1. Sleep and physical activity characteristics in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A descriptive cross-sectional wrist actigraphy study
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Runa Stefansdottir, Vaka Rognvaldsdottir, Alda O. Arnarsdottir, Thordis Gisladottir, Erlingur Johannsson, Sunna Gestsdottir, and Greta Jakobsdottir
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Actigraphy ,Sleep behavior ,Physical activity ,COVID-19 ,University students ,Sleep quality ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 - Abstract
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic impactedro a people's physical and mental health and affected countless individuals globally. University students are a subgroup that might be sensitive to changes as they are experiencing major life transition entering adulthood. The aim of the study was to objectively investigate the free-living sleeping patterns, clock times and physical activity (PA) characteristics of Icelandic university students during the pandemic, including exploring gender differences and the association between sleep and PA. Methods: Free-living sleep and PA were measured with wrist actigraphy (Actigraphy GT3X+) for one week in 76 first year (24.4 ± 3.5 years) students (females 43 %). Unpaired t-tests were used for gender comparisons and linear regression was used to evaluate the association between sleep and PA. Results: On average students went to bed at 01:41 h (±78 min) and woke up at 09:05 h (±96 min). Females spent more time in bed, slept longer, and went to bed and rose earlier than males (all p's
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- 2024
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