Physical Activity
Conditions
Keywords
University Students, Survey, COVID-19, Confinement, Physical Activity, Quality of Life, Health, Sleep, Pain
Brief summary
The period of confinement due to COVID-19 may lead to reduced physical activity levels with negative consequences for health and quality of life in the short and long term, in case the sedentary habits are maintained over time. It is therefore essential to know the physical activity and health habits of university students during the confinement, as it could help in the design of effective strategies for the post-confinement period, as well as for any similar future situations. The general objective of the study is to know how university students have adapted their physical activity and health habits to the situation of confinement generated by COVID-19, as well as to identify the determining factors and the possible consequences. It is expected that there will be modifications in the patterns of physical activity in this situation, which could vary based on sociodemographic and economic determinants, and could affect parameters of health and quality of life. A survey will be sent to all students by email through the corresponding vice-rectorates of the sixteen participating universities (https://covid19.ehu.es/). The survey will be completed online anonymously. Among those participants who wish to keep participating in the study, a follow-up will be carried out one month and one year after the end of the confinement period. In this case, those subjects must indicate their willingness to keep participating and provide a contact email. The follow-up period will allow to know how physical activity and health habits are modified in the long term.
Interventions
OTHEROn-Line Survey
A survey has been sent by email to the students of the participating universities
Sponsors
University of Cadiz
University of Extremadura
Universidad de Zaragoza
Universidad de Granada
University of Castilla-La Mancha
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Universidad de León
University of Seville
University of Valencia
Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Technical University of Madrid
Universidad Pública de Navarra
University of the Balearic Islands
Universitat Jaume I
University of Cantabria
University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* University students of any degree (bachellor's degree, master's degree, doctorate degree or any other University studies
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| : International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form | April-May, 2020 | 7-item questionnaire regarding last 7 days' physical activity and sedentary behavior. Vigorous, moderate and walking physical activities will be measured in METS (metabolic equivalent of task) per week, and sedentary behavior will be collected as sedentary time per day |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: Subjective Sleep Quality and Sleep Duration domains | April-May, 2020 | 19-item self-report questionnaire assessing 7 domains regarding sleep. Only item number 4 (corresponding to subjective sleep quality domain) and item number 6 (corresponding to sleep duration domain) will be measured |
| Short Form 36 Health Survey: Bodily Pain domain | April-May 2020 | The Short Form 36 Health Survey is a 36 -item self-report questionnaire assessing 8 domains regarding health-related quality of life. Only items number 7 and 8 (corresponding to bodily pain domain) will be measured. A score ranging from 0 to 100 is obtained, with higher scores indicating a better bodily pain related quality of life |
| EuroQol 5D: Self rated health | April-May, 2020 | The EuroQol 5D is a self-report questionnaire to assess five health-related domains. Only the item assessing the overall self-rated health status will be used. In the traditional questionnaire, participants are asked to rate their current health status in a 0-100 visual analogue scale, with 0 corresponding to the worst health you can imagine and 100 to the best health you can imagine. A modified version using a 0-10 numerical rating scale will be used, in order to adapt it to an online format |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic outcomes | April-May, 2020 | Sociodemographic variables will include age, gender, height, weight, residence (place and family unit type and size), academic data (University, branch of knowledge and academic degree) and smoking habits |
| COVID-19 related factors | April-May, 2020 | Participants will be asked if: a) they have had COVID-19 related symptoms, b) have been diagnosed with COVID-19 by a health professional or c) have been living with a person diagnosed with COVID-19 during the confinement |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed