Correlates of Perceived Physical Activity Transitions during the COVID‐19 Pandemic among Canadian Adults

Rhodes, Ryan E.; Liu, Sam; Lithopoulos, Alexander; Zhang, Chun-Qing; Garcia‐Barrera, Mauricio A.

doi:10.1111/aphw.12236

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“…The lower-educated respondents and those living on the countryside significantly decreased their mean minutes of PA per week more than other subgroups. These findings are similar to other studies on PA behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic (López-Bueno et al, 2020 ; Rhodes et al, 2020 ). Unfortunately, low-educated individuals and residents living in rural areas are those who already are least likely to meet PA recommendations both inside (Pilgaard and Rask, 2016 ) and outside of Denmark (Parks et al, 2003 ) and, therefore, should be given special priority in public health promotion during and after the COVID-19 shutdown.…”

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“…Unfortunately, low-educated individuals and residents living in rural areas are those who already are least likely to meet PA recommendations both inside (Pilgaard and Rask, 2016 ) and outside of Denmark (Parks et al, 2003 ) and, therefore, should be given special priority in public health promotion during and after the COVID-19 shutdown. The study also found a significant disparity in PA behavior among the different age groups, which is supported by previous studies on PA behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic (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 ; Yamada et al, 2020 ) and discussed in the following.…”

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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.…”

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

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Pawlowski

2021

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“…Further, results revealed that before-lockdown PA habits were not significantly related with mid-lockdown PA behaviours. Although a previous study found a significant association between previous habits and PA behaviours during lockdown (Rhodes et al, 2020), the strength of the association (r = .24) was weaker than the commonly reported relationship between habits and behaviours (r = .43) (Gardner et al, 2011). These results can be explained by the fact that, during lockdown, some contextual cues were no longer encountered during lockdown (e.g., going to the gym club on Wednesdays after work with colleagues), which, in turn, made habits dormant and impeded their influence on behaviours (Gardner, 2012).…”

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“…Among other determinants, PA habits appear as one potential factor explaining these changes (Kaushal et al, 2020;Rhodes et al, 2020).…”

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Evolution of Physical Activity Habits After a Context Change: the Case of COVID-19 Lockdown

Maltagliati¹,

Rebar²,

Fessler³

et al. 2020

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Preferences and engagement with physical activity resources among cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Tabaczynski

Whitehorn

et al. 2023

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Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed additional barriers to physical activity (PA) in cancer survivors. Adaptations to PA programmes are needed during the pandemic. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate (1) the PA preferences of cancer survivors prior to and during the pandemic and (2) the available resources to engage in PA during the pandemic. Methods Using a cross-sectional study design, cancer survivors were recruited globally to participate in a self-administered survey assessing their PA preferences and available PA resources during the pandemic. Descriptive statistics were used to determine trends in PA preferences and resources. A sub-group analysis was conducted for age, gender, education, and PA levels. Results Cancer survivors ( N = 493) were mainly women (70.4%) diagnosed with breast cancer (29.0%), with a mean age of 48.7 ± 15.8 years, and 87.1 ± 81.9 months since diagnosis. Since the start of the pandemic, cancer survivors were primarily walking (82.6%), and performing PA alone (62.7%) and at home (46.6%). Sub-group analysis revealed education level, PA levels, and age to be associated with significant differences in PA preferences. The most common equipment available to survivors in their homes were exercise mats (40.6%) and free weights (39.8%). Few survivors were made aware of at-home PA resources (19.1%), and approximately half indicated wanting to receive these resources (49.6%). Conclusions Understanding cancer survivors’ preferences and resources for PA during the pandemic is critical to designing effective home-based interventions. Interventions and recommendations should be tailored based on the level of education and PA participation, as well as age.

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Correlates of Perceived Physical Activity Transitions during the COVID‐19 Pandemic among Canadian Adults

Cited by 97 publications

References 92 publications

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

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

Evolution of Physical Activity Habits After a Context Change: the Case of COVID-19 Lockdown

Preferences and engagement with physical activity resources among cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic

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