Physical activity and sedentary behavior in people with spinal cord injury: Mitigation strategies during COVID-19 on behalf of ACSM-EIM and HL-PIVOT. Issue 1 (January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bates, Lauren C.; Conners, Ryan; Zieff, Gabriel; Adams, Nathan T.; Edgar, Kyle M.; Stevens, Sandra; Faghy, Mark A.; Arena, Ross; Vermeesch, Amber; Joseph, Rodney P.; Keith, NiCole; Stoner, Lee
• Is Part Of: Disability and health journal. Volume 15:Issue 1(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-01
• Subjects: Sedentary behavior reduction -- COVID-19 -- Physical activity -- Spinal cord injury -- Socio-ecological model; People with disabilities -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; Health education -- Periodicals; Disabled Persons -- Periodicals; Health Education -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 362.4
• DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101177
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1936-6574

Abstract

Abstract: People with spinal cord injury (SCI) face unique challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, including greater risk of poor COVID-19-related outcomes, increased social isolation, and restricted access to important services. Furthermore, COVID-19 related restrictions have decreased already low levels of physical activity (PA) in this population. Therefore, the purpose of this commentary is to: 1) address the impact of COVID-19 on PA and sedentary behavior (SB) in people with SCI; 2) provide potential SB reduction strategies to guide future research; and 3) provide recommendations to increase PA and reduce SB on behalf of the American College of Sports Medicine Exercise is Medicine (ACSM-EIM) and Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) using a social-ecological model targeting the individual-, social environment-, physical environment-, and policy-level determinants of behavior in people with SCI.