Exercise and screen time during the COVID-19 pandemic
Colley RC, Bushnik T, Langlois K
Health reports · 81 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2020-11-09 · Health Rep · vol. 31 · issue 6 · pp. 3–11
- Publisher
- National Institutes of Health
- Cited
- 149 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 18.0× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 0 works
- Access
- Open access (repository copy)
- Research areas
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Keywords
- physical activity, screen time, COVID-19 pandemic, outdoor exercise, indoor exercise, television viewing, internet use, video game use, mental health, health status, sex differences, lockdown, health perception
- MeSH
- humans, pneumonia, viral, coronavirus infections, exercise, mental health, adult, middle aged, canada, female, male, pandemics, betacoronavirus, screen time, covid-19, sars-cov-2
4 authors
From CA
- Statistics CanadaStatistics Canada
- Rachel C. ColleyStatistics Canada
- Tracey BushnikStatistics Canada
- Kellie A. Langlois
Abstract
Background
The objective of this paper is to describe the exercise and changes in screen time habits, and their relationship with health, among participants of the Canadian Perspectives Survey Series (CPSS).
Data and methods
Between March 29th and April 3rd 2020, CPSS participants (n = 4,524) reported whether they were exercising outdoors or indoors and whether they increased, decreased or maintained their TV, Internet and video game use. Participants also reported their self-perceived general and mental health.
Results
More women reported very good or excellent mental health if they were exercising outdoors (54%) compared with those who were not (41%). More women reported very good or excellent general health if they were exercising outdoors (75%) compared with those who were not (49%), with the same trend evident for those exercising indoors (69%) compared to those who were not (62%). More men (65%) and women (62%) rated their mental and general health as very good or excellent if they maintained or decreased TV time compared with those who increased TV time (57% and 43%, respectively), with the same evident for Internet use in women only (maintained/decreased: 61% versus increased: 44%). More men (63%) and women (52%) rated their mental health as very good or excellent if they maintained or decreased video game time compared with those who increased video game time (48% and 29%, respectively). More men and women reported very good or excellent mental and general health if they increased none or one type of screen and/or were exercising outdoors compared with those who increased 2 or 3 types of screens and who were not exercising outdoors, with the exception of general health among men.
Discussion
Maintaining opportunities for outdoor exercise and limiting screen time may promote better mental and general health during periods of confinement.
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