Socioeconomic Behavior Changes During the Pandemic

June 24, 2024 updated by: Şensu Dinçer, Istanbul University

Sedentaryism Triggered by Socio-economic Behavioral Changes During the Pandemic Period: the Overshadowed Danger

The goal of this observational study was to determine the changing shopping and movement habits of people during the period of March 2020- June 2021, when full and partial lockdown measures were in force due to the covid 19 outbreak in our country. in 500 adult participants. 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?

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

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).

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

765

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Turkey
- - Istanbul, Turkey, 34093
    - Şensu Dinçer

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

Adult
Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Volunteers aged 18 and over who agreed to participate in the study, were known by the authors from their workplace and home environment, and could be reached via email.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

≥18 years old
all genders

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
shopping habit (type) Time Frame: before the closure period (before March 2020), during the closure period up to 2 years (March 2020- June 2021) and after the closure period (June 2021-June 2023)	what type of shopping the participants did face to face and online.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.	before the closure period (before March 2020), during the closure period up to 2 years (March 2020- June 2021) and after the closure period (June 2021-June 2023)
shopping habit (frequency) Time Frame: 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 always.	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)
sedantary score Time Frame: 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)	Participants were asked about their weekly active exercise times, weekly non-exercise activity times and daily step counts, and after the evaluation and scoring made in line with the answers given, it was determined which of the participants were closer to the sedentary lifestyle and which were farther away from the sedentary lifestyle.It was evaluated that participants with a total score of "5" and below were more prone to sedentary life, while participants with a score of "7" and above were more prone to active life.	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)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Istanbul University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 10, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 10, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

March 10, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 13, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 24, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

June 25, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)