Health promoting behaviour of medical versus non-medical students during COVID-19 pandemic: results from the COLA cross-sectional study.
J Transl Med
; 19(1): 242, 2021 06 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1259199
ABSTRACT
To investigate the COVID-19 pandemic related alteration of health promoting behaviour during lockdown among medical students compared to other students.In this cross-sectional study, we enrolled 1940 Bavarian students. Participants were asked to complete an online questionnaire 3 weeks after lockdown implementation, evaluating their lifestyle behaviour focusing on self-reported and objectively assessed physical activity.1154 medical (59.5%) and 786 non-medical (40.5%) students were included (median age 22.0 [IQR, 20.0-25.0], 71.5% female). Physical activity decreased in both groups after lockdown implementation. During lockdown, medical students reported higher physical activity levels compared to non-medical students. This was corroborated by daily step count data assessed by wearables (median steps per day [IQR], 6979 [5218-9348] versus 6581 [4497-8491], p = 0.02). Smoking behaviour during lockdown did not differ between medical and non-medical students (increased in 11.8% vs 13.6%, decreased in 31.9% versus 36.9%).During the COVID-19 pandemic, alteration of lifestyle behaviour among medical students was significantly different compared to non-medical students. This result suggests that medical students are more concerned about health promoting behaviour even in crisis situations.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Medical
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
J Transl Med
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12967-021-02899-y
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