Healthy Lifestyle or Pro-health Obsession During the Pandemic

NCT04432038 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: GdanskUPES
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 50,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Citizens of many countries are in the high peak period of the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. People are currently struggling with the total cessation of certain aspects of normal life. The situation associated with the pandemic can lead to the development of many problems connected both with mental and physical health. The investigators, as psychologists, would like to better understand this difficult situation and identify mechanisms which can lead to health problems. Therefore, group of researchers and practitioners created this study to investigate how people in general cope with this critical situation. The researchers would like to estimate the following variables which participants will evaluate before and during the pandemic period: levels of physical activity, attitudes towards one's body, attitudes towards eating, and psychological well-being. The investigators would like to involve experts and scientists from all around the world. Through this research and by investigating how people cope with this critical situation the solutions for psychological care and interventions for global crisis situations like the COVID-19 pandemic might be identified.

Conditions

Adult; Global Health

Keywords

COVID-19; well-being; physical activity; nutrition; body image

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Levels of Physical Activity

  measured by Inventory of Physical Activity Objectives (IPAO) by Lipowski \& Zaleski is used to examine the motivating function of objectives determining one to undertake physical activity. The respondent answers questions regarding his/her involvement in competitive sports (both present and previous), and forms and intensity of his/her physical activity. The survey allows analyzing objectives in terms of their dimensions (importance, expectations, conflict), as well as dimensions of action (exercise, endurance, satisfaction). The respondent is given a (multiple) choice of objectives behind his/her physical activity. Four scales of goal-oriented behaviours associated with PA are distinguished in the test: motivational value, time management, persistence in action, motivational conflict. The higher the results of these scales - the higher the motivation to physical activity. IPAO is characterized by good psychometric properties, the Cronbach's α for IPAO reached 0,78.

  Baseline

• Eating Attitudes

  measured by Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) by Garner, Olmsted, Bohr \& Garfinkel (1982). It's a self-report measure of symptoms and concerns characteristic of eating disorders. The EAT-26 can be used in a non-clinical as well as a clinical setting not specifically focused on eating disorders. Questionnaire is rated on a six-point scale based on how often the individual engages in specific behaviors. Scores greater than 20 indicate a need for further investigation by a qualified professional. Research using different EAT-26 language versions has a satisfactory Crombach's alpha 0,78-0,92.

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Psychological wellbeing

  Baseline

• Physical wellbeing

  Baseline

• Obligatory Exercise

  Baseline

• Attitudes Towards Body

  Baseline

• Body Image Disturbance

  Baseline

Study Arms (28)

General population of adults from about 30 countries

Data will be collected in general population of adults from about 30 countries. Questionnaires contain also questions about the occurrence of chronic illnesses, being a professional athlete, etc. to control all such aspects.

General population of adults from Poland

General population of adults from Germany

General population of adults from China

General population of adults from Vietnam

General population of adults from Spain

General population of adults from Brazil

General population of adults from Croatia

General population of adults from Ethiopia

General population of adults from France

General population of adults from Indonesia

General population of adults from Iran

General population of adults from Sri Lanka

General population of adults from USA

General population of adults from Italy

General population of adults from South Africa

General population of adults from Portugal

General population of adults from Norway

General population of adults from Lithuania

General population of adults from Romania

General population of adults from Pakistan

General population of adults from Ukraine

General population of adults from India

General population of adults from Japan

General population of adults from Russia

General population of adults from Bangladesh

General population of adults from Nigeria

General population of adults from Egypt

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The investigators will approach individuals from Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Croatia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Lithuania, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, USA, Vietnam

You may qualify if:

• \- Age: min 18 years old

You may not qualify if:

• \- no

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport: lead
• University Hospital of Split: collaborator
• University of Gondar: collaborator
• Universidad Pablo de Olavide: collaborator
• Universitas Padjadjaran: collaborator
• University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science: collaborator
• DPFA Academy of Work and Health, Leipzig: collaborator
• Instituto Piaget: collaborator
• University of Peradeniya: collaborator
• Catholic University of the Sacred Heart: collaborator
• University of Évora: collaborator
• Norwegian School of Sport Sciences: collaborator
• Klaipėda University: collaborator
• Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza: collaborator
• Institut Catholique de Paris: collaborator
• University of Gdansk: collaborator
• Jagiellonian University: collaborator
• International University of Business Agriculture and Technology: collaborator
• Beijing Sport University: collaborator
• University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus: collaborator
• University of Sargodha: collaborator
• University of Brasilia: collaborator
• Wright State University: collaborator
• Vietnam National University: collaborator
• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv: collaborator
• Astana Medical University: collaborator
• International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan: collaborator
• Menoufia University: collaborator
• Zhengzhou University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport

Gdansk, 80-336, Poland

RECRUITING

Related Publications (5)

• Garner DM, Olmsted MP, Bohr Y, Garfinkel PE. The eating attitudes test: psychometric features and clinical correlates. Psychol Med. 1982 Nov;12(4):871-8. doi: 10.1017/s0033291700049163.

  PMID: 6961471 BACKGROUND

• Thompson JK, van den Berg P, Roehrig M, Guarda AS, Heinberg LJ. The sociocultural attitudes towards appearance scale-3 (SATAQ-3): development and validation. Int J Eat Disord. 2004 Apr;35(3):293-304. doi: 10.1002/eat.10257.

  PMID: 15048945 BACKGROUND

• Lundgren JD, Anderson DA, Thompson JK. Fear of negative appearance evaluation: development and evaluation of a new construct for risk factor work in the field of eating disorders. Eat Behav. 2004 Jan;5(1):75-84. doi: 10.1016/S1471-0153(03)00055-2.

  PMID: 15000956 BACKGROUND

• Ryff CD. Psychological well-being revisited: advances in the science and practice of eudaimonia. Psychother Psychosom. 2014;83(1):10-28. doi: 10.1159/000353263. Epub 2013 Nov 19.

  PMID: 24281296 BACKGROUND

• Li K, Walczak-Kozlowska T, Lipowski M, Li J, Krokosz D, Su Y, Yu H, Fan H. The effect of the Baduanjin exercise on COVID-19-related anxiety, psychological well-being and lower back pain of college students during the pandemic. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2022 Jun 8;14(1):102. doi: 10.1186/s13102-022-00493-3.

  PMID: 35676708 DERIVED

Related Links

• Lipowski, M., Zaleski, Z. (2015). Inventory of Physical Activity Objectives (IPAO) - a new method in measuring motives for physical activity and sport. Health Psychology Report, 3(1), 47-58

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Mariusz Lipowski, Prof.

CONTACT

0048 501 128 554; mariusz.lipowski@awf.gda.pl

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 7, 2020
• First Posted: June 16, 2020
• Study Start: June 19, 2020
• Primary Completion: June 19, 2021
• Study Completion: June 30, 2021
• Last Updated: April 9, 2021

Record last verified: 2020-06

Locations

PL (1)