COVID transmission-related concerns impact on physical activity behavior: data from the iCare study.

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https://doi.org/10.12820/rbafs.30e0382

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Physical activity, COVID-19, Pandemic, Health behaviors

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Objective: We explored the relationship between COVID-19 transmission-related concerns and reduced physical activity during COVID (RPAC). Methods: We analyzed data from 2,543 participants across Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Canada, and the USA with at least 200 participants per country. The two primary concerns assessed were: a) fear of being infected, and 2) concern about personal health if infected. Participants were asked to report changes in their physical activity (PA) behavior since COVID-19 pandemic started. Results: The sample was predominantly female (75.7%), with 66.9% aged between 30-64 years. The prevalence of participants who reported RPAC remained stable in South American countries but increased in Canada (+7.8 percentage points [p.p.]; p = 0.001) and decreased in the USA (-9.7 pp; p = 0.003). Concerns about personal health were significantly associated with RPAC in South America (PR = 1.47; 95% CI: 1.09; 1.97), while no association was found in North America. Notably, participants from Colombia (PR = 1.90; 95% CI: 1.09; 3.31), and the USA (PR = 1.48; 95% CI: 1.01; 2.17) were more likely to report RPAC due to COVID-19 concerns. Conclusion: While participants reduced their PA behavior in South American countries and Canada during the first 15 months of the pandemic, COVID 19-related concerns stayed high. In contrast in the USA less participants reported RPAC, as concerns decreased, suggesting a shift in PA behavior as COVID-19-related concerns lessened.

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Eduardo Lucia Caputo, Federal University of Pelotas

Possui graduação em Educação Física (2008) pela Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Especialista em Treinamento Desportivo (2010) pela Universidade Gama Filho. Mestrado (2012) e doutorado (2018) em Educação Física pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física da Universidade Federal de Pelotas, com período de doutorado sanduíche na University of Sydney, Austrália. Atualmente, é bolsista do Programa Nacional de Pós-doutorado juntamente ao Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação Física da Universidade Federal de Pelotas.

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2025-05-16

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Caputo EL, Ribeiro PAB, Lavoie KL, Reichert FF. COVID transmission-related concerns impact on physical activity behavior: data from the iCare study. Rev. Bras. Ativ. Fís. Saúde [Internet]. 16 de mayo de 2025 [citado 26 de junio de 2025];30:1-15. Disponible en: https://rbafs.org.br/RBAFS/article/view/15233

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