COVID-19 Confinement and Health Risk Behaviors in Spain

Authors :: Rubén López-Bueno
Joaquín Calatayud
José Casaña
José A. Casajús
Lee Smith
Mark A. Tully
Lars L. Andersen
Guillermo F. López-Sánchez
Source :: Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021), Frontiers in Psychology
Publication Year :: 2021
Publisher :: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021.
Abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a world pandemic due to COVID-19. In response, most affected countries have enacted measures involving compulsory confinement and restrictions on free movement, which likely influence citizens' lifestyles. This study investigates changes in health risk behaviors (HRBs) with duration of confinement. An online cross-sectional survey served to collect data about the Spanish adult population regarding health behaviors during the first 3 weeks of confinement. A large sample of participants (