Health-related behavioral changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. A comparison between cohorts of French and Italian university students.

ABSTRACT: This cross-sectional observational study compares the health behaviors of university students in France and Italy, examining how their choices and lifestyles were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with the aim of contributing to the development of adequate public health and higher education institutions interventions. The French cohort was investigated between January and February 2022, while the Italian cohort was examined between March and April 2022. In both contexts, data were collected through web surveys using institutional directories of university degree programs. Data were collected using standardized tools, validated and recovered in full or partial form. The tool used consisted of three specific sections (general experience, eating habits, physical activity), to which a fourth,

SUBMITTER: Matteucci I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10490880 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature