Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Perceived Physical and Mental Health and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors of People with Disabilities: Quantitative Analysis of the International Community Survey

Tuakli‐Wosornu, Yetsa A.; Wang, Kangxin; Fourtassı, Maryam; Stratton, Catherine; Muñoz-Velasco, Laura Paulina; Hajjıouı, Abderrazak; Cooper, Rory A.; Balikuddembe, Joseph Kimuli; Peterson, Mark D.; Pandiyan, Uma; Krassioukov, Andrei V.; Tripathi, Deo Rishi; Palomba, Angela; Hong, Bo Young

doi:10.1097/phm.0000000000002056

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“…This was similar to the primary study by Tuakli-Wosornu et al ( 14 ), which observed that 61.37% of participants were not disabled, 69.58% had mild to moderate disability, and 75% had severe disability and reported deterioration in their mental health. Another report from South Korea by Tuakli-Wosornu et al revealed that 65% of South Korean respondents with and without disabilities had worsening mental status.…”

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“…Self-perceived physical health change in Qatar worsened in 43.4% of individuals without disabilities and 52% of those with disabilities. Tuakli-Wosornu et al primary study ( 14 ) reported that 40% of the participants were not disabled, 48.3% had mild to moderate disability, and 56% had severe disability and reported deterioration in their physical health. In our study, 58% of individuals without disabilities and 47% of persons with disabilities exercised 2–4 days/week, it is slightly better than that in the primary study where 41% (with and without disabilities) exercised at the same frequency.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…The primary global survey data of 3,550 responses by Tuakli-Wosornu et al showed a 52% decrease in physical activity and a significant difference in the physical and mental health of those with and without disabilities ( 14 ). Azzouzi et al found a negative impact of the COVID -19 pandemic on individuals with non-communicable diseases.…”

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Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease pandemic on healthy lifestyle behaviors in persons with and without disabilities in Qatar

Pandiyan,

Sathian,

Kariyathankavil

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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PurposeThis study aimed to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lifestyle behaviors which included physical activity, sedentariness, healthy eating habits, sleep habits, and tobacco use in persons with and without disabilities in Qatar.MethodsThis cross-sectional study used a structured, online questionnaire. The collected data included demographics, mental health, physical health, eating habits, body weight, sleep, and nicotine intake. This study was conducted between September 25, 2020, and December 31, 2020.ResultsSeventy respondents from Qatar participated in the study. Pre-pandemic healthy lifestyle behaviors (physical activity, healthy diet, sleep, etc.) showed no significant differences between people with and without disabilities. However, perceived changes in mental and physical health and eating habits during the pandemic lockdown differed between people with and without disabilities. People with disabilities reported worsening mental health (64.7%), physical health (53%), and dietary habits compared to the pre-pandemic levels. Furthermore, the more severe the disability, the more significant is its impact on mental and physical health.ConclusionThis study indicated that the pandemic has had a significant impact on the mental and physical health of people with and without disabilities in Qatar. These findings reveal how closely individuals with disabilities and their lifestyle choices are related to their mental and physical well-being. This will enable the development of specific interventions for similar situations in the future.

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Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease pandemic on healthy lifestyle behaviors in persons with and without disabilities in Qatar

Pandiyan,

Sathian,

Kariyathankavil

et al. 2024

Front. Psychiatry

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“…Healthy behavior, including physical activities, sleep, and diet, is the general name of various activities for people to strengthen the body system and maintain physical and mental health ( 55 ). As one of the most positive forms of physical activity ( 56 ), physical exercise can not only promote individuals' physical ( 57 ) and mental health ( 58 ) but also makes people realize the important role of healthy behavior ( 59 , 60 ) during the pandemic. Some colleges and universities took health courses and sports activities as auxiliary means as adjust means to adjust the physical and mental state of college students during campus lockdown ( 61 , 62 ) so as help them pursue a healthy life and promote the occurrence of preventive behaviors.…”

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How perceived risk influences college students' preventive behavior: Novel data of COVID-19 campus lockdown from Wuhan, China

Zhang

Cheng²,

Li³

2023

Front. Public Health

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Following preventive behaviors is a key measure to protect people from infectious diseases. Protection motivation theory (PMT) suggests that perceived risk motivates individuals to take protective measures. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented stress to the public, and changes in perceived risk may be more pronounced among college students than among other groups due to the related campus lockdown. With 1,119 college students recruited as research subjects, a quantitative research was conducted in Wuhan, China, to deduce the relationship between the perceived risk and preventive behavior of college students, as well as between the mediation effect of individual affect and the moderating effect of physical exercise. The results showed that the preventive behavior of college students was significantly affected by perceived risk, and both positive affect and negative affect played a mediating role between perceived risk and preventive behavior. Specifically, positive affect aided the relationship between perceived risk and preventive behavior, negative affect was detrimental to their relationship, and the mediation effect of positive affect is significantly higher than that of negative affect. Furthermore, physical exercise played a moderating role in the mediation effects of positive affect and negative affect. Therefore, appropriate measures should be taken to strengthen Chinese college students' perceived risk and provide them with corresponding guidance. The importance of physical exercise should also be emphasized to help college students with low perceived risk reduce negative affect, increase positive affect, and promote their preventive behavior.

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“…In a study with 2,689 people, represented by 65 countries, the negative impact of the pandemic on the state of physical and mental health, as well as on lifestyle (eating habits, sleep, and tobacco use) was evidenced, with worse results for those who were severely deficient in health status (Tuakli-Wosornu et al, 2022).…”

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Healthy lifestyle and common mental disorders (CMD) in the context of COVID-19

Abdala

Caldeira

Silva

et al. 2023

RSD

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Objective: to analyze the mediating effect of a healthy lifestyle on the mental health of participants in a Virtual Health Fair, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: Cross-sectional of 1,029 people aged 18 years and over. The Virtual Health Fair was organized as a tridimensional, and data were collected through a link on Google Forms, containing the sociodemographic data form, the Eight Natural Remedies Questionnaire (Q8RN), and the Common Mental Disorders questionnaire (SRQ-20). A Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was performed. Results: Most participants were female (69%; n= 729), married (53.5%; n= 565), of higher education (43.2%; n= 458), and Adventist in religious affiliation (56.7%; n=597). On average, lifestyle was categorized as good by the Q8RN score (mean 56.61; SD 11.59), with a deficiency in the practice of exercise (5.87; 4.02). The Body Mass Index (BMI) was overweight on average (mean 26.02; SD 5.24). A prevalence of common mental disorders was 30.2% based on the SRQ-20 questionnaire. Conclusion: Results indicated that BMI, age, education, and religion had a strong protective effect (62%, p<0.05) for common mental disorders, mediated by healthy lifestyle. A better lifestyle, through the eight natural remedies, within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, mediated the protective effects of lower BMI, older age, and Adventist religion on common mental disorders. The practice of healthy habits should be encouraged in promoting mental health during the current and future pandemics.

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Perceived Physical and Mental Health and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors of People with Disabilities: Quantitative Analysis of the International Community Survey

Cited by 7 publications

References 38 publications

Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease pandemic on healthy lifestyle behaviors in persons with and without disabilities in Qatar

Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease pandemic on healthy lifestyle behaviors in persons with and without disabilities in Qatar

How perceived risk influences college students' preventive behavior: Novel data of COVID-19 campus lockdown from Wuhan, China

Healthy lifestyle and common mental disorders (CMD) in the context of COVID-19

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