The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the living habits of the population

Pojava SARS-CoV-2 u prosincu 2019. izazvala je zaprepaštenje u mnogim dijelovima svijeta. Zbog brzog širenja, SZO proglasila je pandemiju u ožujku 2020. S ciljem suzbijanja širenja virusa, čelnici mnogih zemalja obuzdali su društveno kretanje, nastojeći poravnati krivulju zaraznosti socijalnim distanciranjem. Cilj ovog pregleda bio je analizirati kako se ljudsko ponašanje promijenilo kroz to razdoblje. Hipoteza koja je bila poticaj na ovu temu istraživanja jest kako je SARS-CoV-2 imao brojne posljedice na životne navike cjelokupne populacije, pretežito negativnog konteksta. Za potrebe istraživanja konstruiran je anketni upitnik. Upitnik je izrađen pomoću Google obrasca u online obliku. Isti je proslijeđen putem društvene mreže Facebook kako bi se prikupio što veći broj ispitanika. Upitnik se sastojao od ukupno 26 pitanja, a za njegovo rješavanje bilo je potrebno izdvojiti manje od 10 minuta. Upitnik je bio podijeljen na 5 skupina pitanja. Prvi dio upitnika odnosio se na sociodemografske opće podatke (spol, dob, bračni status, razina obrazovanja, radni status i prebivalište). Ostala četiri poglavlja pitanja sastojala su se od 20 tvrdnji, koje su bile podijeljene u 4 cjeline. Tvrdnje su bile podijeljene po poglavljima: Utjecaj pandemije SARS-CoV-2 na prehrambene navike stanovništva, Utjecaj pandemije SARS-CoV-2 na tjelesnu aktivnost stanovništva, Utjecaj pandemije SARS-CoV-2 na socijalnu interakciju i Utjecaj pandemije SARS-CoV-2 na ostale životne navike koje nisu prije spomenute. Iako se u brojnim provedenim istraživanjima došlo do saznanja kako je pandemija COVID-19 imala neželjene učinke na svakodnevne navike stanovništva te time posljedično utjecala na razvoj rizičnih čimbenika za broje psihičke tegobe, mentalno zdravlje i nepoželjno socijalno ponašanje, rezultati ove ankete ne iskazuju uvjerljive podatke koji bi se mogli interpretirati u korist drastičnih promjena u svakodnevnim navikama uvjetovanih pandemijom COVID-19, što je zapravo pozitivno za našu populaciju. Dobiveni rezultati mogu se interpretirati da smo kao narod sposobni dobro kompenzirati novonastala stanja i istima se prilagoditi, barem kroz neko vrijeme. Najznačajnije oscilacije primijećene su u aktivnostima socijalne interakcije i zabrinutosti oko zdravlja svojih bližnjih i samih ispitanika, što pokazuje izrazitu suosjećajnost i kolektivnu zabrinutost. No isto tako, pozitivna je korelacija između zabrinutosti, osjećaja straha, tjeskobe i usamljenosti i održavanja istih navika stanovništva. Iako je osjećaj zabrinutosti prisutan, mali broj ispitanika je pod utjecajem istog promijenio svoje navike na negativno.The appearance of SARS-CoV-2 in December 2019 caused astonishment in many parts of the world. Due to its rapid spread, the WHO declared a pandemic in March 2020. With the goal of curbing the spread of the virus, leaders in many countries have curbed social movement, seeking to align the contagion curve with social distancing. The aim of this review was to analyze how human behavior changed during this period. The hypothesis that was the impetus for this research topic is that SARS-CoV-2 had a number of consequences on the life habits of the entire population, a predominantly negative context. For the needs of the research, a survey questionnaire was constructed. The questionnaire was created using a Google form online. It was forwarded via the social network Facebook in order to gather as many respondents as possible. The questionnaire consisted of a total of 26 questions, and it took less than 10 minutes to solve. The questionnaire was divided into 5 groups of questions. The first part of the questionnaire referred to sociodemographic general data (gender, age, marital status, level of education, employment status and residence). The other four chapters of the question consisted of 20 statements, which were divided into 4 sections. The claims were divided into chapters: Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the eating habits of the population, Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on physical activity of the population, Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on social interaction and Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic other life habits not mentioned before. Although a number of studies have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic had adverse effects on the daily habits of the population and consequently affected the development of risk factors for mental health, mental health and undesirable social behavior, the results of this survey do not show convincing data could be interpreted in favor of drastic changes in daily habits caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which is actually positive for our population. The obtained results can be interpreted as a nation that we are able to compensate well for the new conditions and adapt to them, at least for some time. The most significant oscillations were observed in the activities of social interaction and concern for the health of their loved ones and the respondents themselves, which shows marked compassion and collective concern. But it is also a positive correlation between anxiety, feelings of fear, anxiety and loneliness and maintaining the same habits of the population. Although a sense of concern is present, a small number of respondents have changed their habits to negative under the influence of the same