Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Jordanian eating and nutritional habits

Khamees, Almu’atasim; Awadi, Sajeda; Rawashdeh, Shireen; Talafha, Muna; Bani-Issa, Jamal; Kadiri, Mohammad Al; Zoubi, Mazhar Salim Al; Hussein, Emad I.; Fattah, Fadi Abdel Muniem Abdel; Bashayreh, Ibrahim H.; Al-Saghir, Mohannad

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09585

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“…The new global circumstances were sufficient to alter individuals' routines and some lifestyle behaviors including the patterns of physical exercise. 16 Considering these tremendous changes, this study was designed to better understand Jordanians' physical exercise patterns both before and after the pandemic.…”

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“…During the lockdown, nearly the entirety of the Jordanian population was homebound and not allowed to travel via automobiles within or intergovernorates. The new global circumstances were sufficient to alter individuals' routines and some lifestyle behaviors including the patterns of physical exercise 16 . Considering these tremendous changes, this study was designed to better understand Jordanians' physical exercise patterns both before and after the pandemic.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A cross‐sectional study of the impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on the physical activity of Jordanian population

Awadi

Khamees

Almdallal

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Background Since the declaration of the COVID‐19 pandemic on 11th March 2020, the public health recommendations have applied lockdowns and restrictions to limit the spread of the disease. These measures determined outdoor activities and access to many forms of exercise. Objective The primary objective of this study was to examine the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the physical activity (PA) of the Jordanian population. Methods A cross‐sectional online survey was designed using Google Forms services and distributed on social media platforms during the first two weeks of November 2020 to evaluate the exercise activity changes during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the study population. In this research, we included those who perform any form of physical activity (n = 1103). The data collected were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26 (IBM SPSS Corp, SPSS Statistics ver. 26, USA). The categorical variables were summarized as frequencies and proportions and were compared using the Chi‐square. For all analyses, P‐value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results A total of 1103 out of 2,511 (43.9%) respondents who participated in the survey were physically exercising during the COVID‐19 pandemic. 41.8% were exercising at an irregular frequency, while 21.5% were exercising daily, 16.8% were exercising three to five times a week, and 19.9% were exercising once or twice a week. Moreover, 282 (25.6%) respondents started doing some form of exercise during the pandemic. Those significantly were less than 18‐year‐old, male gender, were single, were non‐smokers, and had a diploma or bachelor's degree in a health‐related major. These changes in the level of exercise have been attributed by 57.8% of respondents to the health aspects where they realized the importance of exercising in strengthening the immune system against diseases, including COVID‐19. Conclusion The current study showed that lockdown, due to the COVID‐19 pandemic, had a positive impact on the healthy lifestyle of the Jordanian population which was attributed to their feeling of the importance of sports practice on the immune system and the availability of time for those activities. However, the younger and individuals were more aware of the importance of these practices which highlights the importance of considering other age groups in future studies of healthy behaviors.

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A cross‐sectional study of the impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on the physical activity of Jordanian population

Awadi

Khamees

Almdallal

et al. 2022

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“…Although these limitations helped to contain the outbreak, they resulted in adverse effects that negatively impacted the everyday life of the population 6 due to social distancing and lack of contact. Consequently, this led to significant changes in lifestyle and daily habits 7–9 . The subsequent psychological issues as a result of the pandemic led to more tobacco consumption 10 .…”

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“…Consequently, this led to significant changes in lifestyle and daily habits. 7 , 8 , 9 The subsequent psychological issues as a result of the pandemic led to more tobacco consumption. 10 This tendency may be based on some smokers’ belief that smoking contributes to an improvement in psychological symptoms: a lessening of depressive symptoms and an improvement in anxiety.…”

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The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown on smoking habits and lifestyle: A cross‐sectional study

Khamees,

Awadi,

Rawashdeh

et al. 2023

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Background and Aims Throughout the COVID‐19 lockdown, the resultant psychological disturbances led to more tobacco consumption and deteriorated smoking behaviors among smokers. In this study, we aimed to investigate the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the smoking behaviors of the Jordanian population. Methods A cross‐sectional online survey was designed using the Google Forms service and distributed by social media platforms. Responses were collected starting from November 12, 2020, until November 24, 2020. Results A total of 2511 respondents completed the survey, 77.3% were females. Males were significantly smoking more than females (p < 0.0001). Smoking was significantly more common among respondents who were older than 18 years old, married, held master's and PhD degrees, and working in non‐health‐related fields (p < 0.0001). Participants who smoke were more likely to adopt an unhealthy lifestyle during the pandemic. Females who started smoking last year were 2.6‐fold more than males (p < 0.0001). We also noticed that there is a significant relationship between those who started smoking and are <18 years, living in a family consisting of seven members or more, being unemployed, having a diploma or bachelor's degree in a health‐related major, having no chronic illnesses, increasing of daily meals or night meals, almost daily sugar intake, starting to follow social media account concerning physical activity, exercising once or twice a week, and sleeping more hours per day since the beginning of the pandemic (p < 0.01). Conclusion The results of our study showed that the lockdown had a significant impact on people's lifestyles including smoking habits. Most of our sample's smoker participants experienced a change in their smoking level mostly, an increase. While those who had a decrease in their smoking level experienced a somehow healthier lifestyle regarding nutrition and other aspects.

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“…The pandemic has brought significant changes in people's lifestyles, such as their eating habits. As a result of a study investigating eating and nutritional habits during the pandemic, it was determined that the number of daily meals, appetite, and weight of individuals increased [7]. In another study, an event effect scale was used to evaluate the effects of the pandemic on mental health and quality of life, including questions about mental health problems, social status, family support, and lifestyle changes [8].…”

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Pandemic process status questionnaire: Development and psychometric properties

CANDIRI¹,

Talu²

2023

Med-Science

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The pandemic process has caused significant changes in many areas of daily life. The aim is to develop a new questionnaire to evaluate the changes that occurred during the pandemic process and to examine the psychometric properties of this questionnaire. For face validity, 10 individuals were asked to interpret the questions. The Pandemic Process Status Questionnaire was tested with the help of a questionnaire created with the help of Google Forms. In order to evaluate the content validity, the content validity index and content validity ratio were used in line with the opinions of 7 experts. A pilot test was carried out. Exploratory factor analysis was performed for construct validity. The World Health Organization Quality of Life-brief version was used for convergence validity. A total of 25 items with an impact score of less than 1.5 in face validity were deleted. According to the content validity index, 15 items and 21 items according to the content validity rate were removed. In the pilot application, 5 items with an item-total correlation below 0.3 were deleted. The results of the exploratory factor analysis provided 6 dimensions: general status, physical status, psychological status, social and economic status, concerns about the pandemic, and eating habits. This structure explained 71.77% of the total variance. The questionnaire showed a weak correlation with the World Health Organization quality of life-Short Form (r=0.26). The Pandemic Process Status Questionnaire is a short and valid tool to summarize the situation encountered during the pandemic process.

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Jordanian eating and nutritional habits

Cited by 7 publications

References 34 publications

A cross‐sectional study of the impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on the physical activity of Jordanian population

A cross‐sectional study of the impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on the physical activity of Jordanian population

The impact of COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown on smoking habits and lifestyle: A cross‐sectional study

Pandemic process status questionnaire: Development and psychometric properties

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