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

Daniel VäisänenMagnus LindwallVictoria BlomAndreas StenlingAndreas StenlingBjörn EkblomÖRjan EkblomElin Ekblom-bakPeter WallinJane Salier ErikssonLena KallingsAmanda LönnGunnar AnderssonTobias HolmlundErik Hemmingsson

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AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtymedia_common.quotation_subjectlcsh:Medicinephysical activityAnxietySittingArticlesmokingOddsHabitsEnvironmental healthPandemicMedicineHumansLife StylePandemicsDepression (differential diagnoses)media_commonSwedenbusiness.industryalcoholSARS-CoV-2Public healthallergologylcsh:RsittingCOVID-19Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and EpidemiologyVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Idrettsmedisinske fag: 850Mental healthFolkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologihealth anxietyCross-Sectional StudiesdepressionAnxietyFemalePsychological resiliencesense organsmedicine.symptombusinessdietmental health

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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 &lt

10.3390/ijerph18063313http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063313