Stress, physical activity, and screen‐related sedentary behaviour within the first month of the COVID‐19 pandemic

Woodruff, Sarah J.; Coyne, Paige; St‐Pierre, Emily

doi:10.1111/aphw.12261

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the health of Canadian adults. Researchers of studies conducted during the same timeframe as the current study have found that the pandemic has influenced Canadians' physical activity both positively [10] and negatively [2,10,11] while their screen time [12] and sedentary behavior have increased [11]. Canadian adults also reported higher levels of distress and negative mental health as a result of the pandemic [11,13], as well as improvements in healthy food consumption [14] and increased junk food consumption [12] compared to pre-pandemic.…”

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“…Researchers of studies conducted during the same timeframe as the current study have found that the pandemic has influenced Canadians' physical activity both positively [10] and negatively [2,10,11] while their screen time [12] and sedentary behavior have increased [11]. Canadian adults also reported higher levels of distress and negative mental health as a result of the pandemic [11,13], as well as improvements in healthy food consumption [14] and increased junk food consumption [12] compared to pre-pandemic. Specifically, Di Sebastiano and colleagues [2] conducted a 10-week nation-wide study to investigate changes in the physical activity levels of Canadian adults (n = 2338, 35-44 years) prior to and immediately following the introduction of physical distancing guidelines in Canada.…”

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“…The researchers found that 25% of participants increased their junk food consumption and 60% of participants increased their screen time during the early stages of the pandemic (March-April 2020) [12]. Similarly, Woodruff and colleagues [11] explored how the stress, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors of Canadian adults (n = 121; aged 18+) changed during the early stages (April-May 2020) of the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers recruited participants via social media advertisements; participants were asked to complete a fillable calendar with their step counts and and answer an online survey [11].…”

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“…Similarly, Woodruff and colleagues [11] explored how the stress, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors of Canadian adults (n = 121; aged 18+) changed during the early stages (April-May 2020) of the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers recruited participants via social media advertisements; participants were asked to complete a fillable calendar with their step counts and and answer an online survey [11]. They found that participants' sedentary behavior and stress (daily and work-related) increased, while their physical activity decreased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic [11].…”

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Ontario adults’ health behaviors, mental health, and overall well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Background Public health measures such as physical distancing and work-from-home initiatives have been implemented to slow the spread of COVID-19. These measures may also be associated with unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, which could be particularly problematic for those already at highest risk for losing years of healthy life due to chronic disease (i.e., 30–59-year-olds). The purpose of this paper is two-fold: (1) to provide an overview of Ontario adults’ health behaviors (i.e., physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and dietary intake), mental health, and well-being during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic (April–July 2020); and (2) to explore the difference between physical activity and various health behaviors (i.e., well-being, mental health, and dietary intake). Methods As a part of a larger, longitudinal study, participants completed an online survey that included demographic information, the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, Starting the Conversation, the Mental Health Inventory, and the Personal Wellbeing Index-Adult. Data analyses involved computing measures of central tendency and dispersion for demographic characteristics and tools followed by descriptive statistics. Separate independent t-tests were conducted to investigate the difference between physical activity status and well-being, mental health, and dietary intake. Results A total of 2157 Ontarians completed an online survey. Descriptive statistics indicated that respondents met physical activity and sedentary behavior guidelines, reported double the amount of recommended recreational screen time, practiced moderately healthy dietary behaviors, experienced mental health problems, and scored below “normal” in some well-being domains. Conclusion As the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is currently unknown, its associated restrictions and society changes may influence adults’ behaviors in both the short- and longer-term. As such, our findings might provide immediate insight into the development of timely and evidence-informed health promotion and disease prevention strategies for Canadians, which could support adults’ health behaviors, mental health, and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic and other, future pandemics.

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“…In [ 107 ], the authors analyzed the stress level of a small group of Canadians who wore activity trackers and tracked their stress level during the initial month of the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings of the study provided good results.…”

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The Rise of Wearable Devices during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Channa

Popescu

Skibińska

et al. 2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc globally and still persists even after a year of its initial outbreak. Several reasons can be considered: people are in close contact with each other, i.e., at a short range (1 m), and the healthcare system is not sufficiently developed or does not have enough facilities to manage and fight the pandemic, even in developed countries such as the USA and the U.K. and countries in Europe. There is a great need in healthcare for remote monitoring of COVID-19 symptoms. In the past year, a number of IoT-based devices and wearables have been introduced by researchers, providing good results in terms of high accuracy in diagnosing patients in the prodromal phase and in monitoring the symptoms of patients, i.e., respiratory rate, heart rate, temperature, etc. In this systematic review, we analyzed these wearables and their need in the healthcare system. The research was conducted using three databases: IEEE Xplore®, Web of Science®, and PubMed Central®, between December 2019 and June 2021. This article was based on the PRISMA guidelines. Initially, 1100 articles were identified while searching the scientific literature regarding this topic. After screening, ultimately, 70 articles were fully evaluated and included in this review. These articles were divided into two categories. The first one belongs to the on-body sensors (wearables), their types and positions, and the use of AI technology with ehealth wearables in different scenarios from screening to contact tracing. In the second category, we discuss the problems and solutions with respect to utilizing these wearables globally. This systematic review provides an extensive overview of wearable systems for the remote management and automated assessment of COVID-19, taking into account the reliability and acceptability of the implemented technologies.

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Trajectories of psychological distress during the COVID‐19 pandemic among community‐dwelling older adults in Quebec: A longitudinal study

Matovic

Grenier

Jauvin

et al. 2023

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Objective:The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated public health measures may increase the risk for psychological distress among vulnerable older adults. This longitudinal study aimed to identify predictors of psychological distress trajectories among community-dwelling older adults in Quebec, Canada. Methods:The study spanned four time points across 13 months and three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample included 645 community-dwelling older adults ages 60 years and older in Quebec. Participants completed telephone-based interviews that included the Kessler 6-item Psychological Distress Scale (K6) to assess psychological distress at each time point as well as information on socioeconomic, medical, psychological and COVID-19 related factors. Group-based trajectory modelling was used to identify distinct trajectories of psychological distress across time.Results: Three group-based trajectories of psychological distress were identified: the resilient (50.5%), reactive (34.9%), and elevated distress groups (14.6%). Individuals with mobility issues, insomnia symptoms, COVID-19 related acute stress, general health anxiety, increased loneliness symptoms, and those unable to use technology to see others were more likely to be in the reactive and elevated groups than the resilient group. Those with past mental health problems had uniquely increased odds of being in the reactive group compared to the resilient group. Individuals living in poverty and those who reported taking psychotropic medication had increased odds of being in the elevated distress group compared to the resilient group. Conclusion:These findings characterized distinct trajectories of psychological distress in older adults and identified risk factors for elevated distress levels.

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Stress, physical activity, and screen‐related sedentary behaviour within the first month of the COVID‐19 pandemic

Cited by 40 publications

References 27 publications

Ontario adults’ health behaviors, mental health, and overall well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ontario adults’ health behaviors, mental health, and overall well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Rise of Wearable Devices during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Trajectories of psychological distress during the COVID‐19 pandemic among community‐dwelling older adults in Quebec: A longitudinal study

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