Covid-19 shelter-at-home and work, lifestyle and well-being in desk workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emerging cross-sectional reports find that the COVID-19 pandemic and related social restrictions negatively affect lifestyle behaviours and mental health in general populations.

Aims

To study the longitudinal impact of COVID-19 on work practices, lifestyle and well-being among desk workers during shelter-at-home restrictions.

Methods

We added follow-up after completion of a clinical trial among desk workers to longitudinally measure sedentary behaviour, physical activity, sleep, diet, mood, quality of life and work-related health using validated questionnaires and surveys. We compared outcomes assessed before and during COVID-19 shelter-at-home restrictions. We assessed whether changes in outcomes differed by remote working status (always, changed to or nev

SUBMITTER: Barone Gibbs B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7928687 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature