Impact of online education on health
An online survey by Shikshan Prasarak Mandali's Late Prin. B. V. Bhide Foundation:

The COVID-19 pandemic forced universities around the world to shut down their campuses indefinitely and adopt online platforms for their educational activities. The colleges were not prepared for such a drastic change. Though there have been a lot of advances in information communication technology (ICT) in the last few decades and several online platforms to support online education were available, still it was a challenge for universities to complete their educational activities using an online platform in stipulated time period.

Additionally, professors and students faced a wide range of logistic, technical, financial, and social problems. The university suspended regular classes from 13th March 2020 and later a nationwide lockdown began in India on 25th March 2020. The academic programs of the university education are based on intense classroom and laboratory based activities. It was difficult to move all these academic activities online immediately. Moreover, it was assumed that the situation will normalize soon and the campuses could be reopened within weeks. But unfortunately the online teaching continued till date (July 2021).

The use of electronic devices is increased during this period both for the purpose of educational activities along with recreation. As a result, students are continuously exposed to unintentional artificial light. The effects of acute and chronic exposure to artificial light at night (ALAN) via screen illumination on sleep, circadian rhythms, and related functional outcomes is known. Both acute and chronic illumination significantly disrupts sleep continuity and architecture and leads to daytime sleepiness, negative emotions, and attention difficulties. The exposure also alters circadian rhythms, subduing the normal nocturnal decline in body temperature and dampening nocturnal melatonin secretion.

In summary, ALAN exposure from electronic screens has an immediate, detrimental, yet stable effect on sleep, circadian regulation, and next-day functional outcomes. The widespread use of electronic devices by students may cause adverse effects on health and performance.  We have developed a questionnaire in which we will be conducting survey of undergraduate and post graduate students about their opinion on different aspects of online education during the ongoing pandemic and its impact on their changed lifestyle and health.

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Email *
Age *
Gender *
How would you describe the area in which you live *
Educational status *
Employment status *
Since when you are studying / working online? *
Please indicate devices you own *
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Do you suffer any of the following medical condition? *
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On an average, how many hours per day do you spend using electronic devices? *
Less than 3 hrs
Between 3 to 6 hrs
More than 6 hrs
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On an average, how many hours of electronic device usage per day are dedicated to work/college-related activities? *
Less than 3 hrs
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On an average, how many hours are spent on electronic devices per day for entertainment/leisure activities (e.g., movies, T.V., reading on a tablet, social media)? *
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On an average, how many hours per day do you use your cell phone for telephone calls? *
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On an average, how many hours per day do you spend texting? *
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On an average, how many hours per day is your TV on? *
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On an average, how many hours per day do you spend actively watching TV? (Without multitasking) *
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On an average, how many hours per day does you are engaged in other activities (e.g., reading books, /listening/playing music/gardening) not using electronic devices? *
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On an average, how many hours per day you are engaged in activities like talking to friends in person, playing sports outdoor, yoga, cycling, running etc, *
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On an average, how many hours of natural light you are exposed to *
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How many meals ( breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner) do you have on an ordinary day *
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At what time do you take your dinner on an ordinary day *
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Between 8 pm to 10 pm
After 10 pm
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Do you follow any special diet *
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How often do you eat following type of food *
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Tea/Coffee/Beverages
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How often do you eat in front of screen (TV, Mobile, Computer etc) *
Do you take any efforts to regularize your diet schedule in your hectic online working routine *
At what time do you sleep *
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After 11 pm
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How easily you can wake up in the morning *
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Are you aware that lifestyle choices have effect on your health *
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