Working from Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Effects on Diet, Sedentary Lifestyle, and Stress

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 14; no. 19; p. 4006
• Main Authors: Coşkun, Merve Güney, Öztürk, Rabia İclal, Tak, Ayşegül Yabacı, Sanlier, Nevin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 27.09.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Body mass index; Body weight; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diet; dietary behavior; Eating behavior; Female; Food; Health aspects; Humans; Lifestyles; Male; Meat; Medical research; Nutrition research; Occupational health; Pandemics; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Quarantine; Questionnaires; Sedentary Behavior; sedentary lifestyle; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Shift work; Social aspects; Social networks; Stress; Stress (Psychology); Surveys; Telecommuting; Underweight; Weight Gain; working from home; Working hours; Turkey; COVID-19; stress; working from home; sedentary lifestyle; dietary behavior

Many companies switched to working from home (WFH) after the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper aimed to examine the changes in dietary behavior, body weight, sedentary lifestyle, and stress in individuals who practice WFH. A cross-sectional, web-based questionnaire was administered between March and May...