Association between COVID-19 emergency declarations and physical activity among community-dwelling older adults enrolled in a physical activity measurement program: Evidence from a retrospective observational study using the regression discontinuity design

• Main Authors: Ippei Chiba (Author), Masayoshi Takahashi (Author), Sangyoon Lee (Author), Seongryu Bae (Author), Keitaro Makino (Author), Osamu Katayama (Author), Kenji Harada (Author), Kouki Tomida (Author), Masanori Morikawa (Author), Yukari Yamashiro (Author), Naoto Takayanagi (Author), Motoki Sudo (Author), Hiroyuki Shimada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The current study examines the negative impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emergency declarations on physical activity among the community-dwelling older adults, the participants of a physical activity measurement program, in Japan. Methods This retrospective obser...