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

Elżbieta Szczepańska and Barbara Janota ()
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Elżbieta Szczepańska: Department of Human Nutrition, School of Health Sciences in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Jordana 19 Street, 41-808 Zabrze, Poland
Barbara Janota: Doctoral School, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poniatowskiego 15 Street, 40-055 Katowice, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-14

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: lifestyle; COVID-19; family; nutrition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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