Physical Activity in University Students Around COVID-19 Confinement

Physical Activity in University Students Around COVID-19 Confinement: Determinants and Consequences on Health Status and Quality of Life

The period of confinement due to COVID-19 may lead to reduced physical activity levels with negative consequences for health and quality of life in the short and long term, in case the sedentary habits are maintained over time. It is therefore essential to know the physical activity and health habits of university students during the confinement, as it could help in the design of effective strategies for the post-confinement period, as well as for any similar future situations. The general objective of the study is to know how university students have adapted their physical activity and health habits to the situation of confinement generated by COVID-19, as well as to identify the determining factors and the possible consequences. It is expected that there will be modifications in the patterns of physical activity in this situation, which could vary based on sociodemographic and economic determinants, and could affect parameters of health and quality of life. A survey will be sent to all students by email through the corresponding vice-rectorates of the sixteen participating universities (https://covid19.ehu.es/). The survey will be completed "online" anonymously. Among those participants who wish to keep participating in the study, a follow-up will be carried out one month and one year after the end of the confinement period. In this case, those subjects must indicate their willingness to keep participating and provide a contact email. The follow-up period will allow to know how physical activity and health habits are modified in the long term.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Physical Activity
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: On-Line Survey

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 14000

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Bizkaia
    • Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain, 48940
      • Basque Country University (UPV-EHU),

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All University students from the 16 Universities participating in the study will be invited to answer the online survey. The total amount of students in the 16 universities is around 500,000. The sample will include students in different academic degrees: bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctorate degree or any other University studies.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• University students of any degree (bachellor's degree, master's degree, doctorate degree or any other University studies

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
: International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form	7-item questionnaire regarding last 7 days' physical activity and sedentary behavior. Vigorous, moderate and walking physical activities will be measured in METS (metabolic equivalent of task) per week, and sedentary behavior will be collected as sedentary time per day	April-May, 2020
: International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form	7-item questionnaire regarding last 7 days' physical activity and sedentary behavior. Vigorous, moderate and walking physical activities will be measured in METS (metabolic equivalent of task) per week, and sedentary behavior will be collected as sedentary time per day	June 2020
: International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form	7-item questionnaire regarding last 7 days' physical activity and sedentary behavior. Vigorous, moderate and walking physical activities will be measured in METS (metabolic equivalent of task) per week, and sedentary behavior will be collected as sedentary time per day	April-May, 2021

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: Subjective Sleep Quality and Sleep Duration domains	19-item self-report questionnaire assessing 7 domains regarding sleep. Only item number 4 (corresponding to subjective sleep quality domain) and item number 6 (corresponding to sleep duration domain) will be measured	April-May, 2020
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: Subjective Sleep Quality and Sleep Duration domains	19-item self-report questionnaire assessing 7 domains regarding sleep. Only item number 4 (corresponding to subjective sleep quality domain) and item number 6 (corresponding to sleep duration domain) will be measured	June, 2020
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: Subjective Sleep Quality and Sleep Duration domains	19-item self-report questionnaire assessing 7 domains regarding sleep. Only item number 4 (corresponding to subjective sleep quality domain) and item number 6 (corresponding to sleep duration domain) will be measured	April-May, 2021
Short Form 36 Health Survey: Bodily Pain domain	The Short Form 36 Health Survey is a 36 -item self-report questionnaire assessing 8 domains regarding health-related quality of life. Only items number 7 and 8 (corresponding to bodily pain domain) will be measured. A score ranging from 0 to 100 is obtained, with higher scores indicating a better bodily pain related quality of life	April-May 2020
Short Form 36 Health Survey: Bodily Pain domain	The Short Form 36 Health Survey is a 36 -item self-report questionnaire assessing 8 domains regarding health-related quality of life. Only items number 7 and 8 (corresponding to bodily pain domain) will be measured. A score ranging from 0 to 100 is obtained, with higher scores indicating a better bodily pain related quality of life	June, 2020
Short Form 36 Health Survey: Bodily Pain domain	The Short Form 36 Health Survey is a 36 -item self-report questionnaire assessing 8 domains regarding health-related quality of life. Only items number 7 and 8 (corresponding to bodily pain domain) will be measured. A score ranging from 0 to 100 is obtained, with higher scores indicating a better bodily pain related quality of life	April-May, 2021
EuroQol 5D: Self rated health	The EuroQol 5D is a self-report questionnaire to assess five health-related domains. Only the item assessing the overall self-rated health status will be used. In the traditional questionnaire, participants are asked to rate their current health status in a 0-100 visual analogue scale, with "0" corresponding to "the worst health you can imagine" and "100" to "the best health you can imagine". A modified version using a 0-10 numerical rating scale will be used, in order to adapt it to an online format	April-May, 2020
EuroQol 5D: Self rated health	The EuroQol 5D is a self-report questionnaire to assess five health-related domains. Only the item assessing the overall self-rated health status will be used. In the traditional questionnaire, participants are asked to rate their current health status in a 0-100 visual analogue scale, with "0" corresponding to "the worst health you can imagine" and "100" to "the best health you can imagine". A modified version using a 0-10 numerical rating scale will be used, in order to adapt it to an online format	June, 2020
EuroQol 5D: Self rated health	The EuroQol 5D is a self-report questionnaire to assess five health-related domains. Only the item assessing the overall self-rated health status will be used. In the traditional questionnaire, participants are asked to rate their current health status in a 0-100 visual analogue scale, with "0" corresponding to "the worst health you can imagine" and "100" to "the best health you can imagine". A modified version using a 0-10 numerical rating scale will be used, in order to adapt it to an online format	April-May, 2021

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Sociodemographic outcomes	Sociodemographic variables will include age, gender, height, weight, residence (place and family unit type and size), academic data (University, branch of knowledge and academic degree) and smoking habits	April-May, 2020
Sociodemographic outcomes	Sociodemographic variables will include age, gender, height, weight, residence (place and family unit type and size), academic data (University, branch of knowledge and academic degree) and smoking habits	June, 2020
Sociodemographic outcomes	Sociodemographic variables will include age, gender, height, weight, residence (place and family unit type and size), academic data (University, branch of knowledge and academic degree) and smoking habits	April-May, 2021
COVID-19 related factors	Participants will be asked if: a) they have had COVID-19 related symptoms, b) have been diagnosed with COVID-19 by a health professional or c) have been living with a person diagnosed with COVID-19 during the confinement	April-May, 2020
COVID-19 related factors	Participants will be asked if: a) they have had COVID-19 related symptoms, b) have been diagnosed with COVID-19 by a health professional or c) have been living with a person diagnosed with COVID-19 during the confinement	June, 2020
COVID-19 related factors	Participants will be asked if: a) they have had COVID-19 related symptoms, b) have been diagnosed with COVID-19 by a health professional or c) have been living with a person diagnosed with COVID-19 during the confinement	April-May, 2021

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
• Collaborators: University of the Balearic Islands; University of Extremadura; Universitat Jaume I; University of Valencia; Universidad Pública de Navarra; Universidad de Granada; Universidad de Zaragoza; University of Seville; Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche; University of Cadiz; Universidad de León; University of Castilla-La Mancha; University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Technical University of Madrid; University of Cantabria
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jon Irazusta, PhD, Basque Country University (UPV-EHU), Leioa, Bizkaia, 48940, Spain

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Bassett DR Jr. International physical activity questionnaire: 12-country reliability and validity. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2003 Aug;35(8):1396. doi: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000078923.96621.1D. No abstract available.
• Rodriguez-Munoz S, Corella C, Abarca-Sos A, Zaragoza J. Validation of three short physical activity questionnaires with accelerometers among university students in Spain. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2017 Dec;57(12):1660-1668. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.17.06665-8. Epub 2017 Mar 1.

Helpful Links

• Link to the online survey used in the study

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 16, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 20, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): May 20, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 22, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 23, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): April 24, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 4, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 1, 2022
• Last Verified: January 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Physical Activity; Quality of Life; Pain; COVID-19; Sleep; Survey; Health; Confinement; University Students
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Lung Diseases; COVID-19
• Other Study ID Numbers: Covid_PA2020

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Yes
• IPD Plan Description: All individual data of the participants, with the exception of the email, the university and where they live, will be available upon reasonable request.
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: The data will become available once the study will finish
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: The access to individual participant data will be decided after analysing each request taking into account the scientific quality of the proposal
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: Study Protocol; Informed Consent Form (ICF)

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No