Department of Medical Neurobiology, Institute of Medical Research, Hadassah Medical School, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Department of Science, David Yellin Academic College of Education, Jerusalem, Israel.
Front Public Health. 2023 Jul 20;11:1191814. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1191814. eCollection 2023.
This study examines the impact of academic institutions on changes to students' awareness and habits regarding a healthy lifestyle, specifically through nutrition and physical exercise, following the Covid-19 pandemic.
In May 2020, quantitative online questionnaires were completed by 266 pre-service teachers (83.5% female), aged 19-63, who were studying at an academic institution in Israel.
The questionnaire, which included health-related 15 items, as well as a number of demographic questions, was distributed social media, academic mailing lists, and the researchers' colleagues.
The respondents were asked to provide socio-demographic data and information regarding their health-related habits, such as smoking and exercising, at two timepoints: prior to the Covid-19 pandemic and during the first lockdown in Israel (March-May 2020).
Statistical analysis included paired -tests, Wilcoxon and McNemar tests, Pearsons's correlations, and hierarchical regressions.
The academic institution's promoting of a healthy lifestyle, as perceived by students, was found to contribute to the explained variance (EPV) of their maintaining a healthy lifestyle, prior to and during the Covid-19 pandemic ( = 9.4%, < .001and = 2.4%, = 0.009, respectively), beyond the respondents' demographic characteristics. Moreover, correlations were found between the institution's promoting of a healthy lifestyle at both timepoints. Respondents who perceived their institution as promoting a healthy lifestyle prior to the pandemic maintained healthier lifestyles than their peers; healthier lifestyles were also maintained by respondents who were unmarried, non-smokers, more educated, and watched less television. Finally, the institution's promoting of a healthy lifestyle prior to the pandemic significantly contributed to the students' maintaining a healthy lifestyle and healthy nutrition during the pandemic.
The findings of this study highlight the impact of academic institutions on maintaining healthy lifestyles, even in times of crises and emergencies, thereby contributing to public health.
本研究考察了学术机构对学生在新冠疫情后对健康生活方式（特别是营养和体育锻炼）的意识和习惯改变的影响。
2020 年 5 月，以色列一所学术机构的 266 名职前教师（83.5%为女性）完成了定量在线问卷，年龄 19-63 岁。
问卷包括 15 个与健康相关的项目，以及一些人口统计学问题，通过社交媒体、学术邮件列表和研究人员的同事分发。
要求受访者提供社会人口统计学数据，并提供他们在两个时间点的健康相关习惯信息，即在新冠疫情前和以色列第一次封锁期间（2020 年 3 月至 5 月）。
统计分析包括配对检验、Wilcoxon 和 McNemar 检验、Pearsons 相关和分层回归。
学生感知到的学术机构对健康生活方式的促进，对他们在新冠疫情前和疫情期间保持健康生活方式的解释方差（EPV）有贡献（ = 9.4%， < .001和 = 2.4%， = 0.009，分别），超出了受访者的人口统计学特征。此外，还发现机构在两个时间点促进健康生活方式之间存在相关性。在疫情前感知到机构促进健康生活方式的受访者比同龄人保持更健康的生活方式；未婚、不吸烟、受教育程度更高和看电视时间更少的受访者也保持了更健康的生活方式。最后，疫情前机构对健康生活方式的促进显著促进了学生在疫情期间保持健康的生活方式和健康的营养。
本研究结果强调了学术机构对维持健康生活方式的影响，即使在危机和紧急情况下，也对公共卫生有贡献。
