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The Impact of Changes in Work Arrangements During COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lifestyle of Qatar's Working Population.
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Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine . Feb2022, Vol. 64 Issue 2, pe53-e59. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Objectives: To explore the impact of changing work arrangements during COVID-19 on diet, physical activity, body weight, and sleep of Qatar's working population. Methods: A web-based survey targeting working adults who were residing in Qatar during the period of home confinement was conducted. Results: About 47% of 1061 participants reported weight gain. Higher proportions of participants reported consuming more fatty foods (P = 0.007), more sugary foods (P = 0.001), and greater increase in screen and sitting/reclining times (P < 0.001) among the work from home (WFH) group. Participants with higher adverse dietary changes score were more likely to report weight gain in both the WFH (adjusted OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.28 to 1.49), and working regularly groups (adjusted OR, 1.31, 95% CI 1.20 to 1.43) with P < 0.001. Conclusion: Qatar's working population experienced adverse lifestyle changes which were more prominent among those who shifted to WFH. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EMPLOYEE psychology
*WORK environment
*LIFESTYLES
*BODY weight
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*COVID-19
*DIET
*INGESTION
*PHYSICAL activity
*SLEEP
*WEIGHT gain
*SURVEYS
*DIETARY sucrose
*SCREEN time
*SITTING position
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*HEALTH behavior
*STAY-at-home orders
*ODDS ratio
*COVID-19 pandemic
*WORLD Wide Web
*DIETARY fats
*BEHAVIOR modification
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10762752
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155120654
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002443