Running on empty: a longitudinal global study of psychological well-being among runners during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There are indications that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound negative effect on psychological well-being. Here, we investigated this hypothesis using longitudinal data from a large global cohort of runners, providing unprecedented leverage for understanding how the temporal development in the pandemic pressure relates to well-being across countries.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Global.

Participants

We used data from the worldwide Garmin-RUNSAFE cohort that recruited runners with a Garmin Connect account, which is used for storing running activities tracked by a Garmin device. A total of 7808 Garmin Connect users from 86 countries participated.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

From 1 August 2019 (prepandemic) to 31 Dece

SUBMITTER: Vistisen HT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9441734 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature