Department of Environmental Health, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 20;20(3):1964. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20031964.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant changes in every aspect of our lives. Because of the measures imposed, people were only allowed to leave their homes for certain purposes, and all types of cultural and sports events were canceled. Climbers were greatly affected by these limited options for regular physical activity outside of the home environment. Little is known about the crisis' effects on the climbing community in German-speaking regions. Thus, we surveyed 1028 German-speaking climbers (mean age 34.6 years, SD 10.4; 50.4% females) from December 2020 to February 2021. A cross-sectional online survey collected data on climbing frequency and preferences as well as levels of life satisfaction, using the standardized Short Life Satisfaction Questionnaire for Lockdowns (SLSQL) before and during the crisis. Results showed that due to the pandemic, study subjects climbed less frequently, preferred outdoor locations to climb, and showed decreased life satisfaction scores (21%, (d = 0.87, < 0.001). In conclusion, these findings highlighted that the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative effect on climbing sports activities and life satisfaction in this study sample. To preserve physical and mental health, indoor and outdoor sport activities should be continued as much as possible with reasonable hygiene concepts in place.
新冠疫情对我们生活的各个方面都产生了重大影响。由于采取了措施，人们只能出于某些特定目的离开家，所有类型的文化和体育活动都被取消了。这些对户外运动环境的限制对攀岩者的日常体育活动选择产生了极大的影响。目前，人们对德语区攀岩者受到的危机影响知之甚少。因此，我们在 2020 年 12 月至 2021 年 2 月期间对 1028 名讲德语的攀岩者（平均年龄 34.6 岁，标准差为 10.4；女性占 50.4%）进行了调查。采用标准化的《封锁期间短生命满意度问卷》（SLSQL），我们在疫情前和疫情期间收集了关于攀岩频率和偏好以及生活满意度水平的数据。结果表明，由于疫情，研究对象的攀岩频率降低，更喜欢在户外攀岩，并且生活满意度评分降低（21%，(d = 0.87， < 0.001）。总之，这些发现表明，新冠疫情对该研究样本的攀岩运动和生活满意度产生了负面影响。为了保持身心健康，应尽可能继续进行室内和室外运动，同时要采取合理的卫生概念。
