How the Covid-19 Pandemic Has Impacted Daily Life? Assessing the Use of Web Resources for Recreational Activities in the Italian Adult Population

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ID15501904
AuthorsFrancesca Gallè (0000-0002-0504-9562, Parthenope University of Naples, corresponding author), Elita Anna Sabella (University of Bari Aldo Moro), Lavinia Bianco (0009-0003-9069-9475, Sapienza University of Rome), Mario Maninchedda (Sapienza University of Rome), Benedetta Barchielli (0000-0001-8703-8578, Sapienza University of Rome), Fabrizio Liguori (Parthenope University of Naples), Giovanna Da Molin (University of Bari Aldo Moro), Giorgio Liguori (0000-0002-5962-9976, Parthenope University of Naples), Giovanni Battista Orsi (0000-0002-9246-6216, Sapienza University of Rome), Sandra Ferracuti (0000-0003-1150-1460, Sapienza University of Rome), Christian Napoli (0000-0002-5775-2276, Sapienza University of Rome)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue22
Pages15136-15136
Publication date2022-11-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph192215136
PMID36429855
OpenAlexW4309172829
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited25

Restriction measures imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in people's lives and behaviors. The aim of this paper is to assess the changes occurred in physical activity (PA), sleep, social and cultural activities and personal relationships of Italian adults during the pandemic and to evaluate the use of web-based resources to continue these activities. To this purpose, a cross-sectional study using a web-based questionnaire was carried out and both descriptive and regression analysis was performed. On a total of 1831 participants (61% females, age 18-93 years), the majority reported a decrease in PA, sleep, social and cultural activities and personal relationships, since the beginning of the pandemic. Sleep was notably affected by the use of new technologies. The regression analysis demonstrated that the use of web-based media for doing exercise was associated with being younger than 50 years and female; having a chronic condition was inversely related with the use of web resources for social and cultural activities and to maintain relationships; being employed was negatively related with the use of web media for continuing personal relationships and cultural activities; and being vaccinated against COVID-19 was positively associated with the use of the web for personal relationships. These findings confirm that the COVID-19 pandemic notably affected the daily life of Italian adults. Our results suggest that the use of technology to deal with these changes seems to be related with certain sociodemographic and health-related characteristics. These findings can be useful to identify those characteristics that can help people in copying with daily life modifications due to restriction measures

Biology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Descriptive statistics · Disease · Environmental health · Pandemic · Political science · Population · Recreation · Social media · Sociology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Ecology · Gerontology

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