Behavioral Change Towards Reduced Intensity Physical Activity Is Disproportionately Prevalent Among Adults With Serious Health Issues or Self-Perception of High Risk During the UK COVID-19 Lockdown

Rogers, Nina Trivedy; Waterlow, Naomi R.; Brindle, Hannah; Enria, Luisa; Eggo, Rosalind M; Lees, Shelley; Roberts, Chrissy h.

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2020.575091

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“…Meanwhile, the% of United Kingdom citizens of both sexes (20 years old) reported equal levels of physical activity intensity during the lockdown period, compared to the pre-pandemic period. These findings were more obvious for males, while other factors, such as living alone or the existence of a garden in the house, also influenced the results (Rogers et al, 2020). In adult Canadians, 22.4% of the participants that were self-reported as "active" became less active, while 40.3% became more active.…”

Section: Physical Inactivity In the Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 87%

Social and Psychophysiological Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Extensive Literature Review

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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, now a global health crisis, has surprised health authorities around the world. Recent studies suggest that the measures taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak have generated issues throughout the population. Thus, it is necessary to establish and identify the possible risk factors related to the psychosocial and psychophysiological strain during the COVID-19 outbreak. The present extensive literature review assesses the social, psychological, and physiological consequences of COVID-19, reviewing the impact of quarantine measures, isolation, vast human loss, social and financial consequences in the family’s economies, and its impact on the psychological health of the population. We also discussed the effect of psychophysiological factors, considering the impact of physical inactivity and modifications in nutritional habits, at psychological and physiological levels. The present review includes an actualized to date bibliography, articles for which were methodologically analyzed to verify they met the standards of quality and scientific accuracy. Authors understand the pandemic as a multifactorial event for which only a profound and extensive analysis would lead to better compression and efficient intervention in the near future.

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Section: Physical Inactivity In the Pandemicmentioning

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Social and Psychophysiological Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Extensive Literature Review

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“…This is confirmed by the finding that 43% of our respondents reported doing less overall PA at the beginning of June 2020 in comparison to the weeks prior to the lockdown in mid-March 2020. Other studies reported similar shifts in PA among UK adults during April 2020 (Rogers et al, 2020;Sport England, 2020) and decreases in the proportion meeting guidelines in the United States (Meyer et al, 2020). The second objective was to investigate the usefulness of the COM-B model (Michie et al, 2011) in predicting shifts in PA modalities during the lockdown.…”

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Determinants of physical activity among adults in the United Kingdom during the COVID‐19 pandemic: The DUK‐COVID study

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Rhodes

McCurdy

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British J Health Psychol

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Objectives. This study examined the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the physical activity (PA) of UK adults and potential motivational determinants of such behaviour. Design and methods.A survey was conducted with 1,521 UK adults recruited through Prolific.co in early June 2020. Along with demographic information, questions assessed current PA, changes in PA modalities (i.e., overall, around the home, for transport, in the workplace, in the local neighbourhood, at recreation/sport facilities) related to the lockdown, and beliefs about capabilities, opportunities, and motivations according to the COM-B model. A series of logistic regressions were constructed to examine associations between shifts in the PA modalities and the COM-B components.Results. The majority of respondents (57%) had either maintained or increased their levels of PA during the COVID-19 lockdown. However, the proportion meeting PA guidelines (31%) was low and engagement in sedentary-related behaviour for both work and leisure increased substantially during the lockdown. The components of the COM-B model were associated with shifts in PA. In particular, physical opportunity (odds ratios ranging from 1.14 to 1.20) and reflective motivation (odds ratios ranging from 1.11 to 1.25) appeared to be the most consistent predictors of behaviour.Conclusions. If UK adults believed they had the physical opportunity and were motivated, they were more likely to have maintained or increased their PA during the COVID-19 lockdown. However, the majority of adults are not meeting the UK guidelines on PA and the prevalence of PA is substantially lower than national surveys prior to the pandemic. Statement of contributionWhat is already known on this subject?The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted the daily routines of citizens globally. Engagement in physical activity appears to have declined as a result of the requirement to self-isolate and stay in place.

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“…All reported some form of decrease in PA from before to during the shutdown, whereas three of the studies also reported no change (Rogers et al, 2020 ; Smith et al, 2020 ) or an increase in PA (Cheval et al, 2020 ) for some specific groups. This may be due to poor measures of PA and small sample sizes as two of the studies did not report a specific PA measurement tool used (Rogers et al, 2020 ; Smith et al, 2020 ), and one of the studies only included 267 participants (Cheval et al, 2020 ). Seven of the studies were cross-sectional, using retrospective and self-reported online surveys to measure PA, whereas one was a longitudinal study that used device-based PA monitoring (Ong et al, 2020 ).…”

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“…Several studies from different European, Asian, and American countries have—to some degree—investigated the impact of the COVID-19 shutdown on PA behavior (Cheval et al, 2020 ; López-Bueno et al, 2020 ; Maugeri et al, 2020 ; Ong et al, 2020 ; Rhodes et al, 2020 ; Rogers et al, 2020 ; Smith et al, 2020 ; Yamada et al, 2020 ). All reported some form of decrease in PA from before to during the shutdown, whereas three of the studies also reported no change (Rogers et al, 2020 ; Smith et al, 2020 ) or an increase in PA (Cheval et al, 2020 ) for some specific groups. This may be due to poor measures of PA and small sample sizes as two of the studies did not report a specific PA measurement tool used (Rogers et al, 2020 ; Smith et al, 2020 ), and one of the studies only included 267 participants (Cheval et al, 2020 ).…”

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Physical Activity in Crisis: The Impact of COVID-19 on Danes' Physical Activity Behavior

Schmidt

Pawlowski

2021

Front. Sports Act. Living

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Objectives: Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, societies have been shut down, changing the lives of citizens worldwide, including their physical activity (PA) behavior. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the impact of the shutdown on Danish citizens' leisure PA throughout different stages of life: 15–18, 19–29, 30–59, and 60+ years.Methods: Between April 3 and 15, 2020, while Denmark was shut down, a survey was distributed through online platforms. Danish citizens (>15 years) could participate in the study, answering questions about their PA behavior before, and during the shutdown.Results: The number of total participants was 1,802; 7.9% teens, 21.5% younger adults, 58.7% adults, and 11.9% older adults. Mean minutes of PA decreased 16.1% from before to during the shutdown. Teens had the largest decrease in PA (36.6%) followed by older (24.9%) and younger adults (21.3%). Low educated (31.5%) and those living in rural areas (30.9%) experienced the largest decrease in PA. Main factors for not doing PA during the shutdown were that they missed what they used to do, lacked social support, and did not have access to the right facilities.Conclusions: During the shutdown, the Danish population struggled even more to comply with national PA guidelines compared with before the shutdown. Although social distancing and shutting down sports facilities are important for preventing the spread of the virus, it can have negative consequences for teens' and younger and older adults' opportunities and motivation for PA, leading to an alarming decrease in PA, and, consequently, will have major public health consequences.

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Behavioral Change Towards Reduced Intensity Physical Activity Is Disproportionately Prevalent Among Adults With Serious Health Issues or Self-Perception of High Risk During the UK COVID-19 Lockdown

Cited by 135 publications

References 20 publications

Social and Psychophysiological Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Extensive Literature Review

Social and Psychophysiological Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Extensive Literature Review

Determinants of physical activity among adults in the United Kingdom during the COVID‐19 pandemic: The DUK‐COVID study

Physical Activity in Crisis: The Impact of COVID-19 on Danes' Physical Activity Behavior

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