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The Ariel University Survey on Dietary Changes and Anxiety During the Coronavirus Pandemic

NCT04353934 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 3797

Last updated 2021-10-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background/Objectives: Psychological anxiety has been associated with alterations in eating patterns. The 2020 global coronavirus pandemic has created a situation characterized by increased anxiety. The present international survey was designed to examine associations between exposure to quarantine/isolation measures, anxiety levels and changes in dietary patterns.

Methods: The present study utilizes a Google Survey platform to conduct an international survey querrying dietary patterns before vs. after the coronavirus pandemic; anxiety during the pandemic; and demographic characteristics. The nutrition portion of the survey is based on the Mediterranean Diet Score while the anxiety estimate is based on the GAD-7. The survey is available in English, Hebrew, Spanish, Italian, French, Arabic and Russian. It has been distributed via social media.

Anticipated Results: We believe that changes in dietary habits will be identified and that these will be associated with anxiety levels. Additionally, we believe that by-country differences will be identified.

Discussion: The Google Survey format distributed by social media provides an almost immediate means of distributing the survey globally. The survey can only be completed if the respondent first indicates his/her informed consent. The convenience sample limits generalizability to individuals who volunteer to complete online surveys; however, we anticipate a large response which may mitigate this limitation.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ariel University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mona Boaz, RD, PhD · Department of Nutrition Sciences, Ariel University

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-03-31
Primary Completion
2021-05-01
Completion
2021-05-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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