The COVID-19 Pandemic Strain: Teleworking and Health Behavior Changes in the Portuguese Context
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Teleworking Background
2.1. Pros and Cons of Teleworking
2.2. Teleworking during the Pandemic
2.3. Occupational Health in Telework: The Importance of Physical Activity
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Participants and Procedure
3.2. Questionnaire
4. Results
4.1. Adaptation to Teleworking
4.2. Physical Activity
5. Conclusions
5.1. Implications
5.2. Limitations of the Study and Future Research Lines
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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N | M | SD | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Calm | Male | 346 | 3.82 | 1.01 |
Female | 802 | 3.25 | 1.04 | |
Nervousness | Male | 346 | 2.25 | 1.10 |
Female | 802 | 2.89 | 1.15 | |
Sadness | Male | 346 | 2.60 | 1.16 |
Female | 802 | 3.12 | 1.19 | |
Relaxation | Male | 346 | 3.06 | 1.08 |
Female | 802 | 2.53 | 1.04 | |
Preocupation | Male | 346 | 3.28 | 1.11 |
Female | 802 | 3.74 | 0.99 |
Before | During Pandemic | |
---|---|---|
Essential goods and foodstuffs | 26.9% | 46.8% |
Clothes | 46.5% | 9.4% |
Cosmetics | 5.4% | 4.7% |
Books | 15.8% | 7.4% |
Gadgets/Technology | 5.4% | 31.7% |
N | % | |
---|---|---|
Physical exercise classes and apps | 107 | 27.30% |
Internet searches (sites, YouTube) | 103 | 26.40% |
Movies and tv shows (Netflix, HBO) | 98 | 25.10% |
Games | 71 | 18.20% |
Cultural activities (cinema, theater, concerts) | 50 | 12.80% |
Social Media | 35 | 8.90% |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleForte, Teresa, Gonçalo Santinha, and Sérgio A. Carvalho. 2021. "The COVID-19 Pandemic Strain: Teleworking and Health Behavior Changes in the Portuguese Context" Healthcare 9, no. 9: 1151. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9091151