Effect of a Park-Based Physical Activity Intervention on Psychological Wellbeing at the Time of COVID-19.

Autor: Toselli S; Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy., Bragonzoni L; Department of Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy., Grigoletto A; Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy., Masini A; Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy., Marini S; Department of Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy., Barone G; Department of Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy., Pinelli E; Department of Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy., Zinno R; Department of Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy., Mauro M; Department of Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy., Pilone PL; Department of Public Health, AUSL di Bologna, 40124 Bologna, Italy., Arduini S; Department of Public Health, AUSL di Bologna, 40124 Bologna, Italy., Galli S; Department of Public Health, AUSL di Bologna, 40124 Bologna, Italy., Vitiello M; Department of Public Health, AUSL di Bologna, 40124 Bologna, Italy., Vicentini B; Culture and City Promotion Department, Municipality of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy., Boldrini G; Culture and City Promotion Department, Municipality of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy., Musti MA; Department of Public Health, AUSL di Bologna, 40124 Bologna, Italy., Pandolfi P; Department of Public Health, AUSL di Bologna, 40124 Bologna, Italy., Liberti M; Department of Public Health, AUSL di Bologna, 40124 Bologna, Italy., Astorino G; Department of Public Health, AUSL di Bologna, 40124 Bologna, Italy., Maietta Latessa P; Department of Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 47921 Rimini, Italy., Dallolio L; Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2022 May 16; Vol. 19 (10). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 16.
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106028
Abstrakt: Practicing regular physical activity in green spaces has been invocated as a promising strategy for improving wellbeing in urban settings. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of a structured park-based physical activity intervention, the “Moving Parks” project, on citizens’ wellbeing at the time of COVID-19. The intervention was carried out in six public parks in Bologna (Italy) and administered by qualified instructors (from May 2021 to September 2021). The Psychological General Well Being Index short form questionnaire was administered before and after the three months of outdoor activities. A total of 328 participants completed the questionnaire at the beginning and at the end of the project. In September 2021, all psychosocial domains of the questionnaire (anxiety, depressed mood, self-control, positive well-being, vitality energy, and vitality-tiredness) significantly improved in the female sample (p value < 0.01) and only the last two in the male sample (p value < 0.05). The “Moving Parks” project seems to be able to improve citizens’ psychological wellbeing, particularly in women.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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