Lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: results from three consecutive cross-sectional web surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The importance of a healthy lifestyle in preventing morbidity and mortality is well-established. The COVID-19 pandemic brought about significant lifestyle changes globally, but the extent of these changes in the Brazilian population remains unclear. The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in lifestyle among the Brazilian general population during the first year of the pandemic.

Design

Three consecutive anonymous web surveys were carried out: survey 1 (S1)-April 2020, S2-August 2020 and S3-January 2021.

Setting

Brazil.

Participants

The study included 19 257 (S1), 1590 (S2) and 859 (S3) participants from the general population, who were ≥18 years, of both sexes, with access to the internet, self-reporting living in Brazil and who agreed to p

SUBMITTER: Ribeiro-Alves M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10335585 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature