TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jauregui, Alejandra
AU  - Argumedo, Gabriela
AU  - Hernandez-Alcaraz, Cesar
AU  - Contreras-Manzano, Alejandra
AU  - Salinas-Rodriguez, Aaron
AU  - Salvo, Deborah
PY  - 2022
TI  - Changes Among Mexican Adults in Physical Activity and Screen Time During the COVID-19 Lockdown Period and Association With Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress, May 29-July 31, 2020
T2  - Preventing Chronic Disease
JO  - Prev Chronic Dis
SP  - E13
VL  - 19
CY  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
N2  - INTRODUCTION  We examined the association between changes in physical activity and leisure screen time and mental health outcomes during the early stages of the recommended COVID-19 stay-at-home period in a national sample of Mexican adults aged 18 years or older. METHODS  A cross-sectional online survey conducted from May 29 through July 31, 2020, among 1,148 participants, reported time spent in physical activity and leisure screen time during a typical week before (retrospectively) and a week during the COVID-19 stay-at-home period. Mental health outcomes during this period were measured with the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Linear regression models were used to estimate the associations between changes in physical activity and leisure screen time and mental health outcomes by socioeconomic status (SES), adjusting for potential confounders. RESULTS  Compared with maintaining high levels of physical activity or increasing them, decreasing physical activity was associated with higher stress scores overall, and among people of high SES, with higher scores for DASS-21, depression, and anxiety. Among participants of low and medium SES only, increasing screen time was associated with higher DASS-21, depression, anxiety, and stress scores compared with maintaining low or decreasing leisure screen time. CONCLUSION  Results highlight the potential protective effect of physical activity and limited leisure screen time on mental health in the context of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions.
SN  - 1545-1151
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd18.210324
DO  - 10.5888/pcd18.210324
ER  -