Association between pet ownership and physical activity and mental health during the COVID-19 "circuit breaker" in Singapore.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The negative impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on mental health and physical activity is well reported. While prior studies showed a positive influence of pet ownership on physical activity and mental health, the interactions between the pandemic and pet ownership are not well studied.

Objective

To determine the association between pet ownership, physical activity levels and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Materials and methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted from May 19 to July 13, 2020 among Singapore residents aged 21 to 64 years through a previously published questionnaire. Inverse probability treatment weighting was used to develop mixed-effects models for outcome comparisons. We recorded participant data on

SUBMITTER: Tan JSQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8581575 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature