The goal of this observational study was to determine the changing shopping and movementhabits of people during the period of March 2020- June 2021, when full and partiallockdown measures were in force due to the covid 19 outbreak in our country. in 500 adultparticipants. The main questions were: - whether the increase in sedentaryism that occurred during the pandemic will persist after the pandemic ended? - whether the socioeconomic behavior patterns that emerged during the pandemic period will persist after the pandemic?
A questionnaire was created by experts in order to examine the predicted changes with a
numerical tool and on large audiences. Totally, 765 adult individuals (452 female, 313
male) answered the questionnaire. In the created questionnaire, it was envisaged to
evaluate the changes by asking demographic data, shopping habits, exercise habits and
health problems in the pre-closure period, closure period and post-closure period.
In order to determine the changing shopping habits of the participants, they were asked
what type of shopping they did and how often, face to face and online, before the closure
period (before March 2020), during the closure period (March 2020- June 2021) and after
the closure period up to 2 years (June 2021-June 2023). A 5-point Likert scale was used
to determine shopping frequency, with questions ranging from 1 for Never; and 5 for
allways. Shopping types are listed as Daily Materials (Grocery Shopping), Clothing,
Electronics, Cosmetics - Personal Care products, Household goods - Furniture, Ready-made
food (Food ordering at home) and Gifts - Toys.
To determine the sedentary tendency of the participants, movement habits that distract
from sedentary life were grouped under three headings. These were determined as weekly
active sports activities, weekly non-sports activities that are expected to require
movement, and the number of daily steps. In the prepared questionnaire, participants were
asked before the closure period (before March 2020), during the closure period (March
2020- June 2021) and after the closure up to 2 years (June 2021-June 2023); which sports
they engage in and their total active sports time; They were asked which non-sport
activities they engaged in, their total non-sport activity time and daily step count.
In order to determine the health problems of the participants, if any, they were asked
about the health problems they experienced before the closure period (before March 2020),
during the closure period (March 2020- June 2021) and after the closure period up to 2
years (June 2021-June 2023).
Inclusion Criteria:
- ≥18 years old
- all genders
Şensu Dinçer
Istanbul 745044, Turkey (Türkiye)
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