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Exercise and Mental Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Emerging Adulthood

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Exercise and Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (3 April 2023) | Viewed by 5703

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Dr. Palma Chillón Garzón

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Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Interests: physical activity; fitness; physical education; active commuting to school
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Dr. Marius Baranauskas

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Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Panevezys College, State Higher Education Institution, 35200 Panevėžys, Lithuania
Interests: applied health research; health technology; foods; public health; applied epidemiology; biomedicine; environmental health; athletes; nutrition; exercise physiology
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Dr. Laimute Samsoniene

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Department of Rehabilitation, Physical and Sports Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences of the Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 01513 Vilnius, Lithuania
Interests: rehabilitation; art therapy; psychosocial risk factors; kinesitherapy; people with disabilities

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades the existence of a new life stage at ages 18–29, known as emerging adulthood, has been proposed. This is considered a critical period of life. Although young people’s experience of emerging adulthood may differ across national, cultural and socioeconomic contexts, the rise of emerging adulthood is an international phenomenon that occurs in developed countries and is increasing in developing countries. The pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, officially declared as such by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020,put the entire world out of control. Both science and health systems became overwhelmed, the world economy collapsed, and the enormous vulnerability and fragility of mankind was revealed—in particular the vulnerability of those who act on the front line against this virus, including health care professionals and persons in emerging adulthood. The special attention of scientists is focused on the health of students, athletes, high-performance athletes and people with disabilities. In this context, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical health, mental health, well-being and rehabilitation are an integral part of science. This Special Issue focuses on reports of methodological and experimental work on the science of sport, medicine, and environmental biological sciences, as well as on the application of statistics and psychology, with priority for inter-disciplinary papers. Brief reviews on problems of sport, and information on recent developments in research equipment and training aids, will also be published. Papers are invited from researchers, coaches and all authors engaged in problems associated with training effects, selection in sport, and the biological and social effects of athletic activity during various periods of human ontogenetic development. In this Special Issue, we are seeking to determine the associations between physical activity dose and health-related quality of life. Potential topics include, but are not limited to: 

  1. Dietary supplements for exercise and athletic performance;
  2. Dietary habits and eating disorders in athletes;
  3. Mental disorders in the athlete population;
  4. Brain performance and brain boosters for athletes;
  5. Impact of aerobic and anaerobic exercise on mental health;
  6. Rehabilitation with a focus on physical activity levels and art therapy.

Dr. Palma Chillón Garzón
Dr. Marius Baranauskas
Dr. Laimute Samsoniene
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • athletes
  • high-performance athletes
  • mental disorders
  • dietary habits
  • dietary supplements
  • eating disorders
  • brain performance
  • brain boosters
  • physical activity levels
  • aerobic exercise
  • anaerobic exercise
  • arts therapy
  • social support
  • rehabilitation
  • quality of life

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Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Cardiovascular Health in University Students
by Grzegorz Bielec and Anna Kwaśna
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(23), 15483; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315483 - 22 Nov 2022
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Background: A decrease in physical activity levels among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic is well-documented in the literature. However, the effect of lockdown restrictions on cardiovascular fitness has not been thoroughly investigated. Methods: The aim of the study was to assess the [...] Read more.
Background: A decrease in physical activity levels among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic is well-documented in the literature. However, the effect of lockdown restrictions on cardiovascular fitness has not been thoroughly investigated. Methods: The aim of the study was to assess the possible changes in cardiovascular fitness among university students during a 14-week period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirteen female and seven male tourism and recreation students participated in the study. Examinations were conducted in November 2020 and in February/March 2021. Students performed the PWC170 test on a cycling ergometer. Maximal oxygen consumption was calculated based on the PWC170 test results. Blood pressure and heart rate were measured at rest, as well as in the 1st and 5th minute of post-exercise recovery. Results: No substantial changes were observed in maximal oxygen consumption level when comparing autumn and winter indices. Male students presented elevated blood pressure whereas female students presented normal blood pressure. Heart-rate and blood-pressure indices did not show substantial alternations in examined students during analyzed period. Conclusions: Fourteen weeks of lockdown had little effect on the cardiovascular health of tourism and recreation students. Full article
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Mental Health and Physical Activity of Female Higher Education Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study from Lithuania
by Marius Baranauskas, Ingrida Kupčiūnaitė and Rimantas Stukas
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(15), 9725; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159725 - 7 Aug 2022
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During emerging adulthood (EA), higher education medical students undergo a higher risk of anxiety and depression compared to the general population. The aim of this comparative cross-sectional study was to compare the proportions of three mental disorders, namely anxiety, depression and somatisation in [...] Read more.
During emerging adulthood (EA), higher education medical students undergo a higher risk of anxiety and depression compared to the general population. The aim of this comparative cross-sectional study was to compare the proportions of three mental disorders, namely anxiety, depression and somatisation in terms of their symptoms and self-reported physical activity (PA) levels across the cohorts of biomedical and non-biomedical female students as well as to assess the association between the mental health outcomes and PA use. Between September 2021 and January 2022, a total of 1231 female higher education students aged between 18 and 29 years old were recruited for the study. Severe symptoms of anxiety and depression, as well as unexplained somatic complaints, were suffered by 51.9%, 11% and 23% of female students, respectively. Non-biomedical female students, compared to medicine and health sciences students, were more vulnerable due to the increased prevalence of negative mental health outcomes. The relationship between increased sports activity as a potential trigger for mental well-being and decreased severity of depressive symptoms was identified in the cohorts of both biomedical (adjusted odd ratio (ORadj) 0.4; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.1–1.0) and non-biomedical (ORadj 0.4; 95% CI: 0.2–0.9) female students. The current research highlights the importance of increasing sports activity by involving students in regular physical exercise of specific types for decreasing the severity of depressive symptoms in student-aged female populations. Full article
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Consumption of Dietary Supplements among Adult Residents of Lithuania
by Rokas Arlauskas, Donatas Austys and Rimantas Stukas
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(15), 9591; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159591 - 4 Aug 2022
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In the light of the changing pattern of the consumption of dietary supplements among adults in other countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, we aim to assess the prevalence of the consumption of dietary supplements with respect to the purpose of consumption and sociodemographic [...] Read more.
In the light of the changing pattern of the consumption of dietary supplements among adults in other countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, we aim to assess the prevalence of the consumption of dietary supplements with respect to the purpose of consumption and sociodemographic factors among adults in Lithuania. This study included two samples of adults from Lithuania: 870 in 2019 and 1600 in 2021. Anonymous original questionnaires were used to collect the data about the consumption of dietary supplements before and during the pandemic. The consumption of dietary supplements was prevalent among 67.2% and 78.1% of the samples, respectively. Although the majority (73.7%) of the respondents indicated that the pandemic had no effect on their use of dietary supplements, every fourth respondent’s (24.6%) consumption increased. In 2021, the consumption was more prevalent among females, respondents with university education, urban citizens, employed respondents, respondents without children, with higher income, and those who knew a person with COVID-19 (p < 0.05). During the pandemic, the strengthening of the immune system and the body were the leading reasons for consumption (49.0% and 43.5%, respectively). The consumption of dietary supplements appropriate for these purposes increased among 63.3% and 66.9% of respondents, respectively. To conclude, the consumption of dietary supplements among adults in Lithuania increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Full article
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