TY  - JOUR
AB  - BACKGROUND: The health area being greatest impacted by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and residents' perspective to better prepare for future pandemic remain unknown. We aimed to assess and make cross-country and cross-region comparisons of the global impacts of COVID-19 and preparation preferences of pandemic. METHODS: We recruited adults in 30 countries covering all World Health Organization (WHO) regions from July 2020 to August 2021. 5 Likert-point scales were used to measure their perceived change in 32 aspects due to COVID-19 (-2?=?substantially reduced to 2?=?substantially increased) and perceived importance of 13 preparations (1?=?not important to 5?=?extremely important). Samples were stratified by age and gender in the corresponding countries. Multidimensional preference analysis displays disparities between 30 countries, WHO regions, economic development levels, and COVID-19 severity levels. RESULTS: 16?512 adults participated, with 10?351 females. Among 32 aspects of impact, the most affected were having a meal at home (mean (m)?=?0.84, standard error (SE)?=?0.01), cooking at home (m?=?0.78, SE?=?0.01), social activities (m?=?-0.68, SE?=?0.01), duration of screen time (m?=?0.67, SE?=?0.01), and duration of sitting (m?=?0.59, SE?=?0.01). Alcohol (m?=?-0.36, SE?=?0.01) and tobacco (m?=?-0.38, SE?=?0.01) consumption declined moderately. Among 13 preparations, respondents rated medicine delivery (m?=?3.50, SE?=?0.01), getting prescribed medicine in a hospital visit?/?follow-up in a community pharmacy (m?=?3.37, SE?=?0.01), and online shopping (m?=?3.33, SE?=?0.02) as the most important. The multidimensional preference analysis showed the European Region, Region of the Americas, Western Pacific Region and countries with a high-income level or medium to high COVID-19 severity were more adversely impacted on sitting and screen time duration and social activities, whereas other regions and countries experienced more cooking and eating at home. Countries with a high-income level or medium to high COVID-19 severity reported higher perceived mental burden and emotional distress. Except for low- and lower-middle-income countries, medicine delivery was always prioritised. CONCLUSIONS: Global increasing sitting and screen time and limiting social activities deserve as much attention as mental health. Besides, the pandemic has ushered in a notable enhancement in lifestyle of home cooking and eating, while simultaneously reducing the consumption of tobacco and alcohol. A health care system and technological infrastructure that facilitate medicine delivery, medicine prescription, and online shopping are priorities for coping with future pandemics.
AU  - Li, J
AU  - Fong, DYT
AU  - Lok, KYW
AU  - Wong, JYH
AU  - Man Ho, M
AU  - Choi, EPH
AU  - Pandian, V
AU  - Davidson, PM
AU  - Duan, W
AU  - Tarrant, M
AU  - Lee, JJ
AU  - Lin, C-C
AU  - Akingbade, O
AU  - Alabdulwahhab, KM
AU  - Ahmad, MS
AU  - Alboraie, M
AU  - Alzahrani, MA
AU  - Bilimale, AS
AU  - Boonpatcharanon, S
AU  - Byiringiro, S
AU  - Hasan, MKC
AU  - Schettini, LC
AU  - Corzo, W
AU  - De Leon, JM
AU  - De Leon, AS
AU  - Deek, H
AU  - Efficace, F
AU  - El Nayal, MA
AU  - El-Raey, F
AU  - Ensaldo-Carrasco, E
AU  - Escotorin, P
AU  - Fadodun, OA
AU  - Fawole, IO
AU  - Goh, Y-SS
AU  - Irawan, D
AU  - Khan, NE
AU  - Koirala, B
AU  - Krishna, A
AU  - Kwok, C
AU  - Le, TT
AU  - Leal, DG
AU  - Lezana-Fernández, MÁ
AU  - Manirambona, E
AU  - Mantoani, LC
AU  - Meneses-González, F
AU  - Mohamed, IE
AU  - Mukeshimana, M
AU  - Nguyen, CTM
AU  - Nguyen, HTT
AU  - Nguyen, KT
AU  - Nguyen, ST
AU  - Nurumal, MS
AU  - Nzabonimana, A
AU  - Omer, NAMA
AU  - Ogungbe, O
AU  - Poon, ACY
AU  - Reséndiz-Rodriguez, A
AU  - Puang-Ngern, B
AU  - Sagun, CG
AU  - Shaik, RA
AU  - Shankar, NG
AU  - Sommer, K
AU  - Toro, E
AU  - Tran, HTH
AU  - Urgel, EL
AU  - Uwiringiyimana, E
AU  - Vanichbuncha, T
AU  - Youssef, N
DA  - 2023/08/11
DO  - 10.7189/jogh.13.06031
JO  - J Glob Health
PB  - INT SOC GLOBAL HEALTH
PY  - 2023/08/11
SP  - 06031
TI  - Global impacts of COVID-19 on lifestyles and health and preparation preferences: An international survey of 30 countries.
VL  - 13
Y1  - 2023/08/11
Y2  - 2026/06/18
ER  -