Clinical Assistant Professor Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University riyadh, Ar Riyad, United States
Research Objectives: To investigate the effect of COVID-19 on lifestyle and behavior before and after contracting COVID-19 in individuals between 18-64 years old.
Design: This is a survey based study. Ninety-eight individuals participated in a web-based Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP) survey. The survey was promoted on multiple social media platforms using a Google forms link. Responders answered questions regarding healthy lifestyle behaviors before and after a COVID diagnosis.
Setting: Setting is the general community.
Participants: After applying the exclusion criteria, ninety-six individuals were included in the data.
Interventions: It is a survey based study. Survey was sent to investigate the effect of COVID-19 on lifestyle and behavior before and after contracting COVID-19.
Main Outcome Measures: Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II survey (HPLP) score
Results: The data using a paired samples t-test showed the responders had a high Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II survey (HPLP) score, increased health responsibility, increased spiritual growth, better nutrition, and an increase in stress management level post-COVID. Using Spearman's rho to find significant correlations, our data conveyed that responders who scored higher on the HPLP pre-COVID also scored higher after recovery. Additionally, our data showed a significant increase in sleep duration post-COVID compared to the sleep duration prior to contracting the virus.
Conclusions: Overall there was a high HPLP. We also found participants scored higher post-recovery in the stress management category when compared to pre-COVID. Our research participants seemed to be eating healthier post-COVID than pre-COVID, which correlates with Rabail et al.'s study. They found that 71.2% of patients claimed their dietary pattern has improved during the recovery, thus carrying over to post-recovery.
Author(s) Disclosures: No disclosers
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion participants will be able to understand the lifestyle behavior changes before and after contracting COVID19 in this specific sample of population.
Upon completion participants will be able to describe Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II survey (HPLP) components and score
Upon completion participants will be able to describe the effects of contracting COVID 19 on stress management
Upon completion participants will be able to describe the effects of contracting COVID 19 on diet management
Upon completion participants will be able to describe the pathophysiology of COVID 19 disease
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