Global impacts of COVID-19 on lifestyles and health and preparation preferences: An international survey of 30 countries.
Journal: Journal of global health
Volume: 13
Issue:
Year of Publication: 2023
Affiliated Institutions:
School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
School of Nursing and Health Studies, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Department of Social Work, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
School of Nursing, The University of British Columbia, Kelowna British Columbia, Canada.
The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
College of Medicine, Maimaah University, Al Majmaah, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Family & Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Internal Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Department of Urology, College of Medicine, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah, Saudi Arabia.
School of Public Health, JSS Medical College, JSS AHER, Mysuru, India.
Department of Statistics, Chulalongkorn Business School, Bangkok, Thailand.
Kulliyyah of Nursing, International Islamic University, Kuantan, Malaysia.
Italian Association against Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma (AIL) - Rome Section, Italy.
Diálogos Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala.
School of Nursing, Centro Escolar University, Manila, Philippines.
Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Science, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon.
Italian Group for Adult Hematologic Diseases (GIMEMA), Data Center and Health Outcomes Research Unit, Rome, Italy.
Department of Psychology, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon.
Department of hepatogastroenterology and infectious diseases, Damietta faculty of medicine, Al-Azher University, Egypt.
Ergonomics Research Center (ECR), University of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Laboratory of Applied Prosocial Research, Department of Basic, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Faculty of Nursing, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Nigeria.
Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
School of Nursing, Wijaya Husada Health Institute, Bogor, Indonesia.
Department of Optometry, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Ecove, Ghaziabad, India.
School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Health Care Science, Charles Sturt University, New South Wales, Australia.
Nam Dinh University of Nursing, Nam Dinh, Vietnam.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, School of Social Work, Valparaíso, Chile.
Research Department, National Commission for Medical Arbitration, Mexico, Mexico.
College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
Laboratory of Research in Respiratory Physiotherapy (LFIP), Department of Physiotherapy, State University of Londrina (UEL) - Londrina, Brazil.
Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Benghazi University, Libya.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
Center for Language Enhancement, College of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Rwanda, Huye, Rwanda.
Faculty of Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum North, Sudan.
Faculty of Health Sciences and Sports, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao.
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico.
Mental Health and Learning division, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, United Kingdom.
Medical-surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt.
Abstract summary
The health area being greatest impacted by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and residents' perspective to better prepare for future pandemic remain unknown. We aimed to assess and make cross-country and cross-region comparisons of the global impacts of COVID-19 and preparation preferences of pandemic.We recruited adults in 30 countries covering all World Health Organization (WHO) regions from July 2020 to August 2021. 5 Likert-point scales were used to measure their perceived change in 32 aspects due to COVID-19 (-2 = substantially reduced to 2 = substantially increased) and perceived importance of 13 preparations (1 = not important to 5 = extremely important). Samples were stratified by age and gender in the corresponding countries. Multidimensional preference analysis displays disparities between 30 countries, WHO regions, economic development levels, and COVID-19 severity levels.16 512 adults participated, with 10 351 females. Among 32 aspects of impact, the most affected were having a meal at home (mean (m) = 0.84, standard error (SE) = 0.01), cooking at home (m = 0.78, SE = 0.01), social activities (m = -0.68, SE = 0.01), duration of screen time (m = 0.67, SE = 0.01), and duration of sitting (m = 0.59, SE = 0.01). Alcohol (m = -0.36, SE = 0.01) and tobacco (m = -0.38, SE = 0.01) consumption declined moderately. Among 13 preparations, respondents rated medicine delivery (m = 3.50, SE = 0.01), getting prescribed medicine in a hospital visit / follow-up in a community pharmacy (m = 3.37, SE = 0.01), and online shopping (m = 3.33, SE = 0.02) as the most important. The multidimensional preference analysis showed the European Region, Region of the Americas, Western Pacific Region and countries with a high-income level or medium to high COVID-19 severity were more adversely impacted on sitting and screen time duration and social activities, whereas other regions and countries experienced more cooking and eating at home. Countries with a high-income level or medium to high COVID-19 severity reported higher perceived mental burden and emotional distress. Except for low- and lower-middle-income countries, medicine delivery was always prioritised.Global increasing sitting and screen time and limiting social activities deserve as much attention as mental health. Besides, the pandemic has ushered in a notable enhancement in lifestyle of home cooking and eating, while simultaneously reducing the consumption of tobacco and alcohol. A health care system and technological infrastructure that facilitate medicine delivery, medicine prescription, and online shopping are priorities for coping with future pandemics.
Authors & Co-authors:
Li Jiaying J
Fong Daniel Yee Tak DYT
Lok Kris Yuet Wan KYW
Wong Janet Yuen Ha JYH
Man Ho Mandy M
Choi Edmond Pui Hang EPH
Pandian Vinciya V
Davidson Patricia M PM
Duan Wenjie W
Tarrant Marie M
Lee Jung Jae JJ
Lin Chia-Chin CC
Akingbade Oluwadamilare O
Alabdulwahhab Khalid M KM
Ahmad Mohammad Shakil MS
Alboraie Mohamed M
Alzahrani Meshari A MA
Bilimale Anil S AS
Boonpatcharanon Sawitree S
Byiringiro Samuel S
Hasan Muhammad Kamil Che MKC
Schettini Luisa Clausi LC
Corzo Walter W
De Leon Josephine M JM
De Leon Anjanette S AS
Deek Hiba H
Efficace Fabio F
El Nayal Mayssah A MA
El-Raey Fathiya F
Ensaldo-Carrasco Eduardo E
Escotorin Pilar P
Fadodun Oluwadamilola Agnes OA
Fawole Israel Opeyemi IO
Goh Yong-Shian Shawn YS
Irawan Devi D
Khan Naimah Ebrahim NE
Koirala Binu B
Krishna Ashish A
Kwok Cannas C
Le Tung Thanh TT
Leal Daniela Giambruno DG
Lezana-Fernández Miguel Ángel MÁ
Manirambona Emery E
Mantoani Leandro Cruz LC
Meneses-González Fernando F
Mohamed Iman Elmahdi IE
Mukeshimana Madeleine M
Nguyen Chinh Thi Minh CTM
Nguyen Huong Thi Thanh HTT
Nguyen Khanh Thi KT
Nguyen Son Truong ST
Nurumal Mohd Said MS
Nzabonimana Aimable A
Omer Nagla Abdelrahim Mohamed Ahmed NAMA
Ogungbe Oluwabunmi O
Poon Angela Chiu Yin ACY
Reséndiz-Rodriguez Areli A
Puang-Ngern Busayasachee B
Sagun Ceryl G CG
Shaik Riyaz Ahmed RA
Shankar Nikhil Gauri NG
Sommer Kathrin K
Toro Edgardo E
Tran Hanh Thi Hong HTH
Urgel Elvira L EL
Uwiringiyimana Emmanuel E
Vanichbuncha Tita T
Youssef Naglaa N
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