taking suitable amounts of daily physical activity and sleeping well.
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Mental Health Problems during the COVID-19 Pandemics and the Mitigation Effects of Exercise: A Longitudinal Study of College Students in China

Zhang, Yao ; Zhang, Haoyu ; Ma, Xindong ; Di, Qian

Switzerland: MDPI AG

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