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Lifestyle of Families with Children Aged 4–8 Years before and during Lockdown Due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland

The aim of the study was to evaluate the lifestyle changes of families with children aged 4–8 years during lockdown compared to the time before the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was conducted among 1098 parents during the first lockdown in Poland. An originally developed questionnaire was used as the...

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Autores principales: Szczepańska, Elżbieta, Janota, Barbara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9691008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429781
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215064
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description The aim of the study was to evaluate the lifestyle changes of families with children aged 4–8 years during lockdown compared to the time before the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was conducted among 1098 parents during the first lockdown in Poland. An originally developed questionnaire was used as the research tool. The Wilcoxon test was used to determine the frequency of differences in the lifestyle of parents and children before the pandemic and during lockdown. Differences were found in the frequency of healthy habits in the periods under investigation, both in the lifestyle of parents and children. A moderately healthy lifestyle was predominant among families with children aged 4–8 years during lockdown. The families’ lifestyle significantly changed in relation to the time before the pandemic. There is a need for lifestyle education for families with children to prevent the development of bad habits during and after the pandemic and isolation time.
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spelling pubmed-96910082022-11-25 Lifestyle of Families with Children Aged 4–8 Years before and during Lockdown Due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland Szczepańska, Elżbieta Janota, Barbara Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The aim of the study was to evaluate the lifestyle changes of families with children aged 4–8 years during lockdown compared to the time before the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was conducted among 1098 parents during the first lockdown in Poland. An originally developed questionnaire was used as the research tool. The Wilcoxon test was used to determine the frequency of differences in the lifestyle of parents and children before the pandemic and during lockdown. Differences were found in the frequency of healthy habits in the periods under investigation, both in the lifestyle of parents and children. A moderately healthy lifestyle was predominant among families with children aged 4–8 years during lockdown. The families’ lifestyle significantly changed in relation to the time before the pandemic. There is a need for lifestyle education for families with children to prevent the development of bad habits during and after the pandemic and isolation time. MDPI 2022-11-16 /pmc/articles/PMC9691008/ /pubmed/36429781 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215064 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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title_full_unstemmed Lifestyle of Families with Children Aged 4–8 Years before and during Lockdown Due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland
title_short Lifestyle of Families with Children Aged 4–8 Years before and during Lockdown Due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Poland
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9691008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36429781
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215064
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