People living in disadvantaged areas faced greater challenges in staying active and using recreational facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Academic Article

abstract

• This study aimed to understand the perceived effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity, recreation walking, and use of recreational facilities; and if the COVID-19 pandemic amplified disparities in physical activity, recreational walking, and use of recreational facilities related to the levels of neighborhood disadvantage. Recreational walking and the use of neighborhood streets and green spaces significantly decreased in high deprivation areas but not in low deprivation areas during the pandemic. While COVID-19 has negatively affected overall recreational activities, the inequitable impact on recreational walking and use of outdoor recreational facilities has been more evident in disadvantaged neighborhoods with greater deprivation.

authors

• Lee, Chanam
• Lee, Sungmin
• Li, Wei
• Ory, Marcia

published proceedings

• Health Place

author list (cited authors)

• Lee, S., Lee, C., Xu, M., Li, W., & Ory, M.

citation count

• 1

complete list of authors

• Lee, Sungmin||Lee, Chanam||Xu, Minjie||Li, Wei||Ory, Marcia

publication date

• January 2022

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Health & Place  Journal

keywords

• Area Deprivation
• Covid-19
• Environment Design
• Environmental Justice
• Humans
• Pandemics
• Physical Activity
• Recreation
• Recreational Walking
• Residence Characteristics
• Walking

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102805

start page

• 102805

end page

• 102805

volume

• 75

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102805