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Assessment of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Pro-Health Behavior of Poles

The SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic has exerted enormous impacts on individuals’ lifestyle, economics and social life. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health-promoting behaviors of a sample of the Polish population, including dietary supplementation, physical acti...

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Autores principales: Hoffmann, Karolina, Paczkowska, Anna, Bońka, Aleksandra, Michalak, Michał, Bryl, Wiesław, Kopciuch, Dorota, Zaprutko, Tomasz, Ratajczak, Piotr, Nowakowska, Elżbieta, Kus, Krzysztof
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8835032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35162322
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031299
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author Hoffmann, Karolina
Paczkowska, Anna
Bońka, Aleksandra
Michalak, Michał
Bryl, Wiesław
Kopciuch, Dorota
Zaprutko, Tomasz
Ratajczak, Piotr
Nowakowska, Elżbieta
Kus, Krzysztof
author_facet Hoffmann, Karolina
Paczkowska, Anna
Bońka, Aleksandra
Michalak, Michał
Bryl, Wiesław
Kopciuch, Dorota
Zaprutko, Tomasz
Ratajczak, Piotr
Nowakowska, Elżbieta
Kus, Krzysztof
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description The SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic has exerted enormous impacts on individuals’ lifestyle, economics and social life. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health-promoting behaviors of a sample of the Polish population, including dietary supplementation, physical activity, eating habits, and the implementation of preventive vaccinations. Within the scope of a survey, data was collected from 1101 adult respondents residing in Poland (862 women and 239 men). An anonymous questionnaire prepared based on the scientific literature was used as a research tool. The survey was conducted during the second wave of COVID-19 using the CAWI (Computer—Assisted Web Interview) method by disseminating the questionnaire using selected social media. We found that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the respondents were more likely to maintain healthy eating habits and use dietary supplementation; however, the majority engaged in physical activity less frequently and had a sedentary lifestyle. Most felt no need to undergo preventive influenza vaccinations. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the health awareness of the analyzed group from the Polish population. However, the obtained results are not fully satisfactory; therefore, there is a need to promote a healthy lifestyle and pro-health behaviors as part of social campaigns.
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spelling pubmed-88350322022-02-12 Assessment of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Pro-Health Behavior of Poles Hoffmann, Karolina Paczkowska, Anna Bońka, Aleksandra Michalak, Michał Bryl, Wiesław Kopciuch, Dorota Zaprutko, Tomasz Ratajczak, Piotr Nowakowska, Elżbieta Kus, Krzysztof Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic has exerted enormous impacts on individuals’ lifestyle, economics and social life. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health-promoting behaviors of a sample of the Polish population, including dietary supplementation, physical activity, eating habits, and the implementation of preventive vaccinations. Within the scope of a survey, data was collected from 1101 adult respondents residing in Poland (862 women and 239 men). An anonymous questionnaire prepared based on the scientific literature was used as a research tool. The survey was conducted during the second wave of COVID-19 using the CAWI (Computer—Assisted Web Interview) method by disseminating the questionnaire using selected social media. We found that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the respondents were more likely to maintain healthy eating habits and use dietary supplementation; however, the majority engaged in physical activity less frequently and had a sedentary lifestyle. Most felt no need to undergo preventive influenza vaccinations. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the health awareness of the analyzed group from the Polish population. However, the obtained results are not fully satisfactory; therefore, there is a need to promote a healthy lifestyle and pro-health behaviors as part of social campaigns. MDPI 2022-01-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8835032/ /pubmed/35162322 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031299 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Paczkowska, Anna
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Michalak, Michał
Bryl, Wiesław
Kopciuch, Dorota
Zaprutko, Tomasz
Ratajczak, Piotr
Nowakowska, Elżbieta
Kus, Krzysztof
Assessment of the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Pro-Health Behavior of Poles
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8835032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35162322
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031299
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