Behavior During and After COVID-19 Crisis

NCT04502108 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: BFH Corona
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A crisis situation leads to changes in life. During December 2019, many people contracted pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan. On January 7, 2020, the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) was identified as the cause of this disease. Within five months, the virus spread around the globe and forced countries to restrict public life. Due to the high infection rates in Europe, a lockdown followed between March and April 2020 (except in Sweden). As the number of infections decreased, European countries began to gradually relax the lockdown from May 2020. The lockdown and the later stages of loosening have an impact on lifestyle. Institutions of higher education must also adapt to this situation and have switched to distance learning. The University of Applied Sciences of Bern (BFH), Department of Health Professions with the Departments (DHP) of Nutrition and Dietetics and Physiotherapy, considers the question of the degree to which nutritional and exercise behavior has changed. The findings provide recommendations for future crises for students and employees of the BFH-DHP. In order to achieve this, at the BFH-DHP two anonymous online surveys will be conducted.

Conditions

Exercise; Nutritional Status; Sleep

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Physical activity 2020

  Mean number of minutes spent physically active (standing, walking, running) per day. A validated German short version of the international physical activity questionnaire (iPAQ-SF) will be used to assess physical activity over the last seven days

  During COVID-19 pandemic crisis: the survey will be conducted within an one month period

• Physical activity 2021

  Mean number of minutes spent physically active (standing, walking, running) per day. A validated German short version of the international physical activity questionnaire (iPAQ-SF) will be used to assess physical activity over the last seven days

  During COVID-19 pandemic crisis: the survey will be conducted within an one month period in 2021

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Nutrition 2020

  During COVID-19 pandemic crisis: the survey will be conducted within an one month period

• Nutrition 2021

  During COVID-19 pandemic crisis: the survey will be conducted within an one month period in 2021

• Alcohol 2020

  During COVID-19 pandemic crisis: the survey will be conducted within an one month period

• Alcohol 2021

  During COVID-19 pandemic crisis: the survey will be conducted within an one month period in 2021

• Sleep 2020

  During COVID-19 pandemic crisis: the survey will be conducted within an one month period

Study Arms (2)

Employees

Employees of the Department of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences

Behavioral: Covid19

Students

Students of the Department of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences

Behavioral: Covid19

Interventions

Covid19 BEHAVIORAL

Impact of the COVID19-pandemic on physical activity, nutritional habits and sleeping behavior during an extraordinary period of confinement and social distancing, during the loosening phase and social distancing and the phase after the pandemic.

Employees; Students

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

All students and employees from the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health Professions participating in the study will be invited to answer the online survey. The sample will include students in different academic degrees: bachelor's degree and master's degree and from different study degree courses (midwife, nurse, nutrition and dietetics and physiotherapy) and employees.

You may qualify if:

• Students from the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health Professions
• Students from the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health Professions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Slavko Rogan: lead

Study Sites (1)

Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Health Professions

Bern, 3008, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Related Publications (2)

• Taeymans J, Luijckx E, Rogan S, Haas K, Baur H. Physical Activity, Nutritional Habits, and Sleeping Behavior in Students and Employees of a Swiss University During the COVID-19 Lockdown Period: Questionnaire Survey Study. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2021 Apr 13;7(4):e26330. doi: 10.2196/26330.

  PMID: 33630747 DERIVED

• Rogan S, Luijckx E, Taeymans J, Haas K, Baur H. Physical Activity, Nutritional Habits, and Sleep Behavior Among Health Profession Students and Employees of a Swiss University During and After COVID-19 Confinement: Protocol for a Longitudinal Observational Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2020 Dec 22;9(12):e25051. doi: 10.2196/25051.

  PMID: 33296868 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Heiner Baur, Ph.D

  BFH, Department of Health Professions, Faculty of Physiotherapy

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Slavko Rogan, Ph.D

CONTACT

+41 31 848 35 56; slavko.rogan@bfh.ch

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: University lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 5, 2020
• First Posted: August 6, 2020
• Study Start: April 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2022
• Study Completion: December 31, 2022
• Last Updated: August 10, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CH (1)