Open AccessThe influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on lifestyle – a pilot study
Author(s) -
CorinaAurelia Zugravu,
Teodor Salmen,
Ioniță Ducu,
Bianca Margareta Mihai,
Vlad Dima,
Costin Berceanu,
Alexia-Teodora Bohiltea,
Smaranda Neagu,
Nicolae Bacalbaşa,
Irina Bălescu,
Roxana-Elena Bohiltea
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
romanian journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6051
pISSN - 1454-3389
DOI - 10.37897/rjid.2021.4.5
Subject(s) - pandemic , consumption (sociology) , covid-19 , environmental health , habit , anxiety , population , psychology , demography , medicine , gerontology , social psychology , sociology , social science , disease , pathology , psychiatry , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Aim. Because the COVID-19 pandemic is a topic of interest in the literature due to its information dynamics and, also, to its impact on the population health status; we wanted to highlight the connection between pandemic and lifestyle, with an emphasis on eating habits. Material and methods. A questionnaire with 20 items about sociodemographic data and information about eating habits was distributed. Results. Data collected reflected how COVID-19 pandemic influenced the employment status, level of income, smoker status, consumption of fruits, vegetable, candies, sweets, chocolate and fast-food of the respondents. The reported dietary changes were reflected both positively by more regular meals, a slight increase in the consumption of fruits and vegetables, lower consumption of fast food and higher cooked food, and negatively by a higher intake of sweets, candies and chocolate and as a result of an increasing in the habit of compulsive eating. Conclusion. The trait that easily weighed on all the activities of this period is the perceived level of stress and anxiety.