A prospective study of the impact of COVID-19-related restrictions on activities and mobility upon physical activity, travel behaviour and attitudes.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Public health measures adopted to contain the spread of COVID-19 included restrictions on activities and mobility as people were asked to stay at home and schools moved to online learning. This may have increased risk of non-communicable disease by limiting recreational and transport-related physical activity. Building on an existing study, we assessed changes in self-reported and device-measured physical activity and travel behaviour before, during and after the peak of local COVID-19 outbreak and restrictions (March-July 2020). We examined beliefs in effectiveness of strategies to increase active and public transport after restrictions were reduced.

Methods

A longitudinal study of adult infrequent bus users (average ≤ 2 trips per week; n = 70; 67% women

SUBMITTER: Stanesby O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10196155 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature