Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in People with Spinal Cord Injury: Mitigation Strategies During COVID-19 on Behalf of ACSM-EIM and HL-PIVOT
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Amber Vermeesch, Associate Professor of Nursing (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
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.
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in People with Spinal Cord Injury: Mitigation Strategies During COVID-19 on Behalf of ACSM-EIM and HL-PIVOT
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Disability and Health Journal, 15(1)
- Language: English
- Date: 2021
- Keywords
- sedentary behavior reduction, covid-19, physical activity, spinal cord injury, socio-ecological model