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Physical activity among dental professionals during COVID-19 quarantine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Abid H. Albadr, Nassr S. Almaflehi, Syed Rashid Habib, Naser A. Alarifi, Nawaf I. Alfawzan, Faisal A. Alsuwailem, Aleshba S. Khan.


Abstract
Background: To control the spread of COVID-19 infection, dental services were limited to only emergency treatments. This restriction impacted lifestyles and limited physical activity among dental professionals. This study aimed to investigate the effect of COVID-19 quarantine on the level of physical activity (LoPA) among dental professionals.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 211 participants from the dental profession in Riyadh city. Data were gathered from dental students, interns, general dentists, residents, and specialists through online and paper-based surveys. The assessment of physical activity was made using an adapted version of the General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire to categorize participants in terms of physical activity level as Active, Moderately Active, Moderately Inactive, and Inactive.
Results: Out of the 211 participants, 124 (58.8%) were males and 87 (41.2%) were females. Results presented that physical activity in 45.5% of the participants decreased during quarantine, whereas 40% had a similar score, and only 14% scored higher LoPA during quarantine. LoPA for most males (47%) did not change during quarantine, whereas most females (53%) had a decreased LoPA. Out of the 179 participants aged ≥40, 28 (15.6%) scored a higher LoPA. In the second age group (<40), only 2 participants (6%) out of 32 scored a higher LoPA.
Conclusions: Females were more likely to be affected by quarantine than males. Moreover, among the five different education levels of the participants, interns were more likely to score a better LoPA during quarantine (2.4 times compared to students).

Key words: Dental professionals, COVID-19 quarantine, cross-sectional, physical activity level.


 
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Albadr AH, Almaflehi NS, Habib SR, Alarifi NA, Alfawzan NI, Alsuwailem FA, Khan AS. Physical activity among dental professionals during COVID-19 quarantine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2022; 6(11): 1363-1368. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1663224841

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Albadr AH, Almaflehi NS, Habib SR, Alarifi NA, Alfawzan NI, Alsuwailem FA, Khan AS. Physical activity among dental professionals during COVID-19 quarantine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=114604 [Access: March 28, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1663224841

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Albadr AH, Almaflehi NS, Habib SR, Alarifi NA, Alfawzan NI, Alsuwailem FA, Khan AS. Physical activity among dental professionals during COVID-19 quarantine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2022; 6(11): 1363-1368. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1663224841


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Albadr AH, Almaflehi NS, Habib SR, Alarifi NA, Alfawzan NI, Alsuwailem FA, Khan AS. Physical activity among dental professionals during COVID-19 quarantine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. (2022), [cited March 28, 2024]; 6(11): 1363-1368. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1663224841


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Albadr, A. H., Almaflehi, . N. S., Habib, . S. R., Alarifi, . N. A., Alfawzan, . N. I., Alsuwailem, . F. A. & Khan, . A. S. (2022) Physical activity among dental professionals during COVID-19 quarantine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC, 6 (11), 1363-1368. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1663224841


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Albadr, Abid H., Nassr S. Almaflehi, Syed Rashid Habib, Naser A. Alarifi, Nawaf I. Alfawzan, Faisal A. Alsuwailem, and Aleshba S. Khan. 2022. Physical activity among dental professionals during COVID-19 quarantine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 6 (11), 1363-1368. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1663224841


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Albadr, Abid H., Nassr S. Almaflehi, Syed Rashid Habib, Naser A. Alarifi, Nawaf I. Alfawzan, Faisal A. Alsuwailem, and Aleshba S. Khan. "Physical activity among dental professionals during COVID-19 quarantine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 6 (2022), 1363-1368. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1663224841


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Albadr, Abid H., Nassr S. Almaflehi, Syed Rashid Habib, Naser A. Alarifi, Nawaf I. Alfawzan, Faisal A. Alsuwailem, and Aleshba S. Khan. "Physical activity among dental professionals during COVID-19 quarantine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 6.11 (2022), 1363-1368. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1663224841


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Albadr, A. H., Almaflehi, . N. S., Habib, . S. R., Alarifi, . N. A., Alfawzan, . N. I., Alsuwailem, . F. A. & Khan, . A. S. (2022) Physical activity among dental professionals during COVID-19 quarantine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 6 (11), 1363-1368. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1663224841




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