Health Behavior
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will collect data on physical activity, food consumption, stress, sleep, and alcohol consumption habits both before and after the national emergency for COVID-19 was put into place. This will help identify the health behavior changes taking place due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Data on past and current health behaviors will be self-reported by participants via a single online survey. The retrospective health behavior questions will be the same quantitative questions as the current health behavior questions so a direct comparison can be made. There will be a couple qualitative questions to assess what each participant feels are the greatest barriers or impacts to their current health behaviors. Participants will be recruited via convenient sampling. Data collected in this study will show a decline in at least one healthy behavior after the United States national emergency for COVID-19.
Interventions
OTHERSurvey
No intervention is being administered.
Sponsors
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
\-
Exclusion criteria
* Under the age of 18 and anyone who does not currently reside in the United States
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Health Behavior Change Regression Questionnaire | 1-3 months | A negative shift in health behaviors when comparing individual health behavior before COVID-19 and the last 7-30 days. This behavior change may be in one or multiple health behaviors measured. A negative shift is indicated by overall decrease in physical activity time or intensity, increase in sitting time, increase in alcohol consumption days or drinks on drinking occasions, a decrease in fruit/vegetable consumption, or indication of consuming more food. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed