Physical Activity, Mental Health and Wellbeing during the First COVID-19 Containment in New Zealand: A Cross-Sectional Study

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dc.citation.issue22
dc.citation.volume18
dc.contributor.authorO'Brien WJ
dc.contributor.authorBadenhorst CE
dc.contributor.authorDraper N
dc.contributor.authorBasu A
dc.contributor.authorElliot CA
dc.contributor.authorHamlin MJ
dc.contributor.authorBatten J
dc.contributor.authorLambrick D
dc.contributor.authorFaulkner J
dc.coverage.spatialSwitzerland
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-17T23:45:53Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T01:41:27Z
dc.date.available2021-11-16
dc.date.available2023-08-17T23:45:53Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T01:41:27Z
dc.date.issued2021-11
dc.date.updated2023-08-17T23:24:20Z
dc.descriptionCopyright: © 2021 by the authors.en_US
dc.description.abstractStrategies implemented worldwide to contain COVID-19 outbreaks varied in severity across different countries, and established a new normal for work and school life (i.e., from home) for many people, reducing opportunities for physical activity. Positive relationships of physical activity with both mental and physical health are well recognised, and therefore the aim was to ascertain how New Zealand’s lockdown restrictions impacted physical activity, mental health and wellbeing. Participants (n = 4007; mean ± SD: age 46.5 ± 14.7 years, 72% female, 80.7% New Zealand European) completed (10–26 April 2020) an online amalgamated survey (Qualtrics): International Physical Activity Questionnaire: Short Form; Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-9; World Health Organisation-Five Well-Being Index; Stages of Change Scale. Positive dose–response relationships between physical activity levels and wellbeing scores were demonstrated for estimates that were unadjusted (moderate activity OR 3.79, CI 2.88–4.92; high activity OR 8.04, CI 6.07–10.7) and adjusted (confounding variables: age, gender, socioeconomic status, time sitting and co-morbidities) (moderate activity 1.57, CI 1.11–2.52; high activity 2.85, CI 1.97–4.14). The study results support previous research demonstrating beneficial effects of regular physical activity on mental health and wellbeing. Governments may use these results to promote meeting physical activity guidelines in order to protect mental health and wellbeing during the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and future pandemics.
dc.format.extent12036-
dc.identifierARTN 12036
dc.identifierijerph182212036
dc.identifierhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34831789
dc.identifier.citationO'Brien WJ, Badenhorst CE, Draper N, Basu A, Elliot CA, Hamlin MJ, Batten J, Lambrick D, Faulkner J. (2021). Physical Activity, Mental Health and Wellbeing during the First COVID-19 Containment in New Zealand: A Cross-Sectional Study.. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 18. 22. (pp. 12036-).
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph182212036
dc.identifier.eissn1660-4601
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/19972
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI (Basel, Switzerland)
dc.relation.isPartOfInt J Environ Res Public Health
dc.rightsCC BYen_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectanxiety
dc.subjectcoronavirus
dc.subjectdepression
dc.subjectexercise
dc.subjectlifestyle behaviour change
dc.subjectpandemic
dc.subjectphysical distancing
dc.subjectwellness
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectCommunicable Disease Control
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectExercise
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2
dc.titlePhysical Activity, Mental Health and Wellbeing during the First COVID-19 Containment in New Zealand: A Cross-Sectional Study
dc.typeJournal article
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