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Tier 3 — Observational / field trialPeer-reviewed

Daily Step Counts Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Among All of Us Research Participants

Stacy Desine, Hiral Master, Jeffrey Annis, Andrew Hughes, Dan M. Roden, Paul A. Harris, Evan L. Brittain

JAMA Network Open · 2023

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Summary

This cohort study analysed changes in physical activity, measured by daily step counts, among participants in the All of Us Research Program before and after the COVID-19 pandemic onset. The research documents pandemic-related shifts in population-level physical activity patterns in a US cohort. The findings contribute to understanding how the pandemic disrupted routine activity behaviours across diverse US populations.

UK applicability

Whilst conducted in the US context, pandemic-related reductions in physical activity were observed across multiple high-income countries including the United Kingdom, making the findings relevant for comparative public health assessment. UK researchers and policymakers may find the quantified step-count changes useful for contextualising similar activity shifts observed in British populations during 2020–2021.

Key measures

Daily step counts (pre- and post-COVID-19 onset)

Outcomes reported

The study measured changes in daily step counts among US research participants before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It likely reports comparative physical activity levels across these two periods.

Theme
Measurement & metrics
Subject
Measurement methods & nutrient profiling
Study type
Research
Study design
Observational cohort
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
United States
System type
Other
DOI
10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.3526
Catalogue ID
BFmoso8xrl-tp0v9i

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