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PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
卷 24, 期 6, 页码 1275-1290出版社
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020004656
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COVID-19; Pandemic; Lifestyle-related behaviour; Questionnaire; Internal consistency; Validation
This study developed and validated a questionnaire to assess the impact of COVID-19 on lifestyle-related behaviors using a mixed method design. The questionnaire demonstrated good internal consistency, making it a potentially useful tool for public health researchers to identify changes in behaviors at the community level and develop strategies to reinforce corrective behaviors.
Objective: This study was conducted to develop and validate a questionnaire to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on lifestyle-related behaviour related to eating, activity and sleep pattern. Design: Indexed study used a mixed method design. Phase I employed qualitative methods for development of questionnaire including literature review, focus group discussion, expert evaluation and pre-testing. Phase II used quantitative methods for establishing construct validity of the questionnaire via parallel factor analysis. Participants: Phase 1 involved participation of experts from different fields (Departments of Medicine, Nutrition and Clinical Psychology) and general adult population. For phase II, data were collected from 124 adult respondents (female = 57 center dot 26 %); mean age (36 +/- 14 center dot 8 years) residing in an urban setting. Results: The questionnaire consisted of three sections: (A) socio-demographic and anthropometric parameters, (B) twenty-four items each for investigating the changes in eating, activity and sleep behaviour before v. during COVID-19, (C) six items assessing COVID-19 specific reasons for lifestyle change. The Cronbach's alpha value of the questionnaire is 0 center dot 83 suggesting its good internal consistency. Conclusions: This appears to be a valid tool to assess the impact of COVID-19 on lifestyle-related behaviours with potential utility for public health researchers to identify these changes at community level and develop strategies to reinforce corrective behaviours.
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