Physical activity and mental health in individuals with multimorbidity during COVID-19: an explanatory sequential mixed-method study

Autor: Beth Stuart, Mari Carmen Portillo, Leire Ambrosio, James Faulkner, Jacqui H Morris, Danielle Lambrick, Eric Compton
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMJ Open, Vol 14, Iss 4 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079852
Popis: Objective To understand the physical activity and mental health of individuals living with long-term conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design A sequential explanatory mixed-methods study with two phases: phase 1: quantitative survey and phase 2: qualitative follow-up interviews.Setting For the quantitative phase, an online survey was launched in March 2021, using Microsoft Forms. For the qualitative phase, in-depth semistructured interviews were conducted via online.Participants 368 adults over 18 years old living in the UK with at least one long-term condition completed the survey. Interviews were conducted in a subsample of participants from the previous quantitative phase, with 26 people. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.Results Responses from the survey showed that people with one long-term condition were significantly more physically active and spent less time sitting, than those with two or more conditions, presenting with significantly higher well-being (p
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