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A Year in the Life of U.S. Frontline Health Care Workers: Impact of COVID-19 on Weight Change, Physical Activity, Lifestyle Habits, and Psychological Factors.
Oliver, Tracy L; Shenkman, Rebecca; Diewald, Lisa K; Bernhardt, Paul W; Chen, Mu-Hsun; Moore, Caroline H; Kaufmann, Peter G.
  • Oliver TL; M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA.
  • Shenkman R; MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA.
  • Diewald LK; MacDonald Center for Obesity Prevention and Education, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA.
  • Bernhardt PW; Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA.
  • Chen MH; Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA.
  • Moore CH; M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA.
  • Kaufmann PG; M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA.
Nutrients ; 14(22)2022 Nov 17.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2116170
ABSTRACT
Healthcare workers (HCWs) experienced significantly higher burdens and life demands due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study sought to assess the longitudinal effects among HCWs throughout the pandemic. Qualtrics surveys collected self-reported data on weight changes, eating patterns, physical activity (PA), and psychological factors with data organized by timepoints prior to the pandemic (PP0-prior to March 2020), baseline (M0-January 2021), month 6 (M6-July 2021), and month 12 (M12-January 2022). Eating patterns were negatively impacted at the M0, with reported increases in snacking/grazing (69.7%), fast food/take-out consumption (57.8%), and alcohol (48.8%). However, by M6 and M12 there were no statistically significant differences in eating patterns, suggesting that eating patterns normalized over time. Mean weight increased from PP0 to M0 by 2.99 pounds (p < 0.001, n = 226) and from PP0 to M6 by 2.12 pounds (p < 0.027, n = 146), though the difference in mean weight from PP0 to M12 was not statistically significant (n = 122). PA counts decreased from 8.00 sessions per week PP0 to 6.80 by M0 (p = 0.005) before jumping to 12.00 at M6 (p < 0.001) and 10.67 at M12 (p < 0.001). Psychological factors comparing M0 to M12 found statistically significant differences for depression (p-value = 0.018) and anxiety (p-value = 0.001), meaning depression and anxiety were initially increased but improved by M12. Additionally, higher scores on depression and insomnia scales were associated with lower PA levels. These overall results imply that the COVID-19 pandemic had immediate effects on the eating patterns, weight changes, PA, and psychological factors of HCWs; however, routines and lifestyle habits appeared to have normalized one year later.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Nu14224865

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Nu14224865