Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study

<p dir="ltr">The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) resulted in lockdowns and social distancing measures enforced by governments around the world. This study aimed to identify changes in adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and physical activity (PA) and associations with personalit...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Tamara Al-Abdi (8710488) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Alexandros Heraclides (4114903) (author), Alexia Papageorgiou (463712) (author), Elena Philippou (9939480) (author)
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Nutrition and dietetics
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Sports science and exercise
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Lockdown lifestyle changes
Physical activity (PA)
Sedentary behavior
Qatar health behavior
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description <p dir="ltr">The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) resulted in lockdowns and social distancing measures enforced by governments around the world. This study aimed to identify changes in adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and physical activity (PA) and associations with personality during lockdown. Using a cross-sectional design, a convenient sample of 543 adults in Qatar completed an online questionnaire consisting of validated tools to measure adherence to MD (MEDAS questionnaire, score ranges 0–13), PA (IPAQ, assessing light, moderate high intensity PA) and personality (BFI-10, categorizing individuals’ personalities). The majority of the participants were female (89%), aged between 21 and 29 years (45%). The overall MD adherence decreased during lockdown (5.9 vs. 6.1, p < 0.001). There was an increase in olive oil (9% vs. 12%; p < 0.001), vegetables (54.3% vs. 58.7%; p = 0.005), legumes (11.8% vs. 15.3%; p = 0.007), sofrito (70.9% vs. 77.3%; p < 0.001) and fat (45.9% vs. 53.8%; p < 0.001) consumption and a decrease in fresh fruit (39.4% vs. 15.8%; p < 0.001) and fish/seafood (5.9% vs. 3.9%; p = 0.0035) consumption during lockdown. Met-min/week values of total PA (1330.5 vs. 1836.7), vigorous activity (711.5 vs. 867.4), moderate activity (208.3 vs. 301.3), and walking (410.7 vs. 668.0) all decreased during lockdown (p < 0.001, p = 0.010, p = 0.010 p < 0.001, respectively), while sitting increased (3837.3 vs. 2896.4 p < 0.001). The extraversion personality dimension had a higher MD adherence (p = 0.039) compared to agreeableness before lockdown. No changes in MEDAS scores were observed during lockdown in those with high levels of openness. Openness was positively associated with all PA (<i>p </i>= 0.027), including walking (<i>p </i> = 0.026), and negatively associated with sitting (<i>p </i> = 0.038) before lockdown, while participants with high scores for neuroticism were less likely to be sitting during lockdown (<i>p </i> = 0.042). The findings can be used to guide the development of appropriate personality-tailored lifestyle interventions.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: PLOS ONE<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276426" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276426</a></p>
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spelling Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional studyTamara Al-Abdi (8710488)Alexandros Heraclides (4114903)Alexia Papageorgiou (463712)Elena Philippou (9939480)Biomedical and clinical sciencesNutrition and dieteticsHealth sciencesEpidemiologySports science and exerciseCOVID-19 pandemicLockdown lifestyle changesPhysical activity (PA)Sedentary behaviorQatar health behavior<p dir="ltr">The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) resulted in lockdowns and social distancing measures enforced by governments around the world. This study aimed to identify changes in adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and physical activity (PA) and associations with personality during lockdown. Using a cross-sectional design, a convenient sample of 543 adults in Qatar completed an online questionnaire consisting of validated tools to measure adherence to MD (MEDAS questionnaire, score ranges 0–13), PA (IPAQ, assessing light, moderate high intensity PA) and personality (BFI-10, categorizing individuals’ personalities). The majority of the participants were female (89%), aged between 21 and 29 years (45%). The overall MD adherence decreased during lockdown (5.9 vs. 6.1, p < 0.001). There was an increase in olive oil (9% vs. 12%; p < 0.001), vegetables (54.3% vs. 58.7%; p = 0.005), legumes (11.8% vs. 15.3%; p = 0.007), sofrito (70.9% vs. 77.3%; p < 0.001) and fat (45.9% vs. 53.8%; p < 0.001) consumption and a decrease in fresh fruit (39.4% vs. 15.8%; p < 0.001) and fish/seafood (5.9% vs. 3.9%; p = 0.0035) consumption during lockdown. Met-min/week values of total PA (1330.5 vs. 1836.7), vigorous activity (711.5 vs. 867.4), moderate activity (208.3 vs. 301.3), and walking (410.7 vs. 668.0) all decreased during lockdown (p < 0.001, p = 0.010, p = 0.010 p < 0.001, respectively), while sitting increased (3837.3 vs. 2896.4 p < 0.001). The extraversion personality dimension had a higher MD adherence (p = 0.039) compared to agreeableness before lockdown. No changes in MEDAS scores were observed during lockdown in those with high levels of openness. Openness was positively associated with all PA (<i>p </i>= 0.027), including walking (<i>p </i> = 0.026), and negatively associated with sitting (<i>p </i> = 0.038) before lockdown, while participants with high scores for neuroticism were less likely to be sitting during lockdown (<i>p </i> = 0.042). The findings can be used to guide the development of appropriate personality-tailored lifestyle interventions.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: PLOS ONE<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276426" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276426</a></p>2022-11-11T09:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1371/journal.pone.0276426https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Impact_of_the_COVID-19_lockdown_on_lifestyle_behaviors_and_their_association_with_personality_among_adults_in_Qatar_A_cross-sectional_study/29126666CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/291266662022-11-11T09:00:00Z
spellingShingle Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study
Tamara Al-Abdi (8710488)
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Nutrition and dietetics
Health sciences
Epidemiology
Sports science and exercise
COVID-19 pandemic
Lockdown lifestyle changes
Physical activity (PA)
Sedentary behavior
Qatar health behavior
status_str publishedVersion
title Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study
title_full Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study
title_short Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study
title_sort Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study
topic Biomedical and clinical sciences
Nutrition and dietetics
Health sciences
Epidemiology
Sports science and exercise
COVID-19 pandemic
Lockdown lifestyle changes
Physical activity (PA)
Sedentary behavior
Qatar health behavior