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The change in exergaming from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults : longitudinal study
O’Loughlin, Erin K.; Sabiston, Catherine M.; O'Rourke, Roxy H.; Bélanger, Mathieu; Sylvestre, Marie-Pierre; O'Loughlin, Jennifer (JMIR Publications, 2023-05-22)Background: Exergaming may be an important option to support an active lifestyle, especially during pandemics. Objective: Our objectives were (1) to explore whether change in exergaming status (stopped, started or sustained exergaming, or never ... -
A longitudinal study of change in substance use from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic in young adults
Sylvestre, Marie-Pierre; Tchouangue Dinkou, Gillis Delmas; Naja, Mounia; Riglea, Teodora; Pelekanakis, Annie; Bélanger, Mathieu; Maximova, Katerina; Mowat, David; Paradis, Gilles (Elsevier, 2022-01-06)Introduction We assessed change in substance use from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic in young adults and identified factors associated with initiation/increase in use. Methods The sample comprised young adults from a longitudinal investigation ... -
Stable physical activity patterns predominate in a longitudinal study of physical activity among young adults in Canada from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic
O’Loughlin, Erin K.; Riglea, Teodora; Sylvestre, Marie-Pierre; Pelekanakis, Annie; Sabiston, Catherine M.; Bélanger, Mathieu; O’Loughlin, Jennifer (Elsevier, 2022-03-29)We examined change in walking, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and meeting MVPA guidelines from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic, and identified factors associated with newly meeting and no longer meeting MVPA guidelines during ... -
Symptoms of depression and anxiety increased marginally from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults in Canada
Sylvestre, Marie-Pierre; Tchouangue Dinkou, Gillis Delmas; Armasu, Alexia; Pelekanakis, Annie; Plourde, Vickie; Bélanger, Mathieu; Maximova, Katerina; Thombs, Brett D.; O’Loughlin, Jennifer (Nature research, 2022-09-26)We documented changes in depressive and anxiety symptoms from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults and investigated whether changes differed across participant characteristics. Data were available in an investigation of 1294 grade ...