Development and validation of a questionnaire to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on lifestyle-related behaviours: eating habits, activity and sleep behaviour

Chopra, Sakshi; Ranjan, Piyush; Malhotra, Anita; Sahu, Anamika; Dwivedi, Sada Nand; Baitha, Upendra; Goel, Aditya; Kumar, Arvind

doi:10.1017/s1368980020004656

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“…Also, a major proportion of HCWs are not able to take care of their holistic well-being like taking adequate sleep due to lack of time, anxiety, and disturbed sleep-wake cycle owing to shift duties. Various studies have assessed the changes in lifestyle-related behavior in COVID-19 and have found an increase in stress and anxiety [ [12] , [13] , [14] ]. We also observed the widespread use of mobiles in healthcare settings and its potential role as a fomite in the transmission of COVID-19 [ 15 ].…”

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Are health care workers following preventive practices in the COVID-19 pandemic properly? - A cross-sectional survey from India

Agarwal

Ranjan

Saraswat

et al. 2021

Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Revi

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Background and aims Health care workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of getting infected with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and suboptimal preventive practices have been identified as an important risk factor in this regard. This study was done to evaluate the preventive practices being followed by health care workers and identify reasons for suboptimal compliance. Methods A cross-sectional survey was done in HCWs belonging to various occupational roles and socio-cultural backgrounds across India through online platforms and telephonic interviews from July 30, 2020 to August 30, 2020. A scientifically designed and pre-validated questionnaire with good validity (CVR = 0.87, S-CVI/Av = 0.978) and internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha coefficient = 0.85) was used. Results The responses of 956 participants were analysed. Various suboptimal practices like touching outer surface of masks, lack of social distancing in cafeteria and duty rooms, inability to wash hands for adequate duration and properly follow steps of hand hygiene, inability to don and doff PPE properly, carrying PPE to duty rooms before completely doffing, use of personal mobile phones during duty and improper sleep were identified. Lack of knowledge, long duty hours, shortage of PPE, high patient workload, and casual attitude regarding own safety were identified as important barriers. Resident doctors and paramedical staff in the age group 18–30 years reported lower adherence. Conclusions Suboptimal compliance in preventive practices like handling PPE, distancing in cafeteria/duty rooms and hand hygiene is not uncommon in HCWs. Certain barriers are identified which should be addressed to ensure adequate safety of HCWs against COVID-19.

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Are health care workers following preventive practices in the COVID-19 pandemic properly? - A cross-sectional survey from India

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Saraswat

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“…Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) affect around 15-20% of women and 10% of men respectively [ 16 ]. Social factors like lack of support, financial crisis, and illness or loss in family can precipitate PMADs, all of which are more likely to get aggravated due to COVID-19 [ 17 , 18 ].…”

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Development of a Questionnaire to Assess the Psychosocial Effects of COVID-19 on Peripartum Women

Kumari¹,

Rajasekaran²,

Ranjan³

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Objective The social and behavioral changes brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have led to adverse consequences on the psychosocial functioning of peripartum women. Therefore, we developed and validated a tool to assess the psychosocial effect of the pandemic among these women. Methods The questionnaire was developed using a scientifically accepted systematic methodology comprising literature search, focus-group discussion (FGD), expert evaluation, pretesting, and validation. Results The final questionnaire consists of 38 questions, and it has a Cronbach's α value of 0.90 and a Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) value of 0.773. Conclusion The questionnaire has good reliability and face, content, and construct validity. It can be used to assess the psychosocial functioning of peripartum women in low middle-income countries and help perinatal mental health specialists to devise strategies to cope with the psychological impact of COVID-19-like pandemics on peripartum women.

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“…(16,17) COVID-19 confinement and measures of its containment have an evident impact on the population's lifestyle-related behavior. (18) This situation is critical considering the current obesity epidemic. (19) In this study, we translated to Spanish the English language questionnaire of Sidor et al (14) , with no previous validation.…”

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Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a questionnaire on eating habits and lifestyles of university students in confinement due to COVID-19

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Giuras

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Objective: This study was to carry out the translation to the Spanish language, the cross-cultural adaptation, and the validation of an online questionnaire to assess eating habits and lifestyles of university students under confinement due to COVID-19. Methods: Phase 1 considered the participationof bilingual dietitians for the cultural adaptation, discussion, evaluation and the generation of a pilot to validate. In Phase 2, information from the questionnaire was collected from two hundred and sixty-eight university students.Results: The adapted questionnaire was statistically validated in three dimensions: (A) Self-report of COVID-19, (B) Eating habits and behaviors during quarantine, and (C) Lifestyle changes during the quarantine. The reliability of Cronbach's α for dimensions A, B and C was 0.79, 0.59 and 0.43, respectively. The complete questionnaire obtained 0.71. Conclusions: The adaptations of this questionnaire demonstrated adequate reliability and validity to assess people's eating habits and lifestyle in the context of the COVID-19 confinement.

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Development and validation of a questionnaire to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on lifestyle-related behaviours: eating habits, activity and sleep behaviour

Cited by 47 publications

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Are health care workers following preventive practices in the COVID-19 pandemic properly? - A cross-sectional survey from India

Are health care workers following preventive practices in the COVID-19 pandemic properly? - A cross-sectional survey from India

Development of a Questionnaire to Assess the Psychosocial Effects of COVID-19 on Peripartum Women

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of a questionnaire on eating habits and lifestyles of university students in confinement due to COVID-19

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