Daragh T. McDermott

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the literature that investigated differences in physical activity and sedentary behaviour before vs during the COVID-19 lockdown was presented, with the majority of studies reporting decreases in physical activities and increases in sedentary behaviours during their respective lockdowns across several populations.

TL;DR: In this sample of UK adults self-isolating/social distancing females, younger age groups, those with a lower annual income, current smokers and those with physical multimorbidity were associated with higher levels of poor mental health.

TL;DR: In the present sample of UK adults social distancing owing to COVID-19 those who were physically active have better overall mental health, and the direction of the association cannot be inferred.

TL;DR: Interventions to promote health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic should consider positive sexual health messages in mitigating the detrimental health consequences in relation to self-isolation/social distancing and should target those with the lowest levels of sexual activity.

TL;DR: More than one in six UK adults increased their alcohol consumption during lockdown and a higher proportion of these were younger adults compared to older adults as discussed by the authors, indicating that increased alcohol consumption was associated with poor overall mental health, increased depressive symptoms and lower mental wellbeing.