@article{a63f1dd177174397be4c1c8f677fca34,
title = "Outdoor Activity Associated with Higher Self-Reported Emotional Well-Being During COVID-19",
abstract = "Shifts in activity patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic might have impacted the benefits of outdoor activities for mental health. By leveraging an existing mobile application, we collected self-reported data on daily outdoor activities, emotional well-being, and the influence of COVID-19 on participant{\textquoteright}s outdoor activity levels during April–July 2020. Individuals reporting outdoor activities, in greenspaces or in their residence, had higher well-being scores and this effect increased with age. Self-reported impacts of COVID-19 on emotional well-being were associated with lower well-being scores. This work suggests that outdoor activities may have improved mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.",
keywords = "COVID-19, Mental health, Outdoor activities, Well-being",
author = "Fernandez, {M. Pilar} and Ernst, {Kacey C.} and Bron, {Gebbiena M.} and Kevin Berry and Diuk-Wasser, {Maria A.} and Hayden, {Mary H.}",
note = "Funding Information: This publication was supported by the Cooperative Agreements Number U01CK000509-01 and U01CK000505, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Science Foundation's Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (CNH2) program (Award #1924061). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the National Science Foundation. Funding Information: This publication was supported by the Cooperative Agreements Number U01CK000509-01 and U01CK000505, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Science Foundation's Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (CNH2) program (Award #1924061). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health and Human Services, or the National Science Foundation. We thank all participants for taking time to share their experiences, and we thank those who promoted The Tick App. We thank the University of Wisconsin Center for Health Enhancement System Services for continued support of The Tick App and the students, Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-borne Disease summer fellows, and colleagues, Megan Porter and Sandra Zapata for Tick App communications. Funding Information: We thank all participants for taking time to share their experiences, and we thank those who promoted The Tick App. We thank the University of Wisconsin Center for Health Enhancement System Services for continued support of The Tick App and the students, Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-borne Disease summer fellows, and colleagues, Megan Porter and Sandra Zapata for Tick App communications. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022, EcoHealth Alliance.",
year = "2022",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1007/s10393-022-01598-4",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "19",
pages = "154--158",
journal = "EcoHealth",
issn = "1612-9202",
publisher = "Springer New York",
number = "2",
}