- The stress of the pandemic and public health restrictions has negatively impacted many people’s mental health.
- Researchers surveyed over 11,000 people from 40 countries, with most responses coming from the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, and several other countries.
- People who spend less time outdoors during COVID-19 restrictions were more likely to a drop in sleep quality, physical activity time, and quality of life.
For many people, stay-at-home orders and other public health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically altered their daily routines.
This includes how much time they spent outdoors, which a new study suggests may have also impacted their sleep patterns and overall well-being.
“Social restrictions impaired all aspects of well-being, with sleep quality, quality of life, physical activity, and productivity deteriorating and screen time increasing [in the midpoint],” the authors wrote in a paper published September 21, 2021, in the
Source: healthline