| Title: |
Global impacts of COVID-19 on lifestyles and health and preparation preferences: An international survey of 30 countries. |
| Authors: |
Li, J; Fong, DYT; Lok, KYW; Wong, JYH; Man Ho, M; Choi, EPH; Pandian, V; Davidson, PM; Duan, W; Tarrant, M; Lee, JJ; Lin, C-C; Akingbade, O; Alabdulwahhab, KM; Ahmad, MS; Alboraie, M; Alzahrani, MA; Bilimale, AS; Boonpatcharanon, S; Byiringiro, S; Hasan, MKC; Schettini, LC; Corzo, W; De Leon, JM; De Leon, AS; Deek, H; Efficace, F; El Nayal, MA; El-Raey, F; Ensaldo-Carrasco, E; Escotorin, P; Fadodun, OA; Fawole, IO; Goh, Y-SS; Irawan, D; Khan, NE; Koirala, B; Krishna, A; Kwok, C; Le, TT; Leal, DG; Lezana-Fernández, MÁ; Manirambona, E; Mantoani, LC; Meneses-González, F; Mohamed, IE; Mukeshimana, M; Nguyen, CTM; Nguyen, HTT; Nguyen, KT; Nguyen, ST; Nurumal, MS; Nzabonimana, A; Omer, NAMA; Ogungbe, O; Poon, ACY; Reséndiz-Rodriguez, A; Puang-Ngern, B; Sagun, CG; Shaik, RA; Shankar, NG; Sommer, K; Toro, E; Tran, HTH; Urgel, EL; Uwiringiyimana, E; Vanichbuncha, T; Youssef, N |
| Publisher Information: |
INT SOC GLOBAL HEALTH |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
University of Technology Sydney: OPUS - Open Publications of UTS Scholars |
| Subject Terms: |
1117 Public Health and Health Services; 4206 Public health; Adult; Female; Humans; COVID-19; Life Style; Surveys and Questionnaires; Mental Health; Emotions |
| Description: |
BACKGROUND: The health area being greatest impacted by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and residents' perspective to better prepare for future pandemic remain unknown. We aimed to assess and make cross-country and cross-region comparisons of the global impacts of COVID-19 and preparation preferences of pandemic. METHODS: We recruited adults in 30 countries covering all World Health Organization (WHO) regions from July 2020 to August 2021. 5 Likert-point scales were used to measure their perceived change in 32 aspects due to COVID-19 (-2 = substantially reduced to 2 = substantially increased) and perceived importance of 13 preparations (1 = not important to 5 = extremely important). Samples were stratified by age and gender in the corresponding countries. Multidimensional preference analysis displays disparities between 30 countries, WHO regions, economic development levels, and COVID-19 severity levels. RESULTS: 16 512 adults participated, with 10 351 females. Among 32 aspects of impact, the most affected were having a meal at home (mean (m) = 0.84, standard error (SE) = 0.01), cooking at home (m = 0.78, SE = 0.01), social activities (m = -0.68, SE = 0.01), duration of screen time (m = 0.67, SE = 0.01), and duration of sitting (m = 0.59, SE = 0.01). Alcohol (m = -0.36, SE = 0.01) and tobacco (m = -0.38, SE = 0.01) consumption declined moderately. Among 13 preparations, respondents rated medicine delivery (m = 3.50, SE = 0.01), getting prescribed medicine in a hospital visit / follow-up in a community pharmacy (m = 3.37, SE = 0.01), and online shopping (m = 3.33, SE = 0.02) as the most important. The multidimensional preference analysis showed the European Region, Region of the Americas, Western Pacific Region and countries with a high-income level or medium to high COVID-19 severity were more adversely impacted on sitting and screen time duration and social activities, whereas other regions and countries experienced more cooking and eating at home. Countries with a high-income level or medium to high ... |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
Electronic; application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2047-2978; 2047-2986 |
| Relation: |
J Glob Health; J Glob Health, 2023, 13, pp. 06031; http://hdl.handle.net/10453/175289 |
| Availability: |
http://hdl.handle.net/10453/175289 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.B7A6D94A |
| Database: |
BASE |