Health behaviour changes during COVID-19 and the potential consequences: A mini-review
ORCID Identifiers
Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Journal of Health Psychology
Publication Date
8-1-2020
Abstract
© The Author(s) 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about profound changes to social behaviour. While calls to identify mental health effects that may stem from these changes should be heeded, there is also a need to examine potential changes with respect to health behaviours. Media reports have signalled dramatic shifts in sleep, substance use, physical activity and diet, which may have subsequent downstream mental health consequences. We briefly discuss the interplay between health behaviours and mental health, and the possible changes in these areas resulting from anti-pandemic measures. We also highlight a call for greater research efforts to address the short and long-term consequences of changes to health behaviours.
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ISSN
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Volume
25
Issue
9
First Page
1155
Last Page
1163
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
Keywords
COVID-19, diet, health behaviours, physical activity, sleep, social changes, substance use
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Recommended Citation
Arora, Teresa and Grey, Ian, "Health behaviour changes during COVID-19 and the potential consequences: A mini-review" (2020). All Works. 1836.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/1836
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yes
Open Access
yes
Open Access Type
Bronze: This publication is openly available on the publisher’s website but without an open license