Abstract
International Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2021,11,3,150-154.DOI:10.5530/ijmedph.2021.3.27Published:August 2021Type:Original ArticleHealth Promoting and Lifestyle Behaviour Changes among People on Quarantine as a Consequences of COVID-19 Pandemic an Online Cross-sectional StudyAasim Ur Rehman Ganie, Irtifa Mukhter, Rituparna Dey, and Mehreena Manzoor Aasim Ur Rehman Ganie1,*, Irtifa Mukhter2, Rituparna Dey2, Mehreena Manzoor3 1Research Scholar, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka INDIA. 2Research Scholar, Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi, Delhi, INDIA. 3Research Scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, INDIA. Abstract:Background: Practising and promoting healthy lifestyle behaviours have been one of the major challenges during the COVID-19 Pandemic due to lockdown measures and mandatory isolation. The changing lifestyle concerns and anxiety and stress due to uncertainty about this pandemic have been considered negative implications of COVID-19. Aim: The current study was undertaken to assess the participants’ health promoting lifestyle profile due to the COVID-19 related quarantine and isolation. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was used to assess the participants’ health-related lifestyle profile due to COVID-19 related quarantine measures. Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile -II and socio-demographic sheet with behaviours and practices questions were used to assess changes in health promoting lifestyle behaviours using online platform. Results: The health promoting lifestyle survey was completed by the (n- 126) participants. The lowest mean scores on the health promoting lifestyle profile questionnaire were found in the domains of physical activity (mean=17.57), health responsibility (mean=20.17) and management of stress (mean=21.09) during the lockdown whereas the highest scores were found in domains of nutrition (mean=23.67), spiritual growth (mean=25.27), and interpersonal relationships (mean=24.15). A significant reduction in the physical activity was coupled with increase in high calorie intake among the participants. Participants were found to have sustained at least one meaningful relationship during the lockdown and regularly attending educational programs on personal health care. Conclusion: The pandemic has witnessed a downfall in physical activities, sleep patterns and increase in nutrition and stress levels among the participants creating a vulnerability of developing metabolic syndromes and affecting immunity. Suggests need for bringing strategies for promoting healthy lifestyle to prevent the occurrence of such metabolic concerns in future epidemics and pandemics. Keywords:COVID-19, Lifestyle, Lockdown, Physical activity, Sedentary BehavioursView:PDF (136 KB)
Highlights
Lifestyle can be defined as a way of life; it is a path utilized by individuals, communities, and countries and is shaped in explicit geological, monetary, political, social, and religious content
The lowest mean scores on the health promoting lifestyle profile questionnaire were found in the domains of physical activity, health responsibility and management of stress during the lockdown whereas the highest scores were found in domains of nutrition, spiritual growth, and interpersonal relationships
Analyses in this study included all the 126 participants (48.4% Males and 51.6% females) between the ages of 18 and 66 who responded to the online questionnaire
Summary
Lifestyle can be defined as a way of life; it is a path utilized by individuals, communities, and countries and is shaped in explicit geological, monetary, political, social, and religious content. Isolation and quarantine can be significant stressors that can add to far and wide change in the populace’s lifestyle patterns It may enhance the manifestations of nervousness, panic attacks, frustrations, anxiety or abrupt increment in craving, a sleeping disorder, and depression have been accounted for during the Covid lockdown.. Aim: The current study was undertaken to assess the participants’ health promoting lifestyle profile due to the COVID-19 related quarantine and isolation. The lowest mean scores on the health promoting lifestyle profile questionnaire were found in the domains of physical activity (mean=17.57), health responsibility (mean=20.17) and management of stress (mean=21.09) during the lockdown whereas the highest scores were found in domains of nutrition (mean=23.67), spiritual growth (mean=25.27), and interpersonal relationships (mean=24.15). This instrument is composed of six subscales (Physical Activity, Spiritual Growth, Health Responsibility, Interpersonal Relations, Nutrition, and Stress Management) derived from the earlier HPLP, literature review, and expert confirmation. Evidence supports the use of the HPLP as a valid measure of health behaviour and lifestyle profile in persons
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