Health behaviour change among UK adults during the pandemic: findings from the COVID-19 cancer attitudes and behaviours study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 related lockdowns may have affected engagement in health behaviours among the UK adult population. This prospective observational study assessed socio-demographic patterning in attempts to change and maintain a range of health behaviours and changes between two time points during the pandemic.

Methods

Adults aged 18 years and over (n = 4,978) were recruited using Dynata (an online market research platform) and the HealthWise Wales platform, supplemented through social media advertising. Online surveys were conducted in August/September 2020 when lockdown restrictions eased in the UK following the first major UK lockdown (survey phase 1) and in February/March 2021 during a further national lockdown (survey phase 2). Measures derived from the Cancer Awarene

SUBMITTER: Anyanwu P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9332100 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature