Lifestyle Habits and Mental Health in Light of the Two Covid-19 Pandemic Waves in Sweden, 2020

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ID15501780
AuthorsVictoria Blom (0000-0002-0079-124X, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences), Amanda Lönn (0000-0001-9833-8306, Karolinska University Hospital, corresponding author), Björn Ekblom (0000-0002-4030-5437, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences), Lena Kallings (0000-0002-3185-9702, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences), Daniel Väisänen (0000-0002-0958-0094, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences), Erik Hemmingsson (0000-0001-7335-3796, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences), Gunnar Andersson (0000-0001-8900-8903), Peter Wallin, Andreas Stenling (0000-0002-0834-1040, University of Agder), Örjan Ekblom (0000-0001-6058-4982, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences), Magnus Lindwall (0000-0002-2066-6235, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences), Jane Salier Eriksson (0000-0001-5213-4439, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences), Tobias Holmlund (0000-0001-7034-7227, Karolinska Institutet), Elin Ekblom‐Bak (0000-0002-3901-7833, Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue6
Pages3313-3313
Publication date2021-03-23
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/ijerph18063313
PMID33806951
OpenAlexW3137291216
LanguageEN
Citations received27
References cited20

The COVID-19 pandemic has become a public health emergency of international concern, which may have affected lifestyle habits and mental health. Based on national health profile assessments, this study investigated perceived changes of lifestyle habits in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and associations between perceived lifestyle changes and mental health in Swedish working adults. Among 5599 individuals (50% women, 46.3 years), the majority reported no change (sitting 77%, daily physical activity 71%, exercise 69%, diet 87%, alcohol 90%, and smoking 97%) due to the pandemic. Changes were more pronounced during the first wave (April-June) compared to the second (October-December). Women, individuals <60 years, those with a university degree, white-collar workers, and those with unhealthy lifestyle habits at baseline had higher odds of changing lifestyle habits compared to their counterparts. Negative changes in lifestyle habits and more time in a mentally passive state sitting at home were associated with higher odds of mental ill-health (including health anxiety regarding one's own and relatives' health, generalized anxiety and depression symptoms, and concerns regarding employment and economy). The results emphasize the need to support healthy lifestyle habits to strengthen the resilience in vulnerable groups of individuals to future viral pandemics and prevent health inequalities in society

Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depression (economics · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Mental health · Odds · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Public health · Sitting · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Gerontology

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