Latent Class Analysis of Health Behavior Changes Due to COVID-19 among Middle-Aged Korean Workers

Eun-Hi Choi, Won-Jong Kim and Eun-Mi Baek
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Eun-Hi Choi: College of Nursing, Eulji University, Uijeongbu-si 11759, Korea
Won-Jong Kim: College of Nursing, Eulji University, Uijeongbu-si 11759, Korea
Eun-Mi Baek: Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 3, 1-13

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify the latent class for changes in health behavior due to COVID-19, reveal the characteristics of participants by type, and identify predictive factors for these types. The participants of this study were office workers between the ages of 40 and 60 and secondary data from the 2020 Community Health Survey of G city was utilized. Latent class analysis was performed on physical activities such as walking and exercise, eating fast food or carbonated drinks, eating delivered food, drinking alcohol, and smoking. Three types of health behavior changes due to COVID-19 were found: (1) decrease in all health behavior type, (2) increase in fast food and delivered food type, and (3) increase in smoking maintenance type. Second, the variables predicting the three types after controlling for general characteristics were health problems, social distancing among the COVID-19 quarantine rules, refraining from going out, and meeting with friends and neighbors and had an impact on COVID-19 life. It is necessary to strengthen non-face-to-face health promotion activities along with quarantine rules for COVID-19. In addition, there is a need for a health management plan for people with non-visible risk factors such as obesity and high blood pressure.

Keywords: COVID-19; health behavior; office workers; middle-aged (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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