Teaching in times of crisis: A cross-sectional study of lifestyle, stress, and anxiety among educators during COVID-19

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on educators, altering their work routines, increasing stress, and affecting their overall well-being. This study assessed teachers’ lifestyles, stress, and anxiety levels during the COVID-19 pandemic and implemented an intervention to promote healthy eating. A cross-sectional, quantitative study was conducted among 105 teachers, who completed an online questionnaire that included sociodemographic items, the FANTASTIC lifestyle questionnaire, and the anxiety, depression, and stress scale (EADS-21). Most participants were female (88.6%), over 51 years old (60%), and had over 15 years of teaching experience (86.7%). The transition to remote teaching required 93.3% of participants to reorganize their schedules and 89.5% to modify their lifestyle and family routines, resulting in over half of the participants expressing dissatisfaction with remote teaching. The EADS-21 results indicated that the stress subscale had the highest mean score (0.98). The study emphasizes the importance of targeted health promotion strategies for educators during times of crisis. Future research should explore the long-term impact of such interventions on teachers’ mental health and professional performance.

Keywords

Teachers / Community nursing / Lifestyle / Stress / Anxiety / COVID-19

Funding

None.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare they have no competing interests.

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