Koronavirüs (COVID-19) Pandemisinde Türk Toplumunun Dijital Teknoloji Kullanımı, Fiziksel Aktivite Düzeyi, Ruhsal Sağlığı ve Uyku Kalitesi

Abstract

Amaç: Türkiye’de COVID-19 salgını sürecinde toplumdaki bireylerin teknoloji kullanım alışkanlıkları, fiziksel aktivite durumu, ruhsal sağlığı ve uyku kalitesini araştırmaktır. Materyal ve metod: Bu çalışma COVID-19 pandemisinde Türkiye genelinde 18-50 yaş grubu 970 gönüllü kişiler üzerinde çevrimiçi veri toplama yöntemiyle gerçekleştirilmiş bir anket çalışmasıdır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak alanında uzman kişilerin onayından geçmiş yarı yapılandırılmış değerlendirme formu kullanılmıştır. Değerlendirme formu bireylerin demografik bilgileri, teknolojik cihaz kullanım alışkanlıkları, fiziksel aktivite, ruhsal sağlık ve uyku kalitesini sorgulamak üzere üç bölümden oluşmaktadır. Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan bireylerin yaş ortalamaları 26,56 yıl ve %69,8'i kadın idi. Katılımcıların pandemi sürecinde en sık kullandıkları teknolojik cihazların sırasıyla; %92,9 telefon, %72,3 televizyon ve %59 bilgisayar idi. Katılımcılar gün içerisinde ortalama olarak 6,23 saat teknolojik cihaz kullandıkları ve pandemi öncesine göre teknolojik cihaz kullanma sürelerinin ortalama olarak 3,28 saat arttığı saptandı. Pandemi sürecinde katılımcıların %92,8’i sağlık durumlarının etkilendiği ve %60,5’inde stres, %45,1’inde iştah artışı, %31,6’sında depresyon ve %28,9’unda ise takıntı gibi ruhsal problemler olduğu görüldü. Pandemi döneminde evinde sedanter şekilde vaktini oturarak ya da uzanarak geçirenlerin oranının %46,3 olduğu görülmüştür. Bununla birlikte, katılımcıların %74,2’nin pandemi sürecinde uyku kalitelerinin etkilendiği, uyuma ve uyanma saatleri değişenlerin oranının ise %79,9 olduğu saptandı. Sonuç: Katılımcıların salgın sürecinde en fazla kullandıkları teknolojik cihazın akıllı telefon olduğu ve pandemi döneminde teknolojik cihaz kullanım süresinin yaklaşık olarak 2 kat arttığı saptandı. Pandemi nedeniyle oluşan ruhsal sağlık problemlerin başında stres gelirken, fiziksel aktivite durumunun ve uyku kalitesinin de etkilendiği görüldü.

Keywords

• covid-19
• koronavirüs
• teknoloji
• akıllı telefon
• sağlık
• ruhsal sağlık
• stres
• uyku

Digital Technology Use, Physical Activity Level, Mental Health and Sleep Quality of Turkish Society in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

Abstract

Background: To investigate technology usage habits, physical activity status, mental health, and sleep quality of individuals in the society during the COVID-19 epidemic in Turkey. Materials and Methods: This study is a survey study conducted with online data collection method on 970 volunteers in the 18-50 age group across Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the research, a semi-structured evaluation form approved by experts in the field was used as a data collection tool. The evaluation form consists of three parts to question the demographic information of individuals, technological device usage habits, physical activity, mental health and sleep quality. Results: The mean age of the individuals participating in the study was 26.56 years and 69.8% of them were women. The most frequently used technological devices by the participants during the pandemic, respectively; 92.9% telephone, 72.3% television and 59% computer. It was found that the duration of use of technological devices during the day of the participants was on average 6.23 hours and increased by 3.28 hours compared to the pre-pandemic. During the pandemic, 92.8% of the participants reported that their health status was affected and 60.5% had mental problems such as stress, 45.1% increased appetite, 31.6% depression and 28.9% obsession. It has been observed that the rate of those who spend their time sitting or lying down sedentary at home during the pandemic period is 46.3%. However, it was determined that 74.2% of the participants were affected by their sleep quality during the pandemic, and the rate of those whose sleeping and waking hours changed was 79.9%. Conclusions: It was determined that the most used technological device by the participants during the epidemic process was the smart phone, and the duration of the use of technological devices increased approximately 2 times during the pandemic period. Stress was one of the main mental health problems caused by the pandemic, while physical activity and sleep quality were also affected.

Keywords

• pandemic, covid-19, coronavirus, technology, smartphone, health, mental health, stress, sleep

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