Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Global Station for Indigenous Studies and Cultural Diversity, Hokkaido University, Japan.
Nurs Health Sci. 2022 Sep;24(3):634-642. doi: 10.1111/nhs.12962. Epub 2022 Aug 3.
The spread of COVID-19 has dramatically changed our lives. This study aimed to examine the lifestyles of female college students, focusing on physical activity, sleep status, and anxiety status during the pandemic (while under a state of emergency) in Japan. A total of 184 female college students completed two questionnaires, anthropometric measurements, and daily activity logs and diet records, in groups of 115 and 69 participants recruited before and during the pandemic, respectively. Findings showed a significant decrease in physical activity: Physical activity levels fell from "normal" to "low" and the daily step counts decreased by nearly half, from 8671 to 4640. In addition, the results from the questionnaires revealed that half of the participants were at risk of having sleep disturbances, and their sleep cycles became more nocturnal, which may have caused higher anxiety states and lower sleep quality during the pandemic. Furthermore, anxiety states worsened, with 100% of the participants experiencing high anxiety during the pandemic. Monitoring lifestyle disturbances during the pandemic is needed for the development of interventions to improve health among young women.
新冠疫情的传播极大地改变了我们的生活。本研究旨在考察日本女大学生在疫情（紧急状态下）期间的生活方式，重点关注身体活动、睡眠状况和焦虑状况。共有 184 名女大学生分别在疫情前和疫情期间，以每组 115 人和 69 人的规模，完成了两份问卷、人体测量和日常活动日志及饮食记录。研究结果表明，身体活动显著减少：身体活动水平从“正常”降至“低”，每日步数减少近一半，从 8671 步降至 4640 步。此外，问卷调查结果显示，有一半的参与者存在睡眠障碍风险，且她们的睡眠周期变得更加偏向夜间，这可能导致疫情期间焦虑程度更高和睡眠质量更低。此外，焦虑程度恶化，100%的参与者在疫情期间都感到高度焦虑。需要监测疫情期间的生活方式紊乱情况，以便制定干预措施，改善年轻女性的健康状况。
