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

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ID15470221
AuthorsStefania Toselli (0000-0001-5478-2499, University of Bologna), Laura Bragonzoni (0000-0002-4773-2300, University of Bologna), Alessia Grigoletto (0000-0002-3045-4420, University of Bologna), Alice Masini (0000-0003-1238-3777, University of Bologna, corresponding author), Sophie Marini (0000-0002-7025-4271, University of Bologna), Giuseppe Barone (0000-0003-2167-4269, University of Bologna), Erika Pinelli (0000-0001-7451-3739, University of Bologna), Raffaele Zinno (0000-0001-6797-6049, University of Bologna), Mario Mauro (0000-0002-8171-5096, University of Bologna, corresponding author), Pietro Loro Pilone (University of Bologna), Sonia Arduini (University of Bologna), Simona Galli (University of Bologna), Mauro Vitiello (University of Bologna), B Vicentini (0000-0002-2629-2799), Giorgia Boldrini (Culture and City Promotion Department, Municipality of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy), Muriel Assunta Musti (0000-0003-2230-346X, University of Bologna), Paolo Pandolfi (0009-0001-3482-0133, University of Bologna), Maurizio Liberti (University of Bologna), Gerardo Astorino (University of Bologna), Pasqualino Maietta Latessa (0000-0002-6525-0532, University of Bologna), Laura Dallolio (0000-0001-7555-9659, University of Bologna)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue10
Pages6028-6028
Publication date2022-05-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19106028
PMID35627565
OpenAlexW4280595444
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited49

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

Anxiety · Computer-assisted web interviewing · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Intervention (counseling · Mood · Psychiatry · Psychological well-being · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Sample (material · Vitality · Well-being · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Heat Island Mitigation · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Gerontology

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