The Impact of COVID-19 on Physical Activity Behavior and Well-Being of Canadians
The Impact of COVID-19 on Physical Activity Behavior and Well-Being of Canadians
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DOI：
10.3390/ijerph17113899
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发表时间：
2020-06-01
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Nienhuis, Carl P.
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作者：
Lesser, Iris A.;Nienhuis, Carl P.
新型冠状病毒（COVID-19）引起的全球大流行导致加拿大人的日常生活受到限制，包括保持社交距离以及关闭城市和省级娱乐设施、国家公园和游乐场。这项研究的目的是评估这些预防措施如何影响加拿大人的体育活动行为和福祉。一项在线调查用于测量参与者的身体活动行为、自然接触、幸福感和焦虑水平。结果表明，40.5% 的不活跃个体变得不那么活跃，而只有 22.4% 的活跃个体变得不那么活跃。相比之下，33%的不活跃个体变得更加活跃，而40.3%的活跃个体变得更加活跃。不活跃人群的幸福感结果与活跃人群、活跃人群相同或活跃程度较低的人群之间存在显着差异 (p < 0.001)，但在活跃人群中并未发现这种情况。花更多时间进行户外体育活动的不活跃参与者的焦虑程度低于那些花较少时间进行户外体育活动的参与者。公共卫生措施对活跃和不活跃的加拿大人的影响不同，体力活动与不活跃个体的健康结果密切相关。这表明针对不活跃个体的健康促进措施对于改善福祉可能至关重要。
A global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) resulted in restrictions to daily living for Canadians, including social distancing and closure of city and provincial recreation facilities, national parks and playgrounds. The objective of this study was to assess how these preemptive measures impacted physical activity behaviour and well-being of Canadians. An online survey was utilized to measure participant physical activity behavior, nature exposure, well-being and anxiety levels. Results indicate that while 40.5% of inactive individuals became less active, only 22.4% of active individuals became less active. Comparatively, 33% of inactive individuals became more active while 40.3% of active individuals became more active. There were significant differences in well-being outcomes in the inactive population between those who were more active, the same or less active (p < 0.001) but this was not seen in the active population. Inactive participants who spent more time engaged in outdoor physical activity had lower anxiety than those who spent less time in outdoor physical activity. Public health measures differentially affected Canadians who were active and inactive and physical activity was strongly associated with well-being outcomes in inactive individuals. This suggests that health promoting measures directed towards inactive individuals may be essential to improving well-being.