Determination of exercise habits, physical activity level and anxiety level of postmenopausal women during COVID-19 pandemic

In this study, researchers aimed to determine exercise habits, physical activity (PA) levels and anxiety levels of postmenopausal women (PMw) during the self-quarantine period of the COVID-19 pandemic. 104 PMw (59.00 ± 6.61 years old) participated in the study. It was found that PMw who had exercise...

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Published in:Health care for women international 2020-11, Vol.41 (11-12), p.1240-1254
Main Authors: Belgen Kaygısız, Beliz, Güçhan Topcu, Zehra, Meriç, Aydın, Gözgen, Havva, Çoban, Fahriye
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activity level
Aged
Anxiety
Anxiety - epidemiology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Cyprus - epidemiology
Exercise
Exercise - psychology
Female
Grandchildren
Habits
Humans
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Nursing
Pandemics
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Postmenopausal women
Postmenopause - psychology
Quarantine
SARS-CoV-2
Surveys and Questionnaires
Womens health
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Summary:In this study, researchers aimed to determine exercise habits, physical activity (PA) levels and anxiety levels of postmenopausal women (PMw) during the self-quarantine period of the COVID-19 pandemic. 104 PMw (59.00 ± 6.61 years old) participated in the study. It was found that PMw who had exercise habits before the pandemic period had higher PA levels, and the women with high anxiety levels during the pandemic had lower PA levels (p 
ISSN:0739-9332
1096-4665
DOI:10.1080/07399332.2020.1842878