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Changes in Health-Related Behaviours and Mental Health in a UK Public Sample during the First Set of COVID-19 Public Health Restrictions

Public health restrictions, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, have had potentially wide-ranging, unintended effects on health-related behaviours such as diet and physical activity and also affected mental health due to reduced social interactions. This study explored how health-related behaviour...

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Autores principales: Wilson, Jason J., Smith, Lee, Yakkundi, Anita, Jacob, Louis, Martin, Suzanne, Grabovac, Igor, McDermott, Daragh T., López-Bueno, Rubén, Barnett, Yvonne, Butler, Laurie T., Schuch, Felipe B., Armstrong, Nicola C., Tully, Mark A.
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8997575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35409642
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073959
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author Wilson, Jason J.
Smith, Lee
Yakkundi, Anita
Jacob, Louis
Martin, Suzanne
Grabovac, Igor
McDermott, Daragh T.
López-Bueno, Rubén
Barnett, Yvonne
Butler, Laurie T.
Schuch, Felipe B.
Armstrong, Nicola C.
Tully, Mark A.
author_facet Wilson, Jason J.
Smith, Lee
Yakkundi, Anita
Jacob, Louis
Martin, Suzanne
Grabovac, Igor
McDermott, Daragh T.
López-Bueno, Rubén
Barnett, Yvonne
Butler, Laurie T.
Schuch, Felipe B.
Armstrong, Nicola C.
Tully, Mark A.
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description Public health restrictions, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, have had potentially wide-ranging, unintended effects on health-related behaviours such as diet and physical activity and also affected mental health due to reduced social interactions. This study explored how health-related behaviours and mental health were impacted in a sample of the UK public during the first set of COVID-19 public health restrictions. Two online surveys were administered in the UK, one within the first three months of the restrictions (Timepoints 1 (T1—involving pre-pandemic recall) and 2/T2) and another ten weeks later (Timepoint 3/T3). Moderate–vigorous physical activity (MVPA), outdoor time, sitting time, screen time and sexual activity were self-reported. Diet was assessed using the Dietary Instrument for Nutrition Education questionnaire. Mental health was measured using the short-form Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale and Becks’ Anxiety and Depression Inventories. Differences between timepoints were explored using the Friedman, Wilcoxon signed-rank, McNemar and McNemar–Bowker tests. Two hundred and ninety-six adults (74% under 65 years old; 65% female) provided data across all timepoints. Between T1 and T2, MVPA, time outdoors and sexual activity decreased while sitting, and screen time increased (p < 0.05). Between T2 and T3, saturated fat intake, MVPA, time outdoors, and mental wellbeing increased while sitting, screen time and anxiety symptoms decreased (p < 0.05). This study found that depending on the level of COVID-19 public health restrictions in place, there appeared to be a varying impact on different health-related behaviours and mental health. As countries emerge from restrictions, it is prudent to direct necessary resources to address these important public health issues.
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spelling pubmed-89975752022-04-12 Changes in Health-Related Behaviours and Mental Health in a UK Public Sample during the First Set of COVID-19 Public Health Restrictions Wilson, Jason J. Smith, Lee Yakkundi, Anita Jacob, Louis Martin, Suzanne Grabovac, Igor McDermott, Daragh T. López-Bueno, Rubén Barnett, Yvonne Butler, Laurie T. Schuch, Felipe B. Armstrong, Nicola C. Tully, Mark A. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Public health restrictions, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, have had potentially wide-ranging, unintended effects on health-related behaviours such as diet and physical activity and also affected mental health due to reduced social interactions. This study explored how health-related behaviours and mental health were impacted in a sample of the UK public during the first set of COVID-19 public health restrictions. Two online surveys were administered in the UK, one within the first three months of the restrictions (Timepoints 1 (T1—involving pre-pandemic recall) and 2/T2) and another ten weeks later (Timepoint 3/T3). Moderate–vigorous physical activity (MVPA), outdoor time, sitting time, screen time and sexual activity were self-reported. Diet was assessed using the Dietary Instrument for Nutrition Education questionnaire. Mental health was measured using the short-form Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale and Becks’ Anxiety and Depression Inventories. Differences between timepoints were explored using the Friedman, Wilcoxon signed-rank, McNemar and McNemar–Bowker tests. Two hundred and ninety-six adults (74% under 65 years old; 65% female) provided data across all timepoints. Between T1 and T2, MVPA, time outdoors and sexual activity decreased while sitting, and screen time increased (p < 0.05). Between T2 and T3, saturated fat intake, MVPA, time outdoors, and mental wellbeing increased while sitting, screen time and anxiety symptoms decreased (p < 0.05). This study found that depending on the level of COVID-19 public health restrictions in place, there appeared to be a varying impact on different health-related behaviours and mental health. As countries emerge from restrictions, it is prudent to direct necessary resources to address these important public health issues. MDPI 2022-03-26 /pmc/articles/PMC8997575/ /pubmed/35409642 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073959 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Jacob, Louis
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Grabovac, Igor
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López-Bueno, Rubén
Barnett, Yvonne
Butler, Laurie T.
Schuch, Felipe B.
Armstrong, Nicola C.
Tully, Mark A.
Changes in Health-Related Behaviours and Mental Health in a UK Public Sample during the First Set of COVID-19 Public Health Restrictions
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title_sort changes in health-related behaviours and mental health in a uk public sample during the first set of covid-19 public health restrictions
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8997575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35409642
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073959
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