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Coping with COVID-19 Pandemic and Sustained Health Behavior: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bangladesh
Public Health Foundation of Bangladesh.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Public Health and Sport Science, Public Health Science.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4415-7942
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Public Health and Sport Science, Public Health Science.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7558-4168
2023 (English)In: Epidemiologia, E-ISSN 2673-3986, Vol. 4, no 4, p. 85-93Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people’s health behavioral changes have been transposed into a new dimension. Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic may have an impact on sustained health behavior (SHB). Therefore, this study aimed to explore the validity and reliability of the COVID-19 Coping Scale among working-age individuals and to assess whether coping with COVID-19-related stress could influence SHB in this population. A cross-sectional study was conducted based on the population of the city of Dhaka in Bangladesh. A total of 263 working-age individuals (19–65 years) participated in the study. The present study results confirmed the COVID-19 Coping Scale was a valid and reliable instrument for this population. Moreover, the present finding indicated decreased odds of SHB for individuals who rated lower scores on coping with COVID-19 compared to individuals who rated higher scores; the result remained significant after controlling for gender and education (OR 0.68, 95% CI: 0.54–0.87). The present study suggests two important findings: (i) the instrument used in this study was valid and reliable in this population, and (ii) coping with COVID-19-related stress may be an important aspect of practicing SHB. Policymakers may use the highlighted findings to facilitate sustainable health behavior for long-term health benefits and to tackle future pandemics like COVID-19 or in a similar context.

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MDPI , 2023. Vol. 4, no 4, p. 85-93
Keywords [en]
COVID-19 pandemic; health behavior; sustainable; stress
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Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
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Health-Promoting Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-41210DOI: 10.3390/epidemiologia4010009ISI: 001178429100001PubMedID: 36975617Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85165168806OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-41210DiVA, id: diva2:1744636
Available from: 2023-03-20 Created: 2023-03-20 Last updated: 2024-08-30Bibliographically approved

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