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COVID-19 Confinement and Health Risk Behaviors in Spain

Rubén López-buenoRubén López-buenoJoaquín CalatayudJoaquín CalatayudJosé CasañaJosé A. CasajúsLee SmithMark A. TullyLars L. AndersenGuillermo F. López-sánchez

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2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)social isolationSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Physical activityCorrectionCOVID-19Mental healthBF1-990SpainEnvironmental healthmedicinemodifiable risk factorsadultsPsychologySocial isolationmedicine.symptomHealth riskPsychologyGeneral Psychology

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a world pandemic due to COVID-19. In response, most affected countries have enacted measures involving compulsory confinement and restrictions on free movement, which likely influence citizens' lifestyles. This study investigates changes in health risk behaviors (HRBs) with duration of confinement. An online cross-sectional survey served to collect data about the Spanish adult population regarding health behaviors during the first 3 weeks of confinement. A large sample of participants (

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.789989https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.789989/full