Physical activity, screen time, and sleep quality of students during remote learning

Authors

  • Elias dos Santos Batista Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisa em Biomecânica e PsicoFisiologia do Exercício, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte – GETEPS/IFRN. Caicó; Nova Cruz/RN, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6738-6564
  • Helder Xavier Bezerra Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisa em Biomecânica e PsicoFisiologia do Exercício, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte – GETEPS/IFRN. Caicó; Nova Cruz/RN, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1107-6185
  • Gabriel Pereira Maciel Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina – PPGEF/UFSC. Florianópolis/SC, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4141-1995
  • Alesandra Araújo de Souza Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisa em Biomecânica e PsicoFisiologia do Exercício, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte – GETEPS/IFRN. Caicó; Nova Cruz/RN, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0303-169X
  • Marcela Rodrigues de Castro Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisa em Biomecânica e PsicoFisiologia do Exercício, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte – GETEPS/IFRN. Caicó; Nova Cruz/RN, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3771-1386
  • Valter Cordeiro Barbosa Filho Grupo de Pesquisa Interdisciplinar em Atividade Física, Saúde e Escola, Universidade Estadual do Ceará – GRAFES/UECE. Fortaleza/ CE, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4769-4068
  • Rodrigo Ramalho Aniceto Grupo de Estudo e Pesquisa em Biomecânica e PsicoFisiologia do Exercício, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte – GETEPS/IFRN. Caicó; Nova Cruz/RN, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7253-8331

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15343/0104-7809.202448e16682024P

Keywords:

Pandemic, Physical Exercise, Physical Inactivity, Sleep, Sedentary Behavior

Abstract

The health and social crisis triggered by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly impacted society as a whole. In the educational context, social isolation and remote learning may have exacerbated unhealthy behaviors among high school students, such as excessive screen time and poor sleep quality. This study aimed to analyze the impact of remote learning and its consequences on students' physical activity levels, accumulated screen time, and sleep quality. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 995 high school students, with a mean age of 22.34 ± 7.46, encompassing all 20 academic units of the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Norte, Northeast Brazil. Data were collected between September 8 and November 29, 2021. An online questionnaire was structured, including recall information about behaviors before and during remote learning. Validated instruments were used to measure physical activity levels (IPAQ), exposure to recreational screen time, and sleep quality (MSQ). During remote learning, participants were more likely to be physically inactive (OR: 1.45, p-value<0.001), have more than two hours of screen time (OR: 1.77, p-value<0.001), and experience poorer sleep quality (OR: 1.68, p-value<0.001). These behavioral changes reflect the impact of adopting remote learning on students' routines and health, highlighting the importance of social and educational organization with preventive approaches and interventions focused on health behaviors during public health challenges like this.

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2024-12-17

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Batista, E. dos S., Bezerra, H. X., Maciel, G. P., Souza, A. A. de, Castro, M. R. de, Filho, V. C. B., & Aniceto, R. R. (2024). Physical activity, screen time, and sleep quality of students during remote learning. O Mundo Da Saúde, 48. https://doi.org/10.15343/0104-7809.202448e16682024P

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