The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on socioeconomic differences in physical activity behavior: Evidence from the Lifelines COVID-19 cohort study

Boer, Willem de; Mierau, Jochen O.; Schoemaker, Jelle; Viluma, Laura; Koning, Ruud H.

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106823

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“…In contrast with systematic reviews that have described reduced physical activity [ 11 , 13 ] in the UK population during the pandemic, we observed a slight overall increase in self-reported attempts to increase physical activity. Attempts to lose weight appeared to diminish over time in our study, in line with previous studies that reported increased behaviours related to weight gain [ 10 – 12 ].…”

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“…Recent systematic reviews report a seemingly negative impact of the pandemic on health behaviours, with greater sedentary time [ 10 , 11 ], increased snacking [ 12 ] and decreased physical activity [ 11 , 13 ] associated with weight gain [ 12 , 14 ]. However, over three-quarters of studies included in these reviews used a cross-sectional design, limiting the inferences that can be drawn regarding health behaviour change due to the pandemic [ 10 – 14 ].…”

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“…Evidence points to the unequal burden of COVID-19, with higher infection rates and worse outcomes among people with smoking histories, people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those in lower socioeconomic groups [ 21 , 22 ]. Significant disparities in engagement with health behaviours have also been observed, including a possible polarising effect of alcohol consumption [ 23 ] higher rates of high-risk drinking among women and people from lower socioeconomic groups [ 10 ], and decreased levels of physical activity among lower socioeconomic groups [ 11 ], with more barriers to accessing healthy food among low-income groups during the pandemic [ 24 ].…”

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Health behaviour change among UK adults during the pandemic: findings from the COVID-19 cancer attitudes and behaviours study

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Background COVID-19 related lockdowns may have affected engagement in health behaviours among the UK adult population. This prospective observational study assessed socio-demographic patterning in attempts to change and maintain a range of health behaviours and changes between two time points during the pandemic. Methods Adults aged 18 years and over (n = 4,978) were recruited using Dynata (an online market research platform) and the HealthWise Wales platform, supplemented through social media advertising. Online surveys were conducted in August/September 2020 when lockdown restrictions eased in the UK following the first major UK lockdown (survey phase 1) and in February/March 2021 during a further national lockdown (survey phase 2). Measures derived from the Cancer Awareness Measure included self-reported attempts to reduce alcohol consumption, increase fruit/vegetable consumption, increase physical activity, lose weight and reduce/stop smoking. Multivariable logistic regressions were used to assess individual health behaviour change attempts over time, adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, employment and education. Results Around half of participants in survey phase 1 reported trying to increase physical activity (n = 2607, 52.4%), increase fruit/vegetables (n = 2445, 49.1%) and lose weight (n = 2413, 48.5%), with 19.0% (n = 948) trying to reduce alcohol consumption among people who drink. Among the 738 participants who smoked, 51.5% (n = 380) were trying to reduce and 27.4% (n = 202) to stop smoking completely. Most behaviour change attempts were more common among women, younger adults and minority ethnic group participants. Efforts to reduce smoking (aOR: 0.98, 95% CI: 0.82–1.17) and stop smoking (aOR: 0.98, 95% CI: 0.80–1.20) did not differ significantly in phase 2 compared to phase 1. Similarly, changes over time in attempts to improve other health behaviours were not statistically significant: physical activity (aOR: 1.07; 95% CI: 0.99–1.16); weight loss (aOR: 0.95; 95% CI: 0.90–1.00); fruit/vegetable intake (aOR: 0.98, 95% CI: 0.91–1.06) and alcohol use (aOR: 1.32, 95% CI: 0.92–1.91). Conclusion A substantial proportion of participants reported attempts to change health behaviours in the initial survey phase. However, the lack of change observed over time indicated that overall motivation to engage in healthy behaviours was sustained among the UK adult population, from a period shortly after the first lockdown toward the end of the second prolonged lockdown.

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Health behaviour change among UK adults during the pandemic: findings from the COVID-19 cancer attitudes and behaviours study

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“…Consistently with general population, during pandemic BMI increased [27] , [37] , physical activity decreased [27] , [38] as sleep hours per night and sleep quality [39] . Psychiatric scales reported a worsening in depressive and anxiety symptoms [16] .…”

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COVID-19 pandemic impact on people with diabetes: results from a large representative sample of Italian older adults

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Bossi²,

Derosa³

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“…This requires specific analysis at the country level of the sports sector and industry, but empirical studies to date have only considered the distributional effects of this pandemic on some professional leagues [10,11], mainly on football [4,12,13]. Finally, there is evidence of a drastic worldwide reduction in physical activity (PA) rates during the pandemic [14], increasing socio-economic differences in sport participation [15], modifying the type of PA and sports performed [16] as well as poorer physical and mental health associated with changes in physical and sedentary behaviour [17].…”

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Measuring the Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the UK’s Leisure and Sport during the 2020 Lockdown

2021

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This research evaluates the effect of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic on sport Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and consumer expenditure in the leisure sector in the United Kingdom (UK). The leisure sector is divided into leisure at home and away from home, examining in this way the different patterns that emerged because of the national lockdown in 2020. The effect on sport GDP is examined using the Office for National Statistics (ONS) surveys and the UK Sport Satellite Account (SSA). The study found that, because of its reliance on human contact, sport GDP is likely to decline by more than twice the rate of the overall economy. Furthermore, this finding is consistent with the 2020 consumer expenditure on leisure that shows increases in spending on home leisure but also a huge decline in spending on out-of-home entertainment. The decline in GDP is extremely likely to put pressure on profit margins and hence threaten the survival of private enterprises, raising issues of sustainability under conditions of a pandemic. Increases in long-term public funding for reducing sport inequalities should be considered along with short-term relief packages for the sport sector. Additional policy suggestions are offered to address these issues.

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The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on socioeconomic differences in physical activity behavior: Evidence from the Lifelines COVID-19 cohort study

Cited by 28 publications

References 30 publications

Health behaviour change among UK adults during the pandemic: findings from the COVID-19 cancer attitudes and behaviours study

Health behaviour change among UK adults during the pandemic: findings from the COVID-19 cancer attitudes and behaviours study

COVID-19 pandemic impact on people with diabetes: results from a large representative sample of Italian older adults

Measuring the Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the UK’s Leisure and Sport during the 2020 Lockdown

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