July 17, 2020

Physical Activity Mental Health and Well-Being of Adults during Early COVID-19 Containment Strategies A Multi-Country Cross-Sectional Analysis

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact

• [pre-print, not peer-reviewed] An online survey of adults in the UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia within the first 2-6 weeks of government mandated COVID-19 restrictions found that patients who reported a negative change in exercise behavior demonstrated poorer mental health and well-being than those with no or improved exercise behavior. Women reported more positive changes in exercise behavior, young people (18-29 years) reported more negative changes, and individuals in New Zealand reported better mental health and well-being. 

Faulkner et al. (July 16, 2020). Physical Activity Mental Health and Well-Being of Adults during Early COVID-19 Containment Strategies A Multi-Country Cross-Sectional Analysis. Pre-print downloaded July 17 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.15.20153791