COVID-19 stressors, wellbeing and health behaviours: a cross-sectional study.

Autor:	Bell LM; Centre for Intelligent Healthcare, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK., Smith R; Business Intelligence Team, Warwickshire County Council, Warwick CV34 4RL, UK., van de Venter EC; Public Health Team, Warwickshire County Council, Warwick, CV34 4RL and NHS Coventry & Warwickshire CCG, Warwick CV34 4DE, UK., Shuttleworth C; Public Health Team, Warwickshire County Council, Warwick, CV34 4RL, UK., Wilson K; Public Health Team, Warwickshire County Council, Warwick, CV34 4RL, UK., Lycett D; Centre for Intelligent Healthcare, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of public health (Oxford, England) [J Public Health (Oxf)] 2021 Sep 22; Vol. 43 (3), pp. e453-e461.
DOI:	10.1093/pubmed/fdab241
Abstrakt:	Background: Following the implementation of pandemic response measures, concerns arose regarding the impact for population health and wellbeing. Methods: This study reports findings from a survey (N = 2510) conducted in Warwickshire (UK) during August and September 2020, and for the first time investigates behaviours which may worsen or mitigate the association between COVID-19-related stressors and wellbeing. Results: Increased stressors were associated with lower mental wellbeing and higher loneliness. Participants with a mental health condition reported lower wellbeing, as did younger groups, women and participants not in employment. To cope with restrictions, more participants engaged in healthier behaviours over unhealthy behaviours, and relaxing reduced the association between stressors and poor wellbeing. Some participants reported increasing alcohol and unhealthy dietary behaviours to cope with restrictions, however, these behaviours did not mitigate the impact of COVID-19 stressors and were instead negatively associated with wellbeing. Around half of participants helped neighbours during the pandemic, a behaviour positively associated with wellbeing particularly among older adults. Conclusion: These findings contribute understanding about how various positive and negative health behaviours may mitigate or worsen the impact of COVID-19 on wellbeing, and how public health interventions may effectively target behaviours and groups in similar populations. (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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