Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Led Lockdown on the Lifestyle of Adolescents and Young Adults

Shubhajeet  Roy; Sunita Tiwari; Shweta Kanchan; Prashant Bajpai

Shubhajeet Roy MBBS, First Professional Year Student, Faculty of Medical Sciences, King Georgeâ€™s Medical University, Lucknow, U.P., India. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1092-9668
Prof Sunita Tiwari King George's Medical University, Lucknow
Dr Shweta Kanchan King George's Medical University, Lucknow
Mr Prashant Bajpai Abbott Healthcare Pvt Ltd

Keywords: COVID-19, Pandemic, Lockdown, Youth, Life Style

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic led lockdown-an unprecedented event wherein people globally have been hit hard. This lockdown has caused a deep impact on lifestyle-related parameters like sleep pattern, diet pattern, stress level, physical activity level and circadian rhythms. Objective: This study was designed to study effect of COVID-19 pandemic on lifestyle of young adults and adolescents. Method: Online survey was conducted in 1065 respondents in the age group of 13 to 25 years. Result: Questionnaire-based survey showed mean sleep duration changing from 6.85 hours to 8.17 hours, average screen time increased to 5.12 hours from 3.5 hours, 51.9% subjects experienced higher stress levels, 76.4% subjects experienced more food intake and 38.6% subjects had decreased levels of physical activity as per self-monitoring. Conclusion: These changes might have long lasting effects on their physical, mental and social health and need counteractive measures to help young people lead a healthy lifestyle during the epidemic and beyond.

How to cite this article:

Roy S, Tiwari S, Kanchan S, Bajpai P. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Led Lockdown on the Lifestyle of Adolescents and Young Adults. Ind J Youth Adol Health 2020; 7(2): 12-15.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2349.2880.202008

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