Implications of Covid-19 on the Lifestyle Changes

Overview

Northern Italy has been profoundly touched by the Covid-19 pandemic. To limit the outbreaks of contagion, the Italian government imposed 2.months of complete lock-down, which imposed the social isolation for the whole population and, for those positive to the Covid-19, the complete confinement at home. Despite the recommendations for conserving healthy lifestyle of the Italian Government, during the lock-down the likelihood to fall into unhealthy behaviours might have increased. This study aims to describe the impact of Covid-19 on the lifestyles of a population of Italian adults living in an area of high spread of Sars-CoV-2.

The aims of this study were to detect the changes in lifestyles occurred during the imposed lock-down phase and the support services used the most by participants. This study consists in the administration of an on-line survey addressed to adult individuals living in the province of Reggio Emilia (Italy). The survey was posted on-line on the website of the Azienda USL- IRCCS di Reggio Emilia and it was spread to the community through apps and social networks. The on-line survey is free to access, self-administered and it consists of 50 questions. The questions investigates the changes occurred in employment status, physical exercise, diet, tobacco and alcohol consumption, sleep quality and leisure activities during the pandemic lock-down phase as well as the available local support services used and perceived as useful.

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