School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University, Auckland 0632, New Zealand.
School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov 16;18(22):12036. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182212036.
Strategies 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 ( = 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.
为控制 COVID-19 疫情而在全球范围内实施的策略在不同国家的严重程度有所不同，为许多人建立了工作和学校生活的新常态（即在家），减少了体育活动的机会。体育活动与身心健康都有积极的关系，这是得到充分认可的，因此，研究的目的是确定新西兰的封锁限制对体育活动、心理健康和幸福感的影响。参与者（=4007；平均年龄±标准差：46.5±14.7 岁，72%为女性，80.7%为新西兰欧洲人）在 2020 年 4 月 10 日至 26 日期间完成了一项在线综合调查（Qualtrics）：国际体力活动问卷：短表；抑郁、焦虑和压力量表-9；世界卫生组织-五项幸福指数；改变阶段量表。在未调整（中度活动 OR3.79，CI2.88-4.92；高度活动 OR8.04，CI6.07-10.7）和调整（混杂变量：年龄、性别、社会经济地位、久坐时间和共病）的情况下，体育活动水平与幸福感得分之间存在正剂量反应关系（中度活动 1.57，CI1.11-2.52；高度活动 2.85，CI1.97-4.14）。研究结果支持了之前的研究，表明定期体育活动对心理健康和幸福感有有益的影响。政府可以利用这些结果来促进满足体育活动指南，以保护心理健康和幸福感，在持续的 COVID-19 限制和未来的大流行期间。
