Life in a time of COVID: retrospective examination of the association between physical activity and mental well-being in western Australians during and after lockdown.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to examine physical activity and sedentary behaviours during Western Australia's COVID-19 lockdown and their association with mental well-being.

Methods

Participants completed activity related questions approximately two months after a three-month lockdown (which formed part of a larger cross-sectional study from August to October 2020) as part of a 25-minute questionnaire adapted from the Western Australia Health and Well-being Surveillance system. Open-ended questions explored key issues relating to physical activity behaviours.

Results

During the lockdown period, 463 participants (female, n = 347; 75.3%) reported lower number of active days (W = 4.47 p < .001), higher non-work-related screen hours per week (W = 11.8 p < .001), a

SUBMITTER: Piggott B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10103040 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature