- Title
- A Qualitative Study Exploring People's Experience With the Multicomponent Community-Based Physical Activity Intervention ecofit During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Creator
- Jansson, Anna K.; Lubans, David R.; Smith, Jordan J.; Duncan, Mitch J.; Hansen, Vibeke; Plotnikoff, Ronald C.
- Relation
- NHMRC.APP1134914 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1134914 & APP1141606 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1141606
- Relation
- Journal of Physical Activity and health Vol. 19, Issue 3, p. 168-176
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2021-0591
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- Background: The COVID-19 global pandemic greatly impacted lifestyles and physical activity routines. This study explored how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted participant experience and motivation in ecofit, a large, community-based, multicomponent intervention that supports aerobic and resistance-based physical activity using publicly available, outdoor exercise facilities and smartphone technology. Methods: Fifteen participants from the intervention arm of the study were interviewed. Audiotaped telephone interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed by a researcher uninvolved in the intervention. Through an inductive thematic approach, data were coded and organized into themes. The quantitative measure of participant smartphone application engagement was used as a classification during analysis. Results: Several themes representing participants’ experience of the COVID-19 pandemic in their engagement with ecofit, overall physical activity levels, motivation to exercise, and perception and usage of outdoor gym facilities were identified. Conclusion: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical trials is beginning to emerge. Although the present study showed a mixed impact of the pandemic on participation in the ecofit program, the overall implications for the intervention are yet to be determined. Interestingly, although a large review found a negative impact of COVID-19 on physical activity, this sample reported an overall increase.
- Subject
- mHealth; outdoor gyms; resistance training; pandemic; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1468729
- Identifier
- uon:48087
- Identifier
- ISSN:1543-3080
- Language
- eng
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