Purpose To examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lifestyle, habits, and behavioral differences in children, and their changing internet use habits. Methods The research was planned as a cross-sectional study involving 4892 children aged 8 to 17 years attending schools in the city center of Trabzon, Turkey. Children’s daily living activities, social habits, mood and temperament changes, and internet use were investigated before and during the pandemic. In terms of problematic internet use, internet addiction rates were evaluated using the validated Turkish-language version of the Parent-Child Internet Addiction Scale (PCIAT-20). Results The children’s mean age was 13 ± 2.45 years, and 17.1% (n = 837) exhibited problematic internet use features on the PCIAT-20. Problematic internet use was higher in boys and in children older than 13 years. The presence of COVID-19 infection among members of the household, quarantine measures, attending private schools, the mother’s occupation, the time spent by the mother and father on their mobile phones, and high parental education levels were associated with a high level of internet addiction. Families also described significant changes in their children’s temperament and character compared with the pre-pandemic period. Conclusion The prevalence of problematic internet use increased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with previous studies from Turkey. Children were also more introverted, irritable, and pessimistic during the pandemic.
Urbanization and industrialization cause an increase in electrical and electronic devices. These devices have become an indispensable part of our lives with the development of technology and a new type of waste called electronic waste (e-waste) is formed. The study aims to examine the knowledge levels and thoughts of academicians about e-waste also, the effects of e-waste on human and environmental health. We reached 331 academics working at Karadeniz Technical University through an online questionnaire. 4.9% of the 267 academics participating in the study received training on e-waste. 45.3% stated that they are inattention to recycling of e-waste, and 90.1% of those don’t know the practices about it. Mean knowledge score about the e-waste regulations in our country and the effects of e-waste on human and environmental health of the academicians who received training on e-waste compared to those who didn’t; who explain about e-waste in the lessons which they are responsible for compared to those who don’t; who pay attention to e-waste recycling compared to those who don’t are statistically significantly higher. It’s noteworthy that few of the participants are educated about e-waste, about half of them don’t pay attention to recycling, and most of those who don’t pay attention to e-waste recycling don’t know the practices. However, the high score average of knowledge of those who pay attention to e-waste and those who contribute to recycling reveals the importance of policies, training programs and interventions to be implemented in order to increase individual awareness and create desired behaviors.
Koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 [coronavirus disease-2019] pandemisi nedeniyle birçok kısıtlamaya maruz kalan ve mental sağlıkları olumsuz etkilenen yaşlı erişkinlerin, pandemi kısıtlamalarının kaldırılmasının ardından koronavirüs korku düzeyinin ve ilişkili faktörlerin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu tanımlayıcı araştırma, kolayda örnekleme yöntemiyle 65 yaş ve üzeri 274 kişide yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın bağımlı değişkeni, koronavirüs korku düzeyidir. Bağımsız değişkenler ise cinsiyet, yaş, çalışma durumu, yalnız yaşama durumu, COVID-19 öyküsü, depresif belirti durumu, fiziksel aktivite düzeyi, çevreyle iletişim ve gereksinim olsa bile sağlık kurumuna başvurmama durumudur. İstatistiksel analiz SPSS 26,0 programı kullanılarak Mann Whitney-U testi ve Kruskal Wallis testleriyle yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Katılımcıların koronavirüs korku düzeyi ortalama 18,2±6,5 puan, medyan 18 puandır. Kadınların korku düzeyi erkeklerden daha yüksektir (p<0,001). COVID-19 öyküsüne göre korku düzeylerinde fark görülmüş, hastanede tedavi alanlarda daha yüksek, evde tedavi alanlarda ise daha düşük korku düzeyi tespit edilmiştir (p=0,027). Depresif belirti şiddeti arttıkça korku düzeyinde artış görülmüştür (p<0,001). Fiziksel aktivite düzeyine göre korku düzeyi önemli fark göstermiş, fiziksel inaktif olanlarda daha yüksek korku düzeyi görülmüştür (p=0,004). Sonuç: Gelecekte yaşanabilecek benzer halk sağlığı acil durumlarında, özellikle kadınlar olmak üzere tüm yaşlı bireylerin korkudan ve korkunun etkilerinden korunması için uygun geriatrik politikalar planlanmalıdır. Depresif belirtiler için psikolojik destek, fiziksel aktiviteler için uygun ortam ve zaman sağlanmalıdır. Ayrıca hastanede COVID-19 tedavisi alan yaşlı bireylerin korku düzeyini azaltmak için tedavi sürecinde ve sonrasında destek sağlanmalıdır.
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