Table 2. – Participants’ perceptions of health behaviors and feelings before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (n=159).

Health behaviors and feelings	How would you classify this behavior or feeling…	…before COVID-19?	…during COVID-19?	p*
Being active, mean±SD		4.20±0.77	2.84±1.20	<0.001
	Poor, n (%)	2 (1.3)	25 (15.7)
	Fair, n (%)	3 (1.9)	43 (27.0)
	Neutral, n (%)	13 (8.2)	35 (22.0)
	Good, n (%)	85 (53.5)	45 (28.3)
	Excellent, n (%)	56 (35.2)	11 (6.9)
Eating a healthy diet, mean±SD		4.17±0.61	4.01±0.94	0.04
	Poor, n (%)	0 (0.0)	4 (2.5)
	Fair, n (%)	3 (1.9)	12 (7.5)
	Neutral, n (%)	9 (5.7)	9 (5.7)
	Good, n (%)	105 (66.0)	87 (54.7)
	Excellent, n (%)	42 (26.4)	47 (29.6)
Sleeping well, mean±SD		3.66±0.95	3.35±1.19	0.04
	Poor, n (%)	4 (2.5)	16 (10.1)
	Fair, n (%)	21 (13.2)	26 (16.4)
	Neutral, n (%)	21 (13.2)	22 (13.8)
	Good, n (%)	91 (57.2)	76 (47.8)
	Excellent, n (%)	22 (13.8)	19 (11.9)
Controlling anxiety levels, mean±SD		3.76±0.98	3.00±1.19	0.01
	Poor, n (%)	2 (1.3)	18 (11.3)
	Fair, n (%)	22 (13.8)	40 (25.2)
	Neutral, n (%)	22 (13.8)	42 (26.4)
	Good, n (%)	79 (49.7)	42 (26.4)
	Excellent, n (%)	34 (21.4)	17 (10.7)
Energy level and enthusiasm to make healthy lifestyle changes, mean±SD		4.21±0.71	3.26±1.08	<0.001
	Poor, n (%)	1 (0.6)	9 (5.7)
	Fair, n (%)	2 (1.3)	30 (18.9)
	Neutral, n (%)	15 (9.4)	51 (32.1)
	Good, n (%)	85 (53.5)	49 (30.8)
	Excellent, n (%)	56 (35.2)	20 (12.6)
Perception about overall health, mean±SD		3.94±0.71	3.45±1.08	0.02
	Poor, n (%)	0 (0.0)	8 (5.0)
	Fair, n (%)	6 (3.8)	25 (15.7)
	Neutral, n (%)	27 (17.0)	33 (20.8)
	Good, n (%)	96 (60.4)	68 (42.8)
	Excellent, n (%)	29 (18.2)	21 (13.2)

SD: standard deviation. *Paired t-tests used as data is normally distributed (p<0.05). Likert-type scores ranged from 1=poor to 5=excellent.