Outdoor Activity Associated with Higher Self-Reported Emotional Well-Being During COVID-19

Shifts in activity patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic might have impacted the benefits of outdoor activities for mental health. By leveraging an existing mobile application, we collected self-reported data on daily outdoor activities, emotional well-being, and the influence of COVID-19 on partici...

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Autores principales: Fernandez, M. Pilar, Ernst, Kacey C., Bron, Gebbiena M., Berry, Kevin, Diuk-Wasser, Maria A., Hayden, Mary H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2022
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9186007/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35687197
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-022-01598-4
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author Fernandez, M. Pilar
Ernst, Kacey C.
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Berry, Kevin
Diuk-Wasser, Maria A.
Hayden, Mary H.
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description Shifts in activity patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic might have impacted the benefits of outdoor activities for mental health. By leveraging an existing mobile application, we collected self-reported data on daily outdoor activities, emotional well-being, and the influence of COVID-19 on participant’s outdoor activity levels during April–July 2020. Individuals reporting outdoor activities, in greenspaces or in their residence, had higher well-being scores and this effect increased with age. Self-reported impacts of COVID-19 on emotional well-being were associated with lower well-being scores. This work suggests that outdoor activities may have improved mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10393-022-01598-4.
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spelling pubmed-91860072022-06-10 Outdoor Activity Associated with Higher Self-Reported Emotional Well-Being During COVID-19 Fernandez, M. Pilar Ernst, Kacey C. Bron, Gebbiena M. Berry, Kevin Diuk-Wasser, Maria A. Hayden, Mary H. Ecohealth Short Communication Shifts in activity patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic might have impacted the benefits of outdoor activities for mental health. By leveraging an existing mobile application, we collected self-reported data on daily outdoor activities, emotional well-being, and the influence of COVID-19 on participant’s outdoor activity levels during April–July 2020. Individuals reporting outdoor activities, in greenspaces or in their residence, had higher well-being scores and this effect increased with age. Self-reported impacts of COVID-19 on emotional well-being were associated with lower well-being scores. This work suggests that outdoor activities may have improved mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10393-022-01598-4. Springer US 2022-06-10 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC9186007/ /pubmed/35687197 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-022-01598-4 Text en © EcoHealth Alliance 2022 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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