Immune fitness and the psychosocial and health consequences of the covid-19 pandemic lockdown in the netherlands: Methodology and design of the clofit study

Pantea Kiani, Agnese Merlo, Hama M. Saeed, Sarah Benson, Gillian Bruce, Rosalie Hoorn, Aletta D. Kraneveld, Aurora J.A.E. van de Loo, Noortje R. Severeijns, Annabel S.M. Sips, Andrew Scholey, Johan Garssen, Joris C. Verster*

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Abstract

This article provides an overview of the design and methodology of the “Corona lockdown: how fit are you?” (CLOFIT) study, including the questionnaires and scales that were included in the online survey. The aim of the CLOFIT study was to investigate the psychosocial and health consequences of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the Netherlands. The survey was conducted among the Dutch population to collect data on immune fitness and the psychological and health consequences of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown in the Netherlands. The CLOFIT dataset contains measures from N = 1910 participants and is broadly representative of the Dutch general population. The dataset represents both sexes, a range of ages including the elderly, different education levels, and ethnic backgrounds. The cohort also includes people with a diverse health status and range of medication use.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)199-218
Number of pages20
JournalEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Conflicts of Interest: Over the past 3 years, J.C.V. has received grants/research support from Janssen and Sequential Medicine, and has acted as a consultant/advisor for More Labs, Red Bull, Sen-Jam Pharmaceutical, Toast!, Tomo, and ZBiotics. A.D.K. has held research grants from H2020, Nutricia-Danone, Netherlands Center of Translational Research, Lungfund, SGF/Health Holland, and NWO. J.G. is part-time employee of Nutricia Research and received research grants from Nu-tricia research foundation, Top Institute Pharma, Top Institute Food and Nutrition, GSK, STW, NWO, Friesland Campina, CCC, Raak-Pro, and EU. S.B. has received funding from Red Bull GmbH, Kemin Foods, Sanofi Aventis, Phoenix Pharmaceutical, and GlaxoSmithKline. Over the past 36 months, A.S. has held research grants from Abbott Nutrition, Arla Foods, Bayer, BioRevive, DuPont, Kemin Foods, Nestlé, Nutricia-Danone, and Verdure Sciences. He has acted as a consultant/expert advisor to Bayer, Danone, Naturex, Nestlé, Pfizer, Sanofi, Sen-Jam Pharmaceutical, and has received travel/hospitality/speaker fees Bayer, Sanofi, and Verdure Sciences. The other authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Keywords

  • Alcohol consumption
  • COVID-19
  • Immune fitness
  • Lockdown
  • Mood
  • Pain

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