Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Research Protocols
Date Submitted: Oct 20, 2020
Open Peer Review Period: Oct 15, 2020 - Dec 10, 2020
Date Accepted: Dec 8, 2020
Date Submitted to PubMed: Dec 9, 2020
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Physical activity, nutritional habits and sleeping behavior in health professions students and employees of a Swiss University of Applied Sciences during and after the COVID-19 confinement period: A protocol for a questionnaire survey study
ABSTRACT
Background:
A new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 led to the COVID-19 pandemic since January 2020. To block the transmission of the virus, the Swiss Federal Council decided for a lockdown of the non-essential businesses. Students and employees of institutions for higher education were informed to install home-office and online lectures.
Objective:
The aim of this longitudinal survey will be to evaluate lifestyle habits such as physical activity, nutritional habits and sleeping behavior 1) during a two months period of confinement and social distancing and 2) one year after the COVID-19 pandemic time period in students and employees of a Swiss University of Applied Sciences.
Methods:
This manuscript describes a protocol for a retrospective and prospective observational cohort study. Students and employees from the Bern University of Applied Sciences – Department of Health Professions (BFH-DHP) will be invited to complete an anonymous online survey during the COVID-19 confinement period, followed by a second survey scheduled one year after the lockdown. Information on the lifestyle dimensions physical activity, nutrition and sleep will be gathered using adaptations of validated questionnaires.
Results:
This is a longitudinal study. This study started during the lockdown in Switzerland - in mid-April and will end in mid-2021.
Conclusions:
This survey will give information about the impact of confinement during the COVID-19 crisis on physical activity, nutrition and sleep behavior in students and employees of BFH-DHP. Clinical Trial: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04502108
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