TY - JOUR
T1 - Global impacts of COVID-19 on lifestyles and health and preparation preferences
T2 - An international survey of 30 countries
AU - Li, Jiaying
AU - Fong, Daniel Yee Tak
AU - Lok, Kris Yuet Wan
AU - Wong, Janet Yuen Ha
AU - Man Ho, Mandy
AU - Choi, Edmond Pui Hang
AU - Pandian, Vinciya
AU - Davidson, Patricia M
AU - Duan, Wenjie
AU - Tarrant, Marie
AU - Lee, Jung Jae
AU - Lin, Chia-Chin
AU - Akingbade, Oluwadamilare
AU - Alabdulwahhab, Khalid M
AU - Ahmad, Mohammad Shakil
AU - Alboraie, Mohamed
AU - Alzahrani, Meshari A
AU - Bilimale, Anil S
AU - Boonpatcharanon, Sawitree
AU - Byiringiro, Samuel
AU - Hasan, Muhammad Kamil Che
AU - Schettini, Luisa Clausi
AU - Corzo, Walter
AU - De Leon, Josephine M
AU - De Leon, Anjanette S
AU - Deek, Hiba
AU - Efficace, Fabio
AU - El Nayal, Mayssah A
AU - El-Raey, Fathiya
AU - Ensaldo-Carrasco, Eduardo
AU - Escotorin, Pilar
AU - Fadodun, Oluwadamilola Agnes
AU - Fawole, Israel Opeyemi
AU - Goh, Yong-Shian Shawn
AU - Irawan, Devi
AU - Khan, Naimah Ebrahim
AU - Koirala, Binu
AU - Krishna, Ashish
AU - Kwok, Cannas
AU - Le, Tung Thanh
AU - Leal, Daniela Giambruno
AU - Lezana-Fernández, Miguel Ángel
AU - Manirambona, Emery
AU - Mantoani, Leandro Cruz
AU - Meneses-González, Fernando
AU - Mohamed, Iman Elmahdi
AU - Mukeshimana, Madeleine
AU - Nguyen, Chinh Thi Minh
AU - Nguyen, Huong Thi Thanh
AU - Nguyen, Khanh Thi
AU - Nguyen, Son Truong
AU - Nurumal, Mohd Said
AU - Nzabonimana, Aimable
AU - Omer, Nagla Abdelrahim Mohamed Ahmed
AU - Ogungbe, Oluwabunmi
AU - Poon, Angela Chiu Yin
AU - Reséndiz-Rodriguez, Areli
AU - Puang-Ngern, Busayasachee
AU - Sagun, Ceryl G
AU - Shaik, Riyaz Ahmed
AU - Shankar, Nikhil Gauri
AU - Sommer, Kathrin
AU - Toro, Edgardo
AU - Tran, Hanh Thi Hong
AU - Urgel, Elvira L
AU - Uwiringiyimana, Emmanuel
AU - Vanichbuncha, Tita
AU - Youssef, Naglaa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s)
PY - 2023/8/11
Y1 - 2023/8/11
N2 - BACKGROUND: The health area being greatest impacted by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and residents' perspective to better prepare for future pandemic remain unknown. We aimed to assess and make cross-country and cross-region comparisons of the global impacts of COVID-19 and preparation preferences of pandemic.METHODS: We recruited adults in 30 countries covering all World Health Organization (WHO) regions from July 2020 to August 2021. 5 Likert-point scales were used to measure their perceived change in 32 aspects due to COVID-19 (-2 = substantially reduced to 2 = substantially increased) and perceived importance of 13 preparations (1 = not important to 5 = extremely important). Samples were stratified by age and gender in the corresponding countries. Multidimensional preference analysis displays disparities between 30 countries, WHO regions, economic development levels, and COVID-19 severity levels.RESULTS: 16 512 adults participated, with 10 351 females. Among 32 aspects of impact, the most affected were having a meal at home (mean (m) = 0.84, standard error (SE) = 0.01), cooking at home (m = 0.78, SE = 0.01), social activities (m = -0.68, SE = 0.01), duration of screen time (m = 0.67, SE = 0.01), and duration of sitting (m = 0.59, SE = 0.01). Alcohol (m = -0.36, SE = 0.01) and tobacco (m = -0.38, SE = 0.01) consumption declined moderately. Among 13 preparations, respondents rated medicine delivery (m = 3.50, SE = 0.01), getting prescribed medicine in a hospital visit / follow-up in a community pharmacy (m = 3.37, SE = 0.01), and online shopping (m = 3.33, SE = 0.02) as the most important. The multidimensional preference analysis showed the European Region, Region of the Americas, Western Pacific Region and countries with a high-income level or medium to high COVID-19 severity were more adversely impacted on sitting and screen time duration and social activities, whereas other regions and countries experienced more cooking and eating at home. Countries with a high-income level or medium to high COVID-19 severity reported higher perceived mental burden and emotional distress. Except for low- and lower-middle-income countries, medicine delivery was always prioritised.CONCLUSIONS: Global increasing sitting and screen time and limiting social activities deserve as much attention as mental health. Besides, the pandemic has ushered in a notable enhancement in lifestyle of home cooking and eating, while simultaneously reducing the consumption of tobacco and alcohol. A health care system and technological infrastructure that facilitate medicine delivery, medicine prescription, and online shopping are priorities for coping with future pandemics.
AB - BACKGROUND: The health area being greatest impacted by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and residents' perspective to better prepare for future pandemic remain unknown. We aimed to assess and make cross-country and cross-region comparisons of the global impacts of COVID-19 and preparation preferences of pandemic.METHODS: We recruited adults in 30 countries covering all World Health Organization (WHO) regions from July 2020 to August 2021. 5 Likert-point scales were used to measure their perceived change in 32 aspects due to COVID-19 (-2 = substantially reduced to 2 = substantially increased) and perceived importance of 13 preparations (1 = not important to 5 = extremely important). Samples were stratified by age and gender in the corresponding countries. Multidimensional preference analysis displays disparities between 30 countries, WHO regions, economic development levels, and COVID-19 severity levels.RESULTS: 16 512 adults participated, with 10 351 females. Among 32 aspects of impact, the most affected were having a meal at home (mean (m) = 0.84, standard error (SE) = 0.01), cooking at home (m = 0.78, SE = 0.01), social activities (m = -0.68, SE = 0.01), duration of screen time (m = 0.67, SE = 0.01), and duration of sitting (m = 0.59, SE = 0.01). Alcohol (m = -0.36, SE = 0.01) and tobacco (m = -0.38, SE = 0.01) consumption declined moderately. Among 13 preparations, respondents rated medicine delivery (m = 3.50, SE = 0.01), getting prescribed medicine in a hospital visit / follow-up in a community pharmacy (m = 3.37, SE = 0.01), and online shopping (m = 3.33, SE = 0.02) as the most important. The multidimensional preference analysis showed the European Region, Region of the Americas, Western Pacific Region and countries with a high-income level or medium to high COVID-19 severity were more adversely impacted on sitting and screen time duration and social activities, whereas other regions and countries experienced more cooking and eating at home. Countries with a high-income level or medium to high COVID-19 severity reported higher perceived mental burden and emotional distress. Except for low- and lower-middle-income countries, medicine delivery was always prioritised.CONCLUSIONS: Global increasing sitting and screen time and limiting social activities deserve as much attention as mental health. Besides, the pandemic has ushered in a notable enhancement in lifestyle of home cooking and eating, while simultaneously reducing the consumption of tobacco and alcohol. A health care system and technological infrastructure that facilitate medicine delivery, medicine prescription, and online shopping are priorities for coping with future pandemics.
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U2 - 10.7189/jogh.13.06031
DO - 10.7189/jogh.13.06031
M3 - Article
C2 - 37565394
SN - 2047-2978
VL - 13
SP - 1
EP - 15
JO - Journal of Global Health
JF - Journal of Global Health
M1 - 06031
ER -