Effect of lockdown on activities of daily living in built environment and well-being

In an effort to arrest the spread of COVID-19 infection, a nation-wide lockdown was declared in India in March 2020. To assess how personal built environment affected the citizens in the first few weeks, an explorative online survey was conducted, eliciting responses about the work habits before the lockdown, the psychological well-being, time spent in various activities, characteristics of those who worked from home, food and sleep patterns. We received 121 (76 male and 45 female) responses with an average age of 35.5 years (Max: 70, Min: 18, SD: 12.9). The major difference entailed by the lockdown was a reduction of time and distance of one commute to go to their workplace, which was an average of 30 minutes and 9.5 km respectively. In terms of diet, subjects who were vegetarian did not experience any difference, unlike those who were non-vegetarians (p<0.05). The result show an association of dependent variable of feeling in general with predictor variables of energy, pep, vitality and feel healthy to work during the pandemic situation, whereas the predictor variables of energy, pep, vitality, happy and satisfied personal life, feel healthy to work show association with dependent variable of feeling in general before lockdown with a significance of p><0.02 and R2 = 0.51 and R2=0.60 respectively. Among those who worked from home in constrained environments, people could find spaces and seem to adapt reasonably to built environment with employees showing preference working from bedrooms and students working from sitout spaces (p><0.05) . There was no change in the quality or quantity of sleep during the lockdown. This study in the early weeks of the lockdown documents the way in which individuals lived through it in terms of the built environment at home.><0.05). The result show an association of dependent variable of feeling in general with predictor variables of energy, pep, vitality and feel healthy to work during the pandemic situation, whereas the predictor variables of energy, pep, vitality, happy and satisfied personal life, feel healthy to work show association with dependent variable of feeling in general before lockdown with a significance of p<0.02 and R2 = 0.51 and R2=0.60 respectively. Among those who worked from home in constrained environments, people could find spaces and seem to adapt reasonably to built environment with employees showing preference working from bedrooms and students working from sitout spaces (p><0.05) . There was no change in the quality or quantity of sleep during the lockdown. This study in the early weeks of the lockdown documents the way in which individuals lived through it in terms of the built environment at home.><0.02 and R 2 = 0.51 and R 2 = 0.60 respectively. Among those who worked from home in constrained environments, people could find spaces and seem to adapt reasonably to built environment with employees showing preference working from bedrooms and students working from sitout spaces (p<0.05) . There was no change in the quality or quantity of sleep during the lockdown. This study in the early weeks of the lockdown documents the way in which individuals lived through it in terms of the built environment at home.><0.05). There was no change in the quality or quantity of sleep during the lockdown. This study in the early weeks of the lockdown documents the way in which individuals lived through it in terms of the built environment at home.

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Effect of lockdown on activities of daily living in the built environment and wellbeing

UCL Open Environment ◽

10.14324/111.444/ucloe.000017 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

Author(s):

Sudhir Kumar Pasala ◽

Lakshmi Gumpeny ◽

Madhu Kosuri ◽

Snehalatha Tippana ◽

Gumpeny R. Sridhar

Keyword(s):

Built Environment ◽

Daily Living ◽

Online Survey ◽

Personal Life ◽

Predictor Variables ◽

Psychological Wellbeing ◽

Built Environments ◽

Work Habits ◽

Constrained Environments ◽

Female Responses

In an effort to arrest the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, a nationwide lockdown was declared in India in March 2020. To assess how personal built environments affected the citizens in the first few weeks, an explorative online survey was conducted, eliciting responses about work habits before the lockdown, psychological wellbeing, time spent in various activities, characteristics of those who worked from home, and food and sleep patterns. We received 121 (76 male and 45 female) responses with an average age of 35.5 years [max: 70 years, min: 18 years, standard deviation (SD): 12.9 years]. The major difference caused by the lockdown was a reduction in the time taken and distance travelled of the commute to workplaces, which was an average of 30 minutes and 9.5 km, respectively. In terms of diet, subjects who were vegetarian did not experience any difference, unlike those who were non-vegetarians (p < 0.05). The results show an association of the dependent variable of ‘feeling in general’ with predictor variables of ‘energy, pep, vitality’ and ‘feel healthy to work’ during the pandemic, whereas the predictor variables of ‘energy, pep, vitality’, ‘happy and satisfied personal life’, ‘feel healthy to work’ show an association with the dependent variable of ‘feeling in general’ before the lockdown with a significance of p < 0.02 and R2 = 0.51 and R2 = 0.60, respectively. Among those who worked from home in constrained environments, people found spaces and seemed to adapt reasonably well to the built environment with employees showing a preference for working from bedrooms and students for working from ‘sit-out’ (outside) spaces (p < 0.05). There was no change in the quality or quantity of sleep during the lockdown. This study in the early weeks of the lockdown documents the way in which individuals lived through it in terms of the built environment at home.

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Effect of lockdown on activities of daily living in built environment and well-being

10.14324/111.444/000047.v3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sudhir Kumar Pasala ◽

Lakshmi Gumpeny ◽

Madhu Kosuri ◽

Snehalatha Tippana ◽

Gumpeny, R Sridhar

Keyword(s):

Built Environment ◽

Activities Of Daily Living ◽

Social Isolation ◽

Daily Living ◽

Online Survey ◽

Well Being ◽

Sleep Patterns ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Work Habits ◽

The Way

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Effect of lockdown on activities of daily living in built environment and well-being

10.14324/111.444/000047.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sudhir Kumar Pasala ◽

Lakshmi Gumpeny ◽

Madhu Kosuri ◽

Snehalatha Tippana ◽

Gumpeny, R Sridhar

Keyword(s):

Built Environment ◽

Activities Of Daily Living ◽

Social Isolation ◽

Daily Living ◽

Online Survey ◽

Well Being ◽

Sleep Patterns ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Work Habits ◽

The Way

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Effect of lockdown on activities of daily living in built environment and well-being

10.14324/111.444/000047.v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sudhir Kumar Pasala ◽

Lakshmi Gumpeny ◽

Madhu Kosuri ◽

Snehalatha Tippana ◽

Gumpeny, R Sridhar

Keyword(s):

Built Environment ◽

Activities Of Daily Living ◽

Social Isolation ◽

Daily Living ◽

Online Survey ◽

Well Being ◽

Sleep Patterns ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Work Habits ◽

The Way

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The Work-Life Balancing Act

International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals ◽

10.4018/ijhcitp.2021070101 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 1-20

Author(s):

Dhruva Pathak ◽

Vijayakumar Bharathi S. ◽

Padma Mala E.

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Work Productivity ◽

Well Being ◽

Personal Life ◽

Future Research ◽

New Ways Of Working ◽

Professional Attitude ◽

Work From Home ◽

The Impact

The study investigated the impact of mandatory work from home due COVID-19 on personal and professional lives of people with different demographics. Statistical analysis of an online survey data (N=237) reveals that the impact on personal life dimensions—healthy lifestyle, family bonding, and physical stress—does not differ across people within different demographics. However, impact on emotional well-being is sensitive to gender and industry groups. Family size is also an important demographic factor impacted upon personal life dimensions. Professional dimensions related to work productivity and adopting new ways of working does not differ across demographics except for occupational role. Dimensions related to new skill development and change in professional attitude does differ across occupational roles. The study concludes by stating future research directions for mandatory work from home situation, and prescription to post-COVID-19 strategies for organizations.

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Puppy love in the time of Corona: Dog ownership protects against loneliness for those living alone during the COVID-19 lockdown

International Journal of Social Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/0020764020944195 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 002076402094419 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jessica Lee Oliva ◽

Kim Louise Johnston

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Well Being ◽

Living Alone ◽

Unique Role ◽

Dog Ownership ◽

Pet Owner ◽

Qualitative Responses ◽

Mental Well Being ◽

At Home

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many countries enforcing a ‘lockdown’, whereby people are instructed to stay at home. Aim: The aim of this study was to capture the experience of such a lockdown in Australians living alone, with and without a dog or a cat. Method: Three hundred and eighty-four participants completed an online survey evaluating their levels of loneliness, mindfulness and mood. For participants who owned a dog or a cat, a measure of dog/cat interactions was also administered as well as two open-ended questions about how being a pet owner affected their experience of COVID-19 and how COVID-19 affected their pet. Results: Contrary to expectations, cat owners were found to be less mindful than non-owners and pet interactions did not account for levels of loneliness or levels of mindfulness. In line with our expectations, however, stress and depression positively predicted loneliness, while mindfulness and being a dog owner were protective against it. Insights from qualitative responses suggest that this might be due to the fact that dogs encourage a routine which involves getting out of the house and walking, which itself offers opportunities to socialise with other people doing the same thing. Conclusion: These findings add to the emerging literature on mental well-being during a lockdown and the unique role that pets play in their owners’ experiences.

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Exploring the views of planners and public health practitioners on integrating health evidence into spatial planning in England: a mixed-methods study

Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/pubmed/fdaa055 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Janet lge-Elegbede ◽

Paul Pilkington ◽

Emma L Bird ◽

Selena Gray ◽

Jennifer S Mindell ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Built Environment ◽

Spatial Planning ◽

Online Survey ◽

Local Authority ◽

Health Planning ◽

Well Being ◽

Local Health ◽

Health Resource

Abstract Background This study explored barriers and facilitators to integrating health evidence into spatial planning at local authority levels and examined the awareness and use of the Public Health England ‘Spatial Planning for Health’ resource. Methods A sequential exploratory mixed-methods design utilized in-depth semi-structured interviews followed by an online survey of public health, planning and other built environment professionals in England. Results Views from 19 individuals and 162 survey responses revealed high awareness and use of the Spatial Planning for Health resource, although public health professionals reported greater awareness and use than other professionals. Key barriers to evidence implementation included differences in interpretation and the use of ‘evidence’ between public health and planning professionals, lack of practical evidence to apply locally and lack of resource and staff capacity in local authorities. Key facilitators included integrating health into the design of local plans, articulating wider benefits to multiple stakeholders and simplifying presenting evidence (regarding language and accessibility). Conclusion The Spatial Planning for Health resource is a useful resource at local authority level. Further work is needed to maximize its use by built environment professionals. Public health teams need support, capacity and skills to ensure that local health and well-being priorities are integrated into local planning documents and decisions.

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Work-related technoference at home and feelings of work spillover, overload, life satisfaction and job satisfaction

International Journal of Workplace Health Management ◽

10.1108/ijwhm-11-2020-0197 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Brandon T. McDaniel ◽

Kimberly O'Connor ◽

Michelle Drouin

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Technology Use ◽

Online Survey ◽

Family Members ◽

Well Being ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type ◽

Work Related ◽

At Home

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine whether work-related technology use outside of work and around family members could produce technoference or phubbing, where time spent with family members is interrupted by or intruded upon by technology use. The authors also examined its impact on work-to-family spillover, feelings of overload, life satisfaction and job satisfaction for workers.Design/methodology/approachVia an online survey, the authors assessed the frequency of technoference due to work, work-to-family spillover, feelings of overload, life satisfaction and job satisfaction. The authors’ analytic sample included US parents (95 fathers and 88 mothers) who worked for pay and experienced technoference in their relationships, which was at least sometimes due to work.FindingsResults reveal possible impacts of technoference related to work on employee feelings of work-to-family spillover, greater feelings of overload, lower life satisfaction and lower job satisfaction.Research limitations/implicationsData are from a cross-sectional online survey, and results are correlational. Although the authors have theoretical/conceptual evidence for the impacts of technoference, it is possible that the direction of effects could be reversed or even bidirectional. Experimental/intervention work could further examine whether changes in technology use at home due to work improve employee well-being.Practical implicationsThe authors’ findings suggest that organizational policies which promote healthy boundaries and work-life balance are likely fundamental to employee well-being and that employers should be mindful of employees' work-related technology use at home.Originality/valueThis study examines technoference and phubbing due to work while at home, as opposed to focusing on the at-work context.

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Our Surroundings, Ourselves

Changing Places ◽

10.23943/princeton/9780691195216.003.0001 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

John Macdonald ◽

Charles Branas ◽

Robert Stokes

Keyword(s):

Built Environment ◽

Lived Experience ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Well Being ◽

Ease Of Use ◽

Urban Residents ◽

Basic Principles ◽

Policy Choices ◽

Large Groups ◽

The Way

This chapter examines how the features of the built environment affect health and safety. It focuses on why and how the design of places shapes people's lived experience. Moreover, it introduces an emerging scientific movement concerned with the way changes to the built environment, from buildings and parks to streets, impact health and safety. Changing places is one of the best ways to produce sustained improvements in well-being for large groups of people over long periods of time. Certain characteristics of place-based designs can be chosen to maximize success. Altering the structures of the built environment to basic principles of simplicity, scalability, and ease of use can be employed as a model for producing place-based changes that have the most significant and lasting impact. The chapter then illustrates why place-based strategies should be among the first set of policy choices for enhancing the health and safety of urban residents.

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