Investigate the lifestyle characteristics among Melbourne residents during the home quarantine induced by COVID-19

This research project aims to investigate the lifestyle characteristics among Melbourne residents during the home quarantine induced by COVID-19. It will examine the impact of the quarantine on their physical and mental health.

Research Project Proposal
The present study is about investigating the lifestyle characteristics among Melbourne residents
during the home quarantine induced by COVID-19. It is a biggest issue from which the entire
world is affected and facing assorted issues related with physical and mental health issues. The
study is significant in examining the life style character of people in Melbourne and how they live
during the home quarantine created by the COVID 19. As it provides indepth analysis which are
appropriate to explore individual recognition about the similar area. The COVID-19 pandemic
means that many of us are staying at home and doing less in stipulations of social interactions
and exercise. This can have a unenthusiastic impact over the physical and mental health.
However, literature mainly supports the entire work with the help of developing effective
theoretical framework as in this suitable discussion has been conducted, over the aspect of
COVID 19, the life style characteristics of the people during the quarantine process induced by
COVID 19 and its impact over the life of people within the entire globe. In the present
investigation work the considered methodology is quantitative research as it is the effective tool
to gather information with actual facts and figures and also provide significant support to the
future project based on the specific proposal. In addition to these primary and secondary tools
are considered to be the effective as to develop the project in effective manner. As the project
initiates that, primary investigation will be processed through questionnaire and secondary
research has been taken place via the help of using books, journals, articles and so on.
Conclusion is drawn over defining the suitable lifestyle characteristics of the people during the
outbreak of COVID 19 and how the quarantine process effects their physical and mental health
condition. Therefore, the project determines how the people in Melbourne influences the people
and the entire globe.
Title of the Research
Investigate the lifestyle characteristics among Melbourne residents during the home quarantine
induced by COVID-19.
Introduction
Overview of the Research
COVID 19 is a highly pathogenic virus which is widely causing a global pandemic with a high
number of deaths and infected people. Therefore, COVID 19 is a virus which is originated by a
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newly discovered virus. The corona virus is widely spread and has a huge impact over the
people and their living. To contain the diffusion of infection, several governments have enforced
restrictions on outdoor activities or even collective quarantine on the population (Coronavirus
and COVID-19: What You Should Know, 2020), thus, the virus is harmful for the human body
and higher interaction with the people who are affected with the virus may cause death and the
serious conduction of virus leads towards the major health issue and due to lacking with the
vaccine individual may face death or harsh health condition (Wang, Ng and Brook, 2020). The
existing project briefly analyses the impact of quarantine on lifestyle, involving nutrition and
physical activity and the influence of new technologies in dealing with this situation (Quarantine
during COVID-19 outbreak: Changes in diet and physical activity increase the risk of
cardiovascular disease, 2020). Therefore, new and advance technologies are effective in
providing suitable assistance in regards to the issue and the restricted areas where visiting of
people re prohibited due to the reason for increasing COVID cases. The digital advancement in
the situation can be presented with the help of the mobile applications like Arogya Setu which
are developed to tracing the locations where the cases are high. Therefore; the project initiates
the study about the lifestyle characteristics among the Melbourne residents during the home
quarantine process executed by the issue of COVID 19. In addition to this, due to lock down
process people are not able to went outside and sticking to a single place may rise the issue of
anxiety, anger and people are also facing the issue in nutritional habits as they are not able to
get healthy food as the economic condition of a country is also affected due to a break arises in
the jobs of people (Quarantine during COVID-19 outbreak: Changes in diet and physical
activity increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, 2020).
Rationale of the project
The proposal into actual action is based on evaluating the lifestyle characteristics among the
Melbourne residents during the home quarantine created through COVID 19, therefore, corona
virus is a major issue from which the entire world is affected and a suitable study is effective in
terms of enhancing individual recognition in relation to the present investigation area based on
COVID 19 and the quarantine situation of people (Wiersinga and et. al., 2020). The other
reason for developing the project is the personal interest of the researcher as the investigator
creates value for own selves in the manner of enhancing idea about the issue of COVID 19 and
how it has wider impact over the life style of the people. An appropriate study over the aspect of
Corona virus and its effect over the lifestyle of the people. However, COVID 19 Is a highly
pathogenic virus which is causing a global pandemic with a high number of deaths and infected
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people. To contain the diffusion of infection, several governments have enforced restrictions
over outdoor activities or even collective quarantine on the population. The present commentary
briefly analyzes the effects of quarantine on lifestyle, including nutrition and physical activity
and the impact of new technologies in dealing with this situation.
Research Aim:
To investigate the lifestyle characteristics among Melbourne residents during the home
quarantine induced by COVID 19.
Research Objectives:
 To critically understand the conceptual framework of COVID 19 and its impact over the
mental health of people within the entire globe.
 To articulate the lifestyle characteristics among the residents of Melbourne during the
home quarantine created by corona virus.
 To determine the issues faced by the people in Melbourne due to Corona virus.
 To measure the ways that can effectively be consider by the government of Melbourne
to make people secure from mental health issue cause due to COVID 19.
Literature Review
The literature review is defined as the most imperative aspect of the proposal as it provides
brief summary over the specific investigation area and helps in enhancing recognition about the
study. According to Lauren and Sauer, (2020) COVID 19 is defined as the disease which is
mainly caused through the new corona virus which was implemented in Wuhan, China in 2019.
Therefore, it is a family of viruses which can create illnesses likewise the common cold, severe
acute respiratory syndrome and middle East respiratory syndrome. The disease of COVID 19 is
caused through SARS-CoV-2 which can trigger what doctors call a respiratory tract infection, it
can also influence the upper respiratory tract or lower respiratory tract. As per the view’s
analysis of Healeem, Javaid, Vaishya, 2020, COVID 19 is a major issue which is mainly
influencing the day to day life and is slowing down the economic condition of globe (Megahed
and Ghoneim, 2020). Therefore, the pandemic has influenced immense number of people, who
are either sick or are being killed via the spread of corona virus. According to Stone (2020),
Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire are beginning another six weeks of lockdown due to
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a spike in COVID 19 case. While in the second round of the quarantine it may bring increase in
the case of mental health therefore, the mental health of people are affected by the change in
the social circumstances and no event in the current history has wrought havoc through the
daily lives quite like COVID 19. The influence of the corona virus outbreak, physical distancing
or the isolation can create individual feel anxious, stressed and the worried. However, the issue
of corona virus has creates mental stress and anxiety among people and people are facing
issue in their living as well.
Mattioli, Puviani, Nasi and Farinetti, (2020), COVID-19 is creating a global pandemic with a
high digit of deaths and infected individual within the world. To contain the spread of COVID-19
virus, Governments have effectively compulsory the restrictions over outdoor performance or
even communal quarantine on the population. One important consequence of quarantine is a
change in lifestyle of people as it restricts people to go out and influence their physical as well
as mental health (The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of
the evidence, 2020). The state capital, Melbourne has been in lockdown for over one month but
even stricter ways involving a night time curfew imposed on 3rd august 2020. The quarantine is
mainly changing the living and lifestyle nutritional habits of people like creating mental issue,
bad health condition, anxiety, stress, and so on (Mental health can suffer during quarantine
period, 2020). Therefore, the Quarantine is mainly a disagreeable experience which causes loss
of freedom, ambiguity over disease status, and boredom can develop dramatic influence
(Stanton And et. al., 2020). During the quarantine people are mainly locked at a same place for
so long and not able to form interaction within the people and this creates physical and mental
influence over the life style of people. According to Scott, (2020), the Australia’s second most
populous state, faced isolation through much of the country due to a spike in Corona-virus
cases which affect the economic recovery. Therefore, people within the globe are facing a lot
issues related with physical challenges and the mental issues that influences their living and
lifestyle (Narayanan and et. al., 2020).
Research Questions
The research questions that are specific to the project are associated as below:
 What is the conceptual framework of COVID 19 and and its impact over the mental
health of people within the entire globe?
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 What are the lifestyle characteristics among the residents of Melbourne during the home
quarantine created by corona virus?
 What issues are faced by the people in Melbourne due to Corona virus?
 What measure can effectively be considered by the government of Melbourne to make
people secure from mental health issue cause due to COVID 19?
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Research Methods Research methodology mainly refers as the structured set of procedure
or activities executing to develop a valid and reliable research outcome. Therefore, the choice of
methodology is fundamental for the investigators to aid the project in right manner to generate
valuable outcome (Kumar, 2019). The choice of research is based on two aspects i.e.
qualitative and quantitative research and in the context to this present investigation work based
on the area of determining the lifestyle characteristics among Melbourne residents during the
home quarantine induced by COVID 19, quantitative research will be applying the by researcher
as it is most valuable tool to conduct detailed analysis via the support of gathering information in
actual facts and figures which are presented within statistical aspects (Elavarasan and et. al.,
2020). In addition to this, primary and secondary both the tools will be significant to conduct the
project in valuable manner. However, primary research will be developed through designing
questionnaire which will cover the aim and objectives of the project. In addition to this,
descriptive research design will be the major focus area of the researcher as it is imperative in
gathering information via executn descriptive analysis in which statistical information will be
gather and it is also supportive for questionnaire to gather appropriate information in facts and
figures. Secondary research mainly developed via the support of books, journals, published and
non-published articles and so on. In this present study, the sample size will be 40 who are
picked randomly from the population of Melbourne as the selection is mainly based on the
people who are expressing the issue of COVID 19 and facing the challenge of mental health.
Implications and Conclusion
In the execution of the project the key implication is related to the access of potential
sources to gather information as it is important for the researcher to select the most
suitable and authentic source to develop theoretical framework as it is effective in aiding
the work in right manner to generate valuable outcome, thus the study initiates the
impact of COVID 19 over the life and the life style or the mental health of the people
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(Behar and et. al., 2020). The other implication is related to the time as the time given for
the analysis is less and it is quite hard to effectively conduct all the activities like
economic, social, personal and physical due to the issue of corona virus. From the
evaluation of the project it has been concluded that, COVID 19 is a major issue which
has a wider impact over the mental health of the people within the entire globe and
people are facing a lot challenges related to their physical and mental health.
References
Books and Journals
Wang, C. J., Ng, C. Y. and Brook, R. H., 2020. Response to COVID-19 in Taiwan: big
data analytics, new technology, and proactive testing. Jama. 323(14). pp.1341-1342.
Wiersinga, W.J and et. al., 2020. Pathophysiology, transmission, diagnosis, and
treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a review. Jama. 324(8). pp.782-793.
Megahed, N. A. and Ghoneim, E. M., 2020. Antivirus-built environment: Lessons learned
from Covid-19 pandemic. Sustainable Cities and Society. 61. p.102350.
Stanton, R. And et. al., 2020. Depression, Anxiety and Stress during COVID-19:
Associations with Changes in Physical Activity, Sleep, Tobacco and Alcohol Use in
Australian Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public
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Elavarasan, R.M. and et. al., 2020. COVID-19: Impact analysis and recommendations
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Behar, J.A. and et. al., 2020. Remote health monitoring in the time of COVID-19. arXiv
preprint arXiv:2005.08537.
Narayanan, L. And et. al., 2020. Impact of lockdown due to COVID-19 outbreak:
Lifestyle changes and Public Health Concerns in India.
Kumar, R., 2019. Research methodology: A step-by-step guide for beginners. Sage
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