Impact of Home Quarantine on Physical Activity Among Older Adults Living at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Interview Study

Luc Goethals   ^{1, 2 *} , MSc ;   Nathalie Barth   ^{1, 2, 3 *} , PhD ;   Jessica Guyot   ^{1, 2 *} , PhD ;   David Hupin   ^{1, 2, 4 *} , MD, PhD ;   Thomas Celarier   ^{2, 3, 5 *} , MD ;   Bienvenu Bongue   ^{1, 2, 6 *} , PhD

¹ Autonomic Nervous System Research Laboratory, University of Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France

² Chaire Santé des Ainés, University of Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienne, France

³ Gerontopole Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Saint-Etienne, France

⁴ Clinical physiology and Exercise Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France

⁵ Department of Clinical Gerontology, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France

⁶ Support and Education Technic Centre of Health Examination Centres (CETAF), Saint-Etienne, France

*all authors contributed equally