La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria.
Health Promotion Department, Bendigo Health Care Group, Bendigo, Victoria.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2021 Apr;45(2):133-137. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13089. Epub 2021 Mar 8.
This paper explores the experiences of individuals who reported substantially decreasing physical activity (PA) as a result of COVID-19 and sought coaching support to increase PA.
A qualitative study using phenomenological analysis. Eight individuals participated in semi-structured interviews that focused on their experiences of decreasing PA as a result of physical distancing measures, and why they sought PA coaching to overcome these issues. Responses were analysed thematically.
The participants reported markedly decreasing their PA following the enactment of physical distancing measures. The inability to subsequently engage in regular PA was a source of frustration for participants. Interview analysis revealed two themes that contributed to the understanding of why these individuals felt they needed PA coaching to increase PA; namely, a desire for both listening support and PA self-regulation support.
The individuals who decreased PA due to COVID-19 desired an autonomy-supportive counselling style, centred on listening support and self-regulatory support. Online PA interventions were not highlighted as strategies to overcome PA barriers. Implications for public health: The effect of physical distancing measures on the determinants of overall PA is important, particularly if prolonged physical distancing is required.
本文探讨了因 COVID-19 而大幅减少体力活动（PA）并寻求教练支持以增加 PA 的个人的经验。
一项使用现象学分析的定性研究。八名参与者参加了半结构化访谈，重点是他们因身体距离措施而减少 PA 的经历，以及他们为何寻求 PA 教练来克服这些问题。通过主题分析来分析答复。
参与者报告说，在实施身体距离措施后，他们的 PA 明显减少。随后无法进行常规 PA 是参与者感到沮丧的一个原因。访谈分析揭示了两个主题，有助于理解为什么这些人认为他们需要 PA 教练来增加 PA；即，既需要倾听支持，也需要 PA 自我调节支持。
因 COVID-19 而减少 PA 的人希望采用以倾听支持和自我调节支持为中心的自主支持型咨询方式。在线 PA 干预措施并未被突出为克服 PA 障碍的策略。对公共卫生的影响：身体距离措施对总体 PA 决定因素的影响很重要，特别是如果需要长时间的身体距离。
