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Table 2 Percentages of participants who discontinued or maintained the selected activities during COVID-19 lockdown

From: Meaningful activities during COVID-19 lockdown and association with mental health in Belgian adults

 

‘Don’t do anymore’Participants who discontinued activities

‘Still do’Participants who maintained the activities

Self-care (n = 1754)

0.2%

99.8%

Free time activities indoors (n = 1697)

2.7%

97.3%

Social activities outdoors (n = 1619)

37.4%

62.6%

Household (n = 1616)

0.7%

99.3%

Free time activities outdoors (n = 1473)

17%

83%

Caring for my health through sports (n = 1436)

3.7%

96.3%

Caring for my health through cooking (n = 1351)

2.7%

97.3%

Sexuality (n = 1255)

13.1%

86.9%

Attending a training (n = 945)

4.6%

95.4%

Doing chores in and around the house (n = 841)

2%

98%

Going to work (n = 792)

6.4%

93.6%

Caring for family (n = 515)

0.6%

99.4%

Caring for others outside the family (n = 465)

18.5%

81.5%

Volunteering work (n = 401)

48.9%

51.1%

Caring for my health through mental activities (n = 385)

7%

93%

Student job (n = 326)

68.4%

31.6%

Doing chores for other people (n = 169)

39.6%

60.4%

Religious activities (n = 92)

12%

88%

  1. n = number of participants who performed the activity before the COVID-19 crisis