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Ahorsu DK, Potenza MN, Lin CY, Pakpour AH. Parental intention on getting children COVID-19 vaccinations: Invariance evaluation across parenting roles and COVID-19-like symptoms experiences among Iranians during the pandemic period. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2024; 20:2325230. [PMID: 38445561 PMCID: PMC10936610 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2325230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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Countries worldwide are facing challenges with increasing the COVID-19 vaccination rates for children. This study examined associations between perceived knowledge, coping appraisal, threat appraisal, adaptive response, maladaptive response, and intention, and possible variance across parents (mother or father) and COVID-19-like symptoms experiences regarding parental intentions to vaccinate their children. A total of 836 Iranian parents with children between the ages of 6 and 12 y completed measures assessing perceived knowledge, coping appraisals, threat appraisals, intentions, adaptive responses, and maladaptive responses. Multigroup structural equation modeling revealed that perceived knowledge was positively associated with both coping and threat appraisals, coping appraisals positively associated with adaptive responses, maladaptive responses, and intentions to vaccinate, threat appraisals positively associated with adaptive and maladaptive responses, and adaptive responses positively associated with intentions to vaccinate. The invariance evaluation revealed no differences across parents or COVID-19-like symptoms experiences in parental intentions to get their children vaccinated. The findings suggest that cogent information regarding childhood COVID-19 vaccination may boost parents' knowledge influencing their appraisals, adaptive responses and intentions to vaccinate their children. Specifically, coping appraisals and adaptive responses appeared to be important mediators between knowledge and intentions to vaccinate. Furthermore, intentions to vaccinate children may not be strongly influenced by parental roles or COVID-19-like symptoms experiences. These findings may help multiple stakeholders promote COVID-19 vaccination rates among children, and countries should further examine ways of increasing rates based on their specific needs.
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- Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu
- Department of Special Education and Counselling, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience and the Child Study Center and Wu Tsai Institute, Yale School of Medicine / Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
- Department of Nursing, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
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Arispe-Alburqueque CM, Díaz del Olmo-Morey FL, Arellano Sacramento C, Sánchez-Mendoza BD, López-González MP, Yangali-Vicente JS, Ipanaqué-Zapata M, Alvarez-Risco A, Del-Aguila-Arcentales S, Yáñez JA, Alvarado-Santiago TI, Morales-Martínez ME. Modification of eating habits and lifestyle during COVID-19 in university students from Mexico and Peru. Front Nutr 2024; 11:1388459. [PMID: 39015538 PMCID: PMC11250360 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1388459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024] Open
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Objective It was to evaluate changes in lifestyle habits and health behavior among university students in Peru and Mexico during periods of confinement associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify possible relationships between these changes and sociodemographic variables, health status, and technology consumption. Methods It was a quantitative, observational, and cross-sectional study conducted among a population of 739 Mexican students and 305 Peruvian students, most of whom were women (n =778, 74.5%) and non-graduates (n =921, 88.2%). The questionnaire scale for changes in lifestyles during the quarantine period has been previously validated. Results The association between sociodemographic factors and dimensions of change in healthy lifestyles was evaluated, and it was shown that gender and country of residence were significant for all dimensions of healthy lifestyle (p < 0.05), except for the level of education, which did not show significance about the change in the dimensions of media consumption (p = 0.875) and physical activity (p = 0.239). Within the dimensions mentioned, it can be stated that women are more likely than men to change their eating habits (adjusted prevalences (aPR) = 1.08, p < 0.001), media consumption (aPR = 1.04, p < 0.001), and physical activity (aPR = 1.02, p < 0.001). Meanwhile, participants from Peru are more likely than participants from Mexico to change physical activity (aPR = 1.14, p < 0.001) and media consumption (aPR = 1.22, p < 0.001). Finally, graduate students were more likely than undergraduate students to change eating habits (aPR = 1.09, p = 0.005) and unhealthy habits (aPR = 1.06, p = 0.030). Conclusion It was concluded that there were lifestyle changes in Mexican and Peruvian university students in their eating habits, physical activity, internet consumption, and food delivery.
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- Facultad de Educación, Carrera de Educación y Gestión del Aprendizaje, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru
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Suriá-Martínez R, García-Castillo F, López-Sánchez C, Villegas E, Carretón C. Online Games and Cognitive Distortions: A Comparative Analysis in Students with and without Disabilities. Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ 2024; 14:1868-1880. [PMID: 39056638 PMCID: PMC11276528 DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe14070123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2024] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Online games have experienced significant growth in recent years, with gaming becoming a popular form of entertainment for people of all ages. However, their impact on cognition, especially among vulnerable groups such as students with disabilities, is a topic that requires deeper exploration. The objectives of this study are twofold: firstly, to understand the typology of risk players (non-risk players, players with problems, and pathological players); and secondly, to compare cognitive distortions among students with problematic profiles. Both objectives will be analyzed based on the presence or absence of disability. A total of 704 students from various Spanish universities (135 with disabilities and 569 without disabilities), aged between 18 and 38, participated in the study by completing the Gamblers Belief Questionnaire (GBQ), aimed at measuring cognitive distortions related to gambling problems, as well as the Massachusetts Gambling Screen questionnaire, aimed at measuring gambling addiction. The results indicate a higher percentage of students with disabilities showing a greater risk profile for addiction. Additionally, this group of students exhibits more cognitive distortions. These findings underscore the need for a comprehensive approach to addressing online gaming addiction and cognitive distortions among university students, with and without disabilities. Preventive measures are necessary, such as education on responsible technology use and the promotion of alternative activities. Moreover, specific intervention strategies need to be developed, including access to psychological health services for this student population.
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- Raquel Suriá-Martínez
- Department of Comunication and Social Psychology, Universidad de Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain; (C.L.-S.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Comunication and Social Psychology, Universidad de Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain; (C.L.-S.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Social Work and Social Affairs, Universidad de Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain;
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- Department of Comunication and Social Psychology, Universidad de Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain; (C.L.-S.); (C.C.)
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Galy O, Washif JA, Wattelez G, Farooq A, Hue O, Sandbakk Ø, Beaven CM, Seiler S, Ding D, Pyne DB, Chamari K. Training strategies of 10,074 athletes from 121 countries based on human development index in early COVID-19 lockdown. Sci Rep 2024; 14:8866. [PMID: 38632327 PMCID: PMC11024144 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-59375-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate relationships between changes in training practices and human development index (HDI) levels, and identify strategies employed by athletes who consistently maintained their training quantity during the first 100 days of the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 10,074 athletes (5290 amateur and 4787 professional athletes from 121 countries) completed an online survey between 17 May to 5 July 2020. We explored their training practices, including specific questions on training frequency, duration and quantity before and during lockdown (March-June 2020), stratified according to the human development index (HDI): low-medium, high, or very high HDI. During the COVID-19 lockdown, athletes in low-medium HDI countries focused on innovative training. Nevertheless, women and amateur athletes experienced a substantial reduction in training activity. Performance-driven athletes and athletes from higher HDI indexed countries, were likely to have more opportunities to diversify training activities during lockdowns, facilitated by the flexibility to perform training away from home. Factors such as lockdown rules, socioeconomic environment, and training education limited training diversification and approaches, particularly in low-medium and high HDI countries. Athletes (amateurs and professionals) who maintained the quantity of training during lockdown appeared to prioritize basic cardiovascular and strength training, irrespective of HDI level. Modifying training and fitness programs may help mitigate the decrease in training activities during lockdowns. Customized training prescriptions based on gender, performance, and HDI level will assist individuals to effectively perform and maintain training activities during lockdowns, or other challenging (lockdown-like) situations.
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- Olivier Galy
- Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Research in Education, University of New Caledonia, Nouméa, New Caledonia.
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- Sports Performance Division, Institut Sukan Negara Malaysia (National Sports Institute of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Research in Education, University of New Caledonia, Nouméa, New Caledonia
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- Laboratoire ACTES, Université des Antilles, Pointe-À-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
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- Centre for Elite Sports Research, Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Sport Science and Physical Education, Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
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- Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education, ISSEP Ksar Saïd, Manouba University, Manouba, Tunisia
- Naufar Wellness and Recovery Center, Naufar Wellness and Recovery Center, Doha, Qatar
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Huang H, Dai Y, Sun X, Fang Y. The Outbreak of Acute Primary Angle-Closure Cases During the COVID-19 Omicron Variant Pandemic at a Tertiary Eye Center in Shanghai. Clin Ophthalmol 2023; 17:4009-4019. [PMID: 38162694 PMCID: PMC10757803 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s440740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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Purpose This study aimed to investigate the outbreak of acute primary angle-closure (APAC) during the COVID-19 Omicron variant pandemic in Shanghai. Methods This single-center retrospective observational study included all newly diagnosed patients with APAC in Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Hospital of Fudan University from December 15, 2022, to January 14, 2023 (pandemic group) during the COVID-19 pandemic of Omicron Variant, and from November 15, 2021, to February 14, 2022 (control group) when the infection rate of COVID-19 is very low in Shanghai. Demographic features, intraocular pressure, axial length, anterior chamber depth, lens thickness and pupil diameter were compared between the two groups. Results A total of 223 patients (261 eyes) were included in the pandemic group and 75 patients (82 eyes) in the control group. The number of APAC patients and eyes in the pandemic group is 8.92-fold and 9.55-fold of the monthly average number in the control group. The onset dates of acute angle-closure were mainly between December 17 and December 31, 2022. In the pandemic group, 72.65% of patients with APAC had a recent COVID-19 infection. Among the COVID-19-positive patients, 72% suffered APAC attacks within 24h of the occurrence of COVID-19 symptoms and 92% within 3 days. The pandemic group showed a longer time from symptoms to treatment and larger pupil diameter than the control group (7.92 ± 6.14 vs 3.63 ± 2.93 days, p = 0.006; 4.53 ± 1.17 vs 3.78 ± 1.24 mm, p = 0.003, respectively). Conclusion An outbreak of APAC attack was observed in our eye center during the COVID-19 Omicron variant pandemic in Shanghai. There may be a correlation between the onset of APAC and new COVID-19 Omicron variant infection, but the exact reason needs to be investigated further.
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- Haili Huang
- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Eye & ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Eye & ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Eye & ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, People’s Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, People’s Republic of China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Myopia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Eye & ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, People’s Republic of China
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Al-Mayahi AMM, Al-Jubouri MB, Jaafar SA. Healthy lifestyle behaviors and risk of cardiovascular diseases among nursing faculty during COVID-19 Pandemic. Rev Bras Enferm 2023; 76Suppl 1:e20220372. [PMID: 37820104 PMCID: PMC10561924 DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Cardiovascular diseases are the first ranked cause of death worldwide. Adhering to health promoting lifestyle behaviors will maintain an individual's cardiovascular health and decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases. METHODS In this descriptive study, 150 nursing faculty were surveyed via a non-probability (purposive) sampling method to assess their adherence to health promoting lifestyle in order to know the risk of cardiovascular diseases. The Arabic version of Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) was used to achieve this goal. RESULTS Seventy-two nursing faculty completed the survey. The results indicated that the study sample had moderate level of health promotion based on Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II. CONCLUSION Nursing faculty are at risk of developing cardiovascular diseases based on their health promoting lifestyle behaviors as they scored low level of "health responsibility", "physical activity", and "stress management ". Encouraging healthy behaviors is recommended to prevent chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases.
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Huang L, He M, Shen J, Gong Y, Chen H, Xu X, Zong G, Zheng Y, Jiang C, Wang B, Zhang R, Yuan C. Healthy lifestyles in relation to cardiometabolic diseases among schoolteachers: A cross-sectional study. HEALTH CARE SCIENCE 2023; 2:223-232. [PMID: 38939522 PMCID: PMC11080911 DOI: 10.1002/hcs2.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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Background We aimed to explore the associations of adherence to an overall healthy lifestyle with cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) among schoolteachers in China. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis among 2983 teachers (aged 39.8 ± 9.3 years, 73.8% women) in Zhejiang Province, China. A healthy lifestyle score (0-7) was constructed based on seven low-risk factors: healthy diet, noncurrent smoking, noncurrent drinking, regular exercise, normal body mass index (BMI), adequate sleep duration, and limited sedentary behavior. CMDs included self-reported hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, and stroke. Multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models were used to evaluate the associations between healthy lifestyle and CMD. Results A total of 493 (16.5%) participants had at least one CMD, with hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes being the three leading CMDs. Each point increment in a healthy lifestyle score was associated with 20% lower odds of having CMD (p-trend < 0.001). Compared with 0-3 low-risk factors, the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were 0.66 (0.50-0.88) for 4 low-risk factors and 0.51 (0.39-0.67) for 5-7 low-risk factors. We observed independent associations for normal BMI (OR = 0.50, 95% CI = 0.40-0.63), noncurrent drinking (OR = 0.53, 95% CI = 0.36-0.77), and limited sedentary behavior (OR = 0.77, 95% CI = 0.62-0.96) in relation to CMD. Healthy diet (OR = 0.75, 95% CI = 0.55-1.01) exhibited marginally significant association with CMD. Conclusions Our findings suggest that adherence to an overall healthy lifestyle is associated with lower odds of CMD among schoolteachers.
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- Liyan Huang
- School of Public Health, The Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Institute of Nutrition and Food SafetyZhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and PreventionHangzhouChina
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- School of Public Health, The Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- School of Public Health, The Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- School of Public Health, The Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- School of Public Health, The Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- The Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
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- Human Phenome Institute, School of Life SciencesFudan UniversityShanghaiChina
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Cell Biology, Life Sciences InstituteZhejiang UniversityHangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
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- Institute of Nutrition and Food SafetyZhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and PreventionHangzhouChina
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- School of Public Health, The Second Affiliated HospitalZhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhouChina
- Department of NutritionHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthBostonUSA
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Nava-González EJ, Camacho-López S, Zamora-Ozoria AA, Parra-Soto S, Ríos-Castillo I, Cordón-Arrivillaga K, Ortiz A, Contreras-Silva MY, Contreras-Silva MY, de León-Gutiérrez H, Elizondo-Omaña GG, Carpio-Arias V, Bejarano-Roncancio JJ, Landaeta-Díaz L. [Diet and body weight at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico]. REVISTA MEDICA DEL INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL 2023; 61:433-439. [PMID: 37535983 PMCID: PMC10484542 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8200175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Background Weight changes in adults have strong repercussions on people's health status. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these changes could be more evident due to the mandatory confinement, as well as eating habits and lifestyle. In this study, changes in diet and body weight in Mexican population at the beginning of COVID-19 lockdown period (weeks 4-7) were evaluated using an online survey. Objective To identify the characteristics of the diet and the perceived change in body weight at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico. Material and methods Descriptive, cross-sectional study of 1281 people over 18 years of age, electronic survey in weeks 4-7 of confinement with sociodemographic data, food consumption and perception of body weight. Results The change in food consumption was 53.9%, finding differences according to gender in beverages (carbonated, juices, alcoholic), coffee/tea, fruits, legumes (p < 0.05). The perception of body weight increases by 3.4 (increased) and 2.1 (lowered) times more than the risk of change in diet. Conclusions The dietary differences refer to a tendency to the type of food consumed, mainly sugary drinks, with the perception of changes in positive body weight in women.
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- Edna J. Nava-González
- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Salud Pública y Nutrición, Licenciatura en Nutrición. Monterrey, Nuevo León, MéxicoUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónMéxico
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- Academia AMIR México. Ciudad de México, MéxicoAcademia AMIR MéxicoMéxico
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- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Salud Pública y Nutrición, Licenciatura en Nutrición. Monterrey, Nuevo León, MéxicoUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónMéxico
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- Universidad del Bío-Bío, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y de los Alimentos, Departamento de Nutrición y Salud Pública. Chillán, ChileUniversidad del Bío-BíoChile
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- Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura, Oficina Subregional de la FAO para Mesoamérica. Ciudad de Panamá, PanamáOrganización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la AgriculturaPanamá
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- Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacia, Escuela de Nutrición, Unidad de Investigación en Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional. San Carlos de Guatemala, GuatemalaUniversidad de San Carlos de GuatemalaGuatemala
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- Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Nutrición. Montevideo, UruguayUniversidad Católica del UruguayUruguay
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- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Salud Pública y Nutrición, Licenciatura en Nutrición. Monterrey, Nuevo León, MéxicoUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónMéxico
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- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Salud Pública y Nutrición, Licenciatura en Nutrición. Monterrey, Nuevo León, MéxicoUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónMéxico
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- Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura, Oficina Subregional de la FAO para Mesoamérica. Ciudad de Panamá, PanamáOrganización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la AgriculturaPanamá
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- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Facultad de Salud Pública y Nutrición, Licenciatura en Nutrición. Monterrey, Nuevo León, MéxicoUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónMéxico
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- Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Facultad de Salud Pública, Grupo de Investigación en Alimentación y Nutrición Humana. Riobamba, EcuadorUniversidad de MonterreyEcuador
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- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Nutrición Humana. Bogotá, ColombiaUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia
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- Universidad de Las Américas, Facultad de Salud y Ciencias Sociales, Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética. Santiago, ChileUniversidad de Las AméricasArgentina
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Ribeiro-Alves M, Lucieri Costa G, Corrêa da Mota J, de Azevedo Cardoso T, Cerezer K, Martini T, Soriano de Sousa MU, Bastos FI, Balanzá-Martínez V, Kapczinski F, De Boni RB. Lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: results from three consecutive cross-sectional web surveys. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e070328. [PMID: 37423635 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The importance of a healthy lifestyle in preventing morbidity and mortality is well-established. The COVID-19 pandemic brought about significant lifestyle changes globally, but the extent of these changes in the Brazilian population remains unclear. The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in lifestyle among the Brazilian general population during the first year of the pandemic. DESIGN Three consecutive anonymous web surveys were carried out: survey 1 (S1)-April 2020, S2-August 2020 and S3-January 2021. SETTING Brazil. PARTICIPANTS The study included 19 257 (S1), 1590 (S2) and 859 (S3) participants from the general population, who were ≥18 years, of both sexes, with access to the internet, self-reporting living in Brazil and who agreed to participate after reading the informed consent. PRIMARY OUTCOME Lifestyle changes were assessed using the Short Multidimensional Instrument for Lifestyle Evaluation-Confinement (SMILE-C). The SMILE-C assesses lifestyle across multiple domains including diet, substance use, physical activity, stress management, restorative sleep, social support and environmental exposures. We used a combination of bootstrapping and linear fixed-effect modelling to estimate pairwise mean differences of SMILE-C scores overall and by domain between surveys. RESULTS In all the surveys, participants were mostly women and with a high education level. Mean SMILE-C scores were 186.4 (S1), 187.4 (S2) and 190.5 (S3), indicating a better lifestyle in S3 as compared with S1. The pairwise mean differences of the overall SMILE-C scores were statistically significant (p<0.001). We also observed a better lifestyle over time in all domains except for diet and social support. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that individuals from a large middle-income country, such as Brazil, struggled to restore diet and social relationships after 1 year of the pandemic. These findings have implications for monitoring the long-term consequences of the pandemic, as well as future pandemics.
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- Marcelo Ribeiro-Alves
- Laboratório de Pesquisa Clínica em DST-AIDS, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas (INI), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Escola de Medicina e Cirurgia, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Braekman E, Charafeddine R, Berete F, Bruggeman H, Drieskens S, Gisle L, Hermans L, Van der Heyden J, Demarest S. Data collection in pandemic times: the case of the Belgian COVID-19 health surveys. Arch Public Health 2023; 81:124. [PMID: 37403166 DOI: 10.1186/s13690-023-01135-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Survey data were needed to assess the mental and social health, health related behaviors and compliance with preventive measures of the population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, the pandemic challenged classical survey methods. Time and budgetary constraints at the beginning of the pandemic led to ad hoc recruitment of participants and easily manageable data collection modes. This paper describes the methodological choices and results in terms of participation for the COVID-19 health surveys conducted in Belgium. METHODS The COVID-19 health surveys refer to a series of ten non-probability web surveys organized between April 2020 and March 2022. The applied recruitment strategies were diverse including, amongst others, a launch through the website and the social media of the organizing research institute. In addition, the survey links were shared in articles published in the national press and participants were requested to share the surveys in their network. Furthermore, participants were asked consent to be re-contacted for next survey editions using e-mail invitations. RESULTS These mixed approaches allowed to reach a substantial number of participants per edition ranging from 49339 in survey 1 to 13882 in survey 10. In addition, a longitudinal component was created; a large share of the same individuals were followed up over time; 12599 participants completed at least 5 surveys. There were, however, sex, age, educational level and regional differences in participation. Post-stratification weighting on socio-demographic factors was applied to at least partly take this into account. CONCLUSION The COVID-19 health surveys allowed rapid data collection after the onset of the pandemic. Data from these non-probability web surveys had their limitations in terms of representativeness due to self-selection but were an important information source as there were few alternatives. Moreover, by following-up the same individuals over time it was possible to study the effect of the different crisis phases on, amongst others, the mental health. It is important to draw lessons from these experiences: initiatives in order to create a survey infrastructure better equipped for future crises are needed.
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- Elise Braekman
- Department Epidemiology and public health, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department Epidemiology and public health, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department Epidemiology and public health, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department Epidemiology and public health, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department Epidemiology and public health, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department Epidemiology and public health, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department Epidemiology and public health, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department Epidemiology and public health, Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium
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Fakhari A, Shalchi B, Rahimi VA, Naghdi Sadeh R, Lak E, Najafi A, Shayeghanmehr A. Mental health literacy and COVID-19 related stress: The mediating role of healthy lifestyle in Tabriz. Heliyon 2023; 9:e18152. [PMID: 37501969 PMCID: PMC10368831 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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Introduction Data concerning the relationship between Mental Health Literacy (MHL) and COVID-19 stress are limited. The study explored the relationship between COVID-19-related stress, MHL, and healthy lifestyle and their components. The current study aimed to investigate the moderating role of a healthy lifestyle in the relationship between MHL and COVID-19-related stress among people referring to health complexes in Tabriz. Methods In this descriptive-correlational study, 1011 people who referred to health complexes in Tabriz were selected using cluster sampling and responded to the COVID-19 Stress Scale (CSS), Mental Health Knowledge Questionnaire (MHKQ), and Lifestyle Questionnaire (LSQ). Data analysis was performed using structural equation modeling. SPSS ver.19 and LISREL ver. 8.5 statistical software is used to classify, process, and analyze data and test research hypotheses. Results The results indicated that stress caused by COVID-19 has a negative relationship with lifestyle and MHL. The relationship between lifestyle and MHL was positive, and it has the positive effect on a healthy lifestyle (with a standardized coefficient of 0.23). In addition, MHL had a negative effect on the stress related to the coronavirus (with a standard coefficient of -0.22), and the relationship between a healthy lifestyle was also negative on the stress related to the coronavirus (with a standard coefficient of -0.20). The evaluation of the hypothetical research model using fit indices showed that the hypothetical model fits the measurement model (Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.97, Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) = 0.95, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.055). All the comparative indices as well as the comparative fit index were found to be close to one and greater than 0.90. Conclusion This study highlights that healthcare providers must develop effective preventive and therapeutic interventions to deal with COVID-19-related stress and pay attention to the issue of increasing the level of MHL during international crises taking into consideration the moderating role of a healthy lifestyle, and develop educational and treatment programs.
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- Ali Fakhari
- Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
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- University of Warsaw, Poland and Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Tabriz, Iran
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Ithnain N, Kassim R, Musa KA, Amirudin N, Suhaimi SA, Kaundan MK, Panting AJ. Lifestyle and preventive behaviors among adults during the early phase of the COVID-19 movement control order (MCO) in Malaysia. JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 2023; 12:174. [PMID: 37404913 PMCID: PMC10317281 DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1521_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) in Malaysia caused by COVID-19 impacted people's health, social, behaviors, and economic consequences. Thus, this study aims to identify adults' lifestyle and preventive behaviors during the MCO's early phase. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was conducted in April 2020 using a convenience sampling technique. A total of 9987 adults aged 18 years and above from all over Malaysia participated in the study. The questionnaire was distributed through online platforms, such as Facebook, Telegram, WhatsApp, and the official website. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test were used to describe the categorical data and the independent T-test and one-way ANOVA tests were performed to compare continuous variables between two or more groups. The level of statistical significance was set at P < .05. RESULTS Selangor showed the highest participation (28.4%) and most of the respondents were females (68.2%), married (67.8%), and aged between 36 and 45 years old (34.1%). This study found that 10.3% were smokers, and 46.7% of the smokers intended to quit smoking. Most respondents took their three main meals daily (72.4%), but not even half completed daily food groups (45.1%). The frequent activities were internet surfing (18.8%) and house chores (18.2%). Almost 98% of the respondents agreed to implement preventive behaviors. This study also revealed that attitudes toward preventive behaviors significantly differed across genders, age groups, categories of marital status, and monthly income categories (P < .05). Furthermore, regarding readiness for behavior change after MCO end, only gender shows a significance difference (P < .05). CONCLUSION This study shed light on understanding public behavior during the early phase of the pandemic that may significantly impact public health in designing relevant regulations and policies to reduce the spread of COVID-19 infections and preparing strategies for future outbreaks or pandemics. As COVID-19 evolves, continuous efforts to promote positive behavioral changes in lifestyle and preventive behavior are needed to ensure the public practices a healthy lifestyle and complies with pandemic preventive measures.
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- Norbaidurah Ithnain
- Institute for Health Behavioural Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute for Health Behavioural Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute for Health Behavioural Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute for Health Behavioural Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute for Health Behavioural Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute for Health Behavioural Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Institute for Health Behavioural Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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Fabbri M. Mindfulness, Subjective Cognitive Functioning, Sleep Timing and Time Expansion during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Longitudinal Study in Italy. Clocks Sleep 2023; 5:313-332. [PMID: 37366659 DOI: 10.3390/clockssleep5020024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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During the COVID-19 lockdown, a distortion of time passage has been widely reported in association with a change in daily rhythm. However, several variables related to these changes have not been considered. The purpose of the present study was to assess the changes in dispositional mindfulness, time experience, sleep timing and subjective memory functioning. A longitudinal study was conducted on 39 Italian adults (53.85% males; 35.03 ± 14.02 years) assessing mindfulness, ad hoc questions of sleep habits during workdays and free days, chronotypes, subjective time experience, and memory functioning before (December 2019-March 2020) and during (April 2020-May 2020) the first Italian COVID-19 lockdown. Participants reported delayed sleep timing, a slowdown in the perception of the present time, a decrease of time pressure, and an increase in the feeling of time expansion/boredom. In addition to correlations between mindfulness, memory functioning, and subjective sleep duration during workdays, a mediation model showed that changes in the dispositional mindfulness determined a delay of bedtime during workdays through the mediation effect of increased feeling of time expansion/boredom. This finding highlighted the role of mindfulness in reducing the feeling of time expansion/boredom for regulating the sleep timing. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.
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- Marco Fabbri
- Department of Psychology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81100 Caserta, CE, Italy
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De Lorenzo A, Lattke LS, Rabaglietti E. Creativity and resilience: a mini-review on post-pandemic resources for adolescents and young adults. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1117539. [PMID: 37293620 PMCID: PMC10244575 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1117539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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Background Two years after the outbreak of the pandemic, several studies look at the consequences for the well-being and mental health of young people. In particular, creativity and resilience are cited in the scientific literature as resources that promote this well-being in adolescents and young adults. Purpose This mini-literature review was created with the aim of examining how many articles have explored the relationship between creativity and resilience in adolescents and young adults since the onset of the pandemic. Methods Particular attention was paid to how many of the articles actually related to the consequences of the pandemic, in which country they were published, their target population, and the models, instruments and variables used to analyze them. Results Only 4 articles emerged from the screening, of which only one was actually related to pandemic consequences. All articles were published in Asian countries with a target group of university students. Three of the articles used mediation models to examine the relationship between resilience as an independent variable and creativity as a dependent variable. All articles used self-assessment instruments for creativity and resilience, both at the individual and group level. Significance This mini-review offers us the opportunity to reflect on the lack of studies that have addressed the issue of youth resources in the form of creativity and resilience since the beginning of the pandemic. The results show us a still underdeveloped interest in creativity in the scientific literature, in contrast to what the media reports on the promotion of creativity in daily life.
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- Aurelia De Lorenzo
- SE-CREA Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Ghanemi A, Yoshioka M, St-Amand J. Secreted Protein Acidic and Rich in Cysteine (SPARC) to Manage Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic and the Post-COVID-19 Health Crisis. MEDICINES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:medicines10050032. [PMID: 37233608 DOI: 10.3390/medicines10050032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has had and will have impacts on public health and health system expenses. Indeed, not only it has led to high numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, but its consequences will remain even after the end of the COVID-19 crisis. Therefore, therapeutic options are required to both tackle the COVID-19 crisis and manage its consequences during the post COVID-19 era. Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) is a biomolecule that is associated with various properties and functions that situate it as a candidate which may be used to prevent, treat and manage COVID-19 as well as the post-COVID-19-era health problems. This paper highlights how SPARC could be of such therapeutic use.
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- Abdelaziz Ghanemi
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
- Functional Genomics Laboratory, Endocrinology and Nephrology Axis, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Functional Genomics Laboratory, Endocrinology and Nephrology Axis, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
- Functional Genomics Laboratory, Endocrinology and Nephrology Axis, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC G1V 4G2, Canada
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Jarosz M, Dębski P, Główczyński P, Badura-Brzoza K. Health-Promoting Factors and Their Relationships with the Severity of Symptoms in Patients with Anxiety Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:healthcare11081153. [PMID: 37107986 PMCID: PMC10138080 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11081153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Anxiety disorders are one of the most common mental disorders in the modern world. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the onset of many mental disorders in people who did not have them before. It can be suspected that in people who already had anxiety disorders before the pandemic, their quality of life has significantly deteriorated. AIM The aim of the study was to assess the relationships between life satisfaction, acceptance of illness, the severity of anxiety and depression symptoms and health behaviors in a group of patients diagnosed with anxiety disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was conducted in the period from March 2020 to March 2022. There were 70 people among the respondents, including 44 women aged 44.06 ± 14.89 years and 26 men aged 40.84 ± 16.72 years. All persons were diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. Patients with other co-occurring disorders were excluded, i.e., depression and signs of organic damage to the central nervous system, as were those with cognitive disorders that prevented the completion of the questionnaires. The following scales were used in the study: the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS), Health Behavior Inventory (HBI) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and the Mann-Whitney U test were used for statistical analyses. RESULTS In the Satisfaction in Life questionnaire, the respondents obtained an average score of 17.59 ± 5.74 points. In the AIS scale, the mean score obtained by the patients was 27.10 ± 9.65 points. In the overall Health Behavior Inventory (HBI), the average score was 79.52 ± 15.24 points. In the HADS questionnaire, probants obtained an average of 8.17 ± 4.37 points in the depression subscale and 11.55 ± 4.46 points in the anxiety subscale. In addition, there were significant negative correlations between life satisfaction (SWLS) and the severity of anxiety and depression (HADS). The lower the perceived quality of life, the significantly higher the anxiety and depressive disorders. The result obtained in the Health Behavior Inventory (HBI) as well as in the subscale of Prohealth Activities (PHA) was negatively associated with the severity of anxiety symptoms. Prohealth activities should therefore be developed to prevent anxiety disorders, as well as to promote positive mental attitudes. In the study, the average result obtained in the subscale of positive mental attitudes correlated negatively with both anxiety and depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Life during the pandemic was assessed by patients as unsatisfactory. Health-promoting behaviors, and especially positive mental attitudes, may play a protective role in relation to anxiety and depressive symptoms in a situation of increased stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic in a group of patients with anxiety disorders.
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- Marcin Jarosz
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 40-000 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 40-000 Katowice, Poland
- Institute of Psychology, Humanitas University in Sosnowiec, 34-112 Sosnowiec, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 40-000 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, 40-000 Katowice, Poland
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Zheng W, Chen Q, Yao L, Zhuang J, Huang J, Hu Y, Yu S, Chen T, Wei N, Zeng Y, Zhang Y, Fan C, Wang Y. Prediction Models for Sleep Quality Among College Students During the COVID-19 Outbreak: Cross-sectional Study Based on the Internet New Media. J Med Internet Res 2023; 25:e45721. [PMID: 36961495 PMCID: PMC10131726 DOI: 10.2196/45721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND COVID-19 has been reported to affect the sleep quality of Chinese residents; however, the epidemic's effects on the sleep quality of college students during closed-loop management remain unclear, and a screening tool is lacking. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to understand the sleep quality of college students in Fujian Province during the epidemic and determine sensitive variables, in order to develop an efficient prediction model for the early screening of sleep problems in college students. METHODS From April 5 to 16, 2022, a cross-sectional internet-based survey was conducted. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scale, a self-designed general data questionnaire, and the sleep quality influencing factor questionnaire were used to understand the sleep quality of respondents in the previous month. A chi-square test and a multivariate unconditioned logistic regression analysis were performed, and influencing factors obtained were applied to develop prediction models. The data were divided into a training-testing set (n=14,451, 70%) and an independent validation set (n=6194, 30%) by stratified sampling. Four models using logistic regression, an artificial neural network, random forest, and naïve Bayes were developed and validated. RESULTS In total, 20,645 subjects were included in this survey, with a mean global PSQI score of 6.02 (SD 3.112). The sleep disturbance rate was 28.9% (n=5972, defined as a global PSQI score >7 points). A total of 11 variables related to sleep quality were taken as parameters of the prediction models, including age, gender, residence, specialty, respiratory history, coffee consumption, stay up, long hours on the internet, sudden changes, fears of infection, and impatient closed-loop management. Among the generated models, the artificial neural network model proved to be the best, with an area under curve, accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of 0.713, 73.52%, 25.51%, 92.58%, 57.71%, and 75.79%, respectively. It is noteworthy that the logistic regression, random forest, and naive Bayes models achieved high specificities of 94.41%, 94.77%, and 86.40%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The COVID-19 containment measures affected the sleep quality of college students on multiple levels, indicating that it is desiderate to provide targeted university management and social support. The artificial neural network model has presented excellent predictive efficiency and is favorable for implementing measures earlier in order to improve present conditions.
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- Wanyu Zheng
- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China
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- The School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- The Graduate School of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- The School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- The School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- The Graduate School of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- The School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China
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- The School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Cyberspace Institute of Advanced Technology, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, China
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Dorner TE, Bernecker O, Haider S, Stein KV. Steady increase of obesity prevalence in Austria: Analysis of three representative cross-sectional national health interview surveys from 2006 to 2019. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2023; 135:125-133. [PMID: 35552810 PMCID: PMC9096063 DOI: 10.1007/s00508-022-02032-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Obesity is associated with adverse health consequences throughout life. Monitoring obesity trends is important to plan and implement public heath interventions adapted to specific target groups. We aimed to analyze the development of obesity prevalence in the Austrian population using data from the most recent representative Austrian Health Interview Surveys. METHODS The three cross-sectional Austrian health interview surveys from 2006/2007, 2014 and 2019 were used (n = 45,707). Data correction for self-reported body mass index (BMI) was applied. Sex, age, education level, employment status, country of birth, urbanization, and family status were used as sociodemographic factors. Logistic regression models were applied. RESULTS Prevalence of obesity increased in both sexes in the study period (men 13.7% to 20.0%, women 15.2% to 17.8%, p < 0.001). Adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval [CI]) for the increase in obesity prevalence was 1.47 (95% CI: 1.38-1.56). In men, obesity prevalence almost doubled from 2006/2007 to 2019 in subgroups of 15-29-year-olds (4.8% to 9.0%), unemployed (13.5% to 27.6%), men born in non-EU/non-EFTA countries (13.9% to 26.2%), and not being in a relationship (8.1% to 15.4%). In women, the largest increase was found in subgroups of 30-64-year-olds (15.8% to 18.7%), women born in non-EU/non-EFTA countries (19.9% to 22.8%) and in women living in the federal capital Vienna (16.5% to 19.9%). CONCLUSION Obesity prevalence in the Austrian population continues to rise significantly. We identified distinct subgroups with a fast-growing obesity prevalence in recent years, emphasizing the importance of regular long-term data collection as a basis for sustainable and target group-specific action planning.
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- Thomas Ernst Dorner
- Social Insurance Fund for Public Service, Railway and Mining Industries, 1080, Vienna, Austria
- Karl-Landsteiner Institute for Health Promotion Research, Gesundheitsplatz 1, 3454, Sitzenberg-Reidling, Austria
- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Social Insurance Fund for Public Service, Railway and Mining Industries, 1080, Vienna, Austria.
- Karl-Landsteiner Institute for Health Promotion Research, Gesundheitsplatz 1, 3454, Sitzenberg-Reidling, Austria.
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- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Social Insurance Fund for Public Service, Railway and Mining Industries, 1080, Vienna, Austria
- Karl-Landsteiner Institute for Health Promotion Research, Gesundheitsplatz 1, 3454, Sitzenberg-Reidling, Austria
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Fraticelli F, Nicola MD, Vitacolonna E. A nutritional web-based approach in obesity and diabetes before and during the COVID-19 lockdown. J Telemed Telecare 2023; 29:91-102. [PMID: 33081596 PMCID: PMC9816630 DOI: 10.1177/1357633x20966933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are two closely related pandemic conditions. Novel technologies represent promising tools for their management, the use of which has been greatly encouraged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the present study is to compare a web-based nutritional intervention versus a traditional one, before and during the Italian 'lockdown' period due to the COVID-19 outbreak, in overweight and obese subjects affected by T2D or impaired glucose regulation (IGR). METHODS For the study, 36 subjects were randomly allocated into two arms: a traditional arm, providing face-to-face individual and group-based intervention; and a web arm, deploying the in-presence traditional approach with intervention provided through web technologies. The outcomes were the data resulting from the comparison between the subjects' anthropometric and clinical parameters as well as PREDIMED scores at baseline with those at 3 months (T3), 6 months (T6) and at lockdown. RESULTS In the web arm we detected a progressive reduction in weight and body mass index (BMI) from baseline to T6 and a minimal increase of both parameters during the lockdown. Improvement of these parameters compared with baseline was observed in controls during the lockdown. The PREDIMED score improved at T6 compared with baseline in both arms. Significant variations were observed considering weight (p < 0.001), BMI (p = 0.001) and PREDIMED scores (p = 0.023) over time. DISCUSSION The study showed the effectiveness and feasibility of a short-term nutritional web-based intervention in patients affected by T2D or IGR before and during the COVID 19 pandemic.Clinical Trial registration number: NCT04386200, ClinicalTrials.gov.
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- Federica Fraticelli
- Department of Medicine and Aging,
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of
Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biostatistics,
Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, “G. d'Annunzio”
University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Aging,
School of Medicine and Health Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of
Chieti-Pescara, Italy,Ester Vitacolonna, MD, Department of
Medicine and Aging, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, “G. d'Annunzio”
University, Via dei Vestini 66100 Chieti, Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
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Ruiz-Núñez C, Herrera-Peco I, Campos-Soler SM, Carmona-Pestaña Á, Benítez de Gracia E, Peña Deudero JJ, García-Notario AI. Sentiment Analysis on Twitter: Role of Healthcare Professionals in the Global Conversation during the AstraZeneca Vaccine Suspension. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:2225. [PMID: 36767591 PMCID: PMC9915361 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The vaccines against COVID-19 arrived in Spain at the end of 2020 along with vaccination campaigns which were not free of controversy. The debate was fueled by the adverse effects following the administration of the AstraZeneca-Oxford (AZ) vaccine in some European countries, eventually leading to its temporary suspension as a precautionary measure. In the present study, we analyze the healthcare professionals' conversations, sentiment, polarity, and intensity on social media during two periods in 2021: the one closest to the suspension of the AZ vaccine and the same time frame 30 days later. We also analyzed whether there were differences between Spain and the rest of the world. Results: The negative sentiment ratio was higher (U = 87; p = 0.048) in Spain in March (Med = 0.396), as well as the daily intensity (U = 86; p = 0.044; Med = 0.440). The opposite happened with polarity (U = 86; p = 0.044), which was higher in the rest of the world (Med = -0.264). Conclusions: There was a general increase in messages and interactions between March and April. In Spain, there was a higher incidence of negative messages and intensity compared to the rest of the world during the March period that disappeared in April. Finally, it was found that the dissemination of messages linked to negative emotions towards vaccines against COVID-19 from healthcare professionals contributed to a negative approach to primary prevention campaigns in the middle of the pandemic.
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- Carlos Ruiz-Núñez
- Program in Biomedicine, Translational Research, and New Health Technologies, School of Medicine, University of Malaga, Blvr. Louis Pasteur, 29010 Malaga, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Avda Universidad, 1, Villanueva de la Cañada, 28691 Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Avda Universidad, 1, Villanueva de la Cañada, 28691 Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Avda Universidad, 1, Villanueva de la Cañada, 28691 Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Avda Universidad, 1, Villanueva de la Cañada, 28691 Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Avda Universidad, 1, Villanueva de la Cañada, 28691 Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio, Avda Universidad, 1, Villanueva de la Cañada, 28691 Madrid, Spain
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Shoop-Worrall SJW, Verstappen SMM, Costello W, Angevare SP, Uziel Y, Wouters C, Wulffraat N, Beesley R. COVID-19-related anxiety trajectories in children, young people and adults with rheumatic diseases. Rheumatol Adv Pract 2023; 7:rkad007. [PMID: 36742372 PMCID: PMC9890081 DOI: 10.1093/rap/rkad007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Objectives Uncertainty regarding the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), its complications and the safety of immunosuppressive therapies may drive anxiety among adults and parents of children and young people (CYP) with rheumatic diseases. This study explored trajectories of COVID-related anxiety in adults and parents of CYP with rheumatic diseases. Methods Adults and parents of CYP participating in the international COVID-19 European Patient Registry were included in the current study if they had enrolled in the 4 weeks following 24 March 2020. COVID-related anxiety scores (0-10) were collected weekly for up to 28 weeks.Group-based trajectory models explored COVID-related anxiety clusters in adult and parent populations, with optimal models chosen based on model fit, parsimony and clinical plausibility. Demographic, clinical and COVID-19 mitigation behaviours were compared between identified clusters using univariable statistics. Results In 498 parents of CYP and 2640 adults, four common trajectory groups of COVID-related anxiety were identified in each cohort: persistent extreme anxiety (32% and 17%), persistent high anxiety (43% and 41%), improving high anxiety (25% and 32%) and improving moderate anxiety (11% and 10%), respectively. Few characteristics distinguished the clusters in the parent cohort. Higher and more persistent anxiety clusters in the adult cohort were associated with higher levels of respiratory comorbidities, use of immunosuppressive therapies, older age and greater self-isolation. Conclusions COVID-19-related anxiety in the rheumatic disease community was high and persistent during the COVID-19 pandemic, with four common patterns identified. In the adult cohort, higher COVID-related anxiety was related to perceived risk factors for COVID-19 morbidity and mortality.
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- Stephanie J W Shoop-Worrall
- Centre for Health Informatics, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- NIHR Manchester BRC, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- European Network for Children with Arthritis, Geneva, Switzerland
- iCAN Ireland, Bansha, Ireland
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- European Network for Children with Arthritis, Geneva, Switzerland
- KAISZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel
- Department of Pediatrics, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Pediatric Rheumatology Division, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, KU Leuven University, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- European Network for Children with Arthritis, Geneva, Switzerland
- Juvenile Arthritis Research, Tonbridge, UK
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Lee MS, Kim DJ, Lee H. Trends in health behaviors and mental health among Korean adolescents in Korea over 5 years, 2017-2021: focusing on the comparisons before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1139110. [PMID: 37139372 PMCID: PMC10149801 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1139110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Objectives We investigated recent trends in health behaviors and mental health conditions among Korean adolescents from 2017 to 2021 and compared the changes before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods Data analysis was conducted on 289,415 adolescents participating in the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey, an annual cross-sectional study from 2017 to 2021. All analysis was conducted using sex stratification, and the annual percentage change (APC) was calculated. Results Alcohol consumption and smoking decreased in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with before, except for girls from the low-income level. The prevalence of inadequate physical activity for both boys and girls increased in 2020 compared with the pre-COVID-19 period and decreased again by 2021. The prevalence of obesity in both sexes increased regardless of the period (boys, APC = 8.2%, 95% confidence intervals (CI), 6.4-10.1; girls, APC = 3.3%, 95% CI, 1.8-4.8). The prevalence of stress, depression, and suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts for both sexes decreased in 2020 compared to the pre-COVID-19 period. By 2021, this prevalence had returned to a level similar to before the pandemic. No significant APC changes were observed in the prevalence of mental health. Conclusions These findings demonstrate the trends and APCs in health behaviors and mental health conditions among Korean adolescents over the last 5 years. We must pay attention to the heterogeneous and multifaceted features of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Mi-Sun Lee
- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- *Correspondence: Hooyeon Lee
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COVID-19: Reducing the risk via diet and lifestyle. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE 2023; 21:1-16. [PMID: 36333177 PMCID: PMC9550279 DOI: 10.1016/j.joim.2022.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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This review shows that relatively simple changes to diet and lifestyle can significantly, and rapidly, reduce the risks associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in terms of infection risk, severity of disease, and even disease-related mortality. A wide range of interventions including regular exercise, adequate sleep, plant-based diets, maintenance of healthy weight, dietary supplementation, and time in nature have each been shown to have beneficial effects for supporting more positive health outcomes with COVID-19, in addition to promoting better overall health. This paper brings together literature from these areas and presents the argument that non-pharmaceutical approaches should not be overlooked in our response to COVID-19. It is noted that, in several cases, interventions discussed result in risk reductions equivalent to, or even greater than, those associated with currently available vaccines. Where the balance of evidence suggests benefits, and the risk is minimal to none, it is suggested that communicating the power of individual actions to the public becomes morally imperative. Further, many lives could be saved, and many harms from the vaccine mandates avoided, if we were willing to embrace this lifestyle-centred approach in our efforts to deal with COVID-19.
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Hernández-Nava RG, de la Luz Sánchez-Mundo M, García-Barrientos R, Espinosa-Solis V, Villalobos-Aguayo P, Salmerón-Muñiz NN, Anaya-Tacuba JD. Lifestyle Changes among Mexican People during the COVID-19 Lockdown in 2020: A Cross-Sectional Study. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10122537. [PMID: 36554061 PMCID: PMC9778622 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10122537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic generated a new challenge of our time with different scenarios. For this reason, this work aimed to identify changes in the diet and lifestyle of Mexicans during the COVID-19 lockdown. This study was based on a Google online survey, which contained questions about eating habits, physical activity, and sleep behavior before and during the COVID-19 lockdown. It was conducted from 2 June to 4 July 2020 and included 1004 participants (698 women and 306 men 18 years old and above). The subjects reported the increased frequency of consumption of meat, vegetables, fruits, eggs, legumes, fast food, and alcoholic drinks during the lockdown. Furthermore, subjects reported sleeping more hours than usual and negative changes in sleep quality (insomnia, nightmares, and leg pain or cramps). There was a reduction in practicing 30 min of intense physical activity during the week. On the other hand, there was an increase in the number of hours spent in front of the screen. Participants over 36 years of age performed less physical activity during the COVID-19 lockdown. These results indicated that it is vital to develop national strategies to promote healthy lifestyle habits in the population during pandemic lockdown measures.
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- Rocio Guadalupe Hernández-Nava
- Escuela Superior de Nutrición y Ciencia de los Alimentos Campus Llano Largo, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Carretera Cayaco-Puerto Márquez Parcela 56, 57 y 58, Acapulco 39906, Guerrero, Mexico
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- Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Las Choapas, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Carretera Las Choapas-Cerro de Nanchital Km 6.0 Col. J. Mario Rosado, Las Choapas 96980, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Procesos Biotecnológicos, Universidad Politécnica de Tlaxcala, Avenida Universidad Politécnica No. 1, Tepeyanco 0180, Tlaxcala, Mexico
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- Coordinación Académica Región Huasteca Sur, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Km 5, Carretera Tamazunchale-San Martin, Tamazunchale 79960, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Av. Solidaridad s/n, Acapulco 39350, Guerrero, Mexico
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- Escuela Superior de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Carretera Nacional Chilpancingo, Petaquillas, Ex Rancho Shalako, Chilpancingo 39105, Guerrero, Mexico
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- Escuela Superior de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Carretera Nacional Chilpancingo, Petaquillas, Ex Rancho Shalako, Chilpancingo 39105, Guerrero, Mexico
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52-74-7195-6662
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Son KB. The impact of COVID-19 on the number of active small primary care businesses by severity of the pandemic: evidence from South Korea. BMC PRIMARY CARE 2022; 23:67. [PMID: 35379183 PMCID: PMC8978167 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-022-01676-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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Background Health systems have become financially fragile owing to the economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, small primary care businesses have received less policy attention than public health and secondary care. We aimed to estimate the impact of COVID-19 on the number of active small primary care businesses in South Korea. Methods We selected clinics, dental clinics, oriental clinics, and pharmacies as primary care businesses. Our estimation took advantage of regional variations in COVID-19 cases in South Korea. We determined the number of active primary care businesses from 2019 1Q to 2021 1Q on a quarterly basis, and conducted interrupted time series analysis to estimate the effects of COVID-19 on this sector. Results This study found no significant increase or decrease in the number of clinics, dental clinics, and oriental clinics immediately after the pandemic began or in the time trends after the pandemic. However, there was a significant increase in the number of pharmacies immediately after the pandemic. The most affected area presented different trends in the number of pharmacies, dental clinics, and oriental clinics. Conclusions Impact of the pandemic on the number of active small primary care business were low in South Korea. However, the impact varied according to the type of primary care setting and severity of the pandemic. The additional public health role of primary care could be associated with the sustenance of primary care businesses. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12875-022-01676-0.
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Natour N, Al-Tell M. Lifestyles of Palestinians during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study. Nutr Health 2022:2601060221137625. [PMID: 36352738 PMCID: PMC9659694 DOI: 10.1177/02601060221137625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Background: Although the COVID-19 epidemic was linked to movement limitations and a sense of risk among the general public, changes in lifestyle and mental health were not examined among Palestinians. The study aimed to investigate changes in a group of Palestinians' lifestyles and mental health. Methodology: A translated questionnaire about demographics, mental health difficulties, and lifestyle choices was created using Google Forms and distributed over social media and academic platforms. SPSS 21 was used to analyze the data. Results: The participants' mean age was 25 9 years, 67% were women, and 47% were city dwellers. About 82% had a bachelor's degree. Infection with COVID-19 was present in 13% of study group, COVID-19 infection caused the death of a relative in 13% of study group, and commitment to limits was present in 14% of study group. Negative emotions like despair, hopelessness, and worry were extremely common. Despite eating a few fruits and vegetables and drinking a lot of soft beverages, study participants were generally active. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with a negative impact on lifestyle and mental well-being.
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- Nihal Natour
- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, An-Najah National
University, Nablus, Palestine
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- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, An-Najah National
University, Nablus, Palestine
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Li Y, Guo Y, Wu X, Hu Q, Hu D. The Development and Preliminary Application of the Chinese Version of the COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy Scale. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph192013601. [PMID: 36294178 PMCID: PMC9603366 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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(1) Background: Vaccine literacy (VL) of the public is crucial to deal with anti-vaccination rhetoric. This study aims to (1) develop a Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy Scale and examine the factor structure and psychometric characteristics, and (2) explore the association between COVID-19 VL and sociodemographic characteristics and other variables; (2) Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was conducted among 362 Chinese residents from 23 May 2022 to 31 May 2022 using snowball sampling; (3) Results: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the scale of 15 items, consisting of three factors, functional, interactive and critical vaccine literacy, explained 63.3% of the total variance. Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.885 for the overall scale: 0.838, 0.891, and 0.857 for three subscales, respectively. The results showed a medium level of vaccine literacy (M = 3.71, SD = 0.72) and significant differences among functional, interactive, and critical vaccine literacy (p < 0.001). The level of vaccine literacy grew with the level of education (p < 0.001) and age (p = 0.049). Men, participants who were single, or those living in rural areas had a lower level of vaccine literacy; (4) Conclusions: The Chinese COVID-19 VL Scale has adequate validity and reliability for assessing vaccine literacy among Chinese residents. A deep understanding of the factors that affect vaccine literacy is needed.
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- Yihui Li
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Shenzhen Health Development Research and Data Management Center, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Xiangya III Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
- Correspondence: (Q.H.); (D.H.); Tel.: +86-139-7586-9106 (D.H.)
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
- Xiangya III Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
- Correspondence: (Q.H.); (D.H.); Tel.: +86-139-7586-9106 (D.H.)
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Zhang F, Zhang Y, Yu Y, Lu W, Zhang H. Bibliometric analysis of the top-50 cited articles on COVID-19 and physical activity. Front Public Health 2022; 10:926244. [PMID: 36159319 PMCID: PMC9500202 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.926244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Background Since the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia outbreak in late 2019, an endless stream of research has emerged surrounding physical activity. This study analyzes the 50 most influential articles on COVID-19 and physical activity over the past 2 years to describe the research landscape and hotspots from bibliometric citation analysis. Methods The top-50 cited articles were extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection database, and bibliometric citation analysis was performed by Excel 2019 and VOSviewer software. Results The top-50 articles were cited 160.48 ± 106.90 (range: 70-587). Most of the articles were from the United States (14), followed by Italy (11) and England (9). The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (n = 10) is the journal with the top-50 cited articles. The collaboration between authors was mainly among three teams, including Smith L, Musumeci G, and Napoli C. The hotspot of research around COVID-19 and physical activity focused on lifestyle change (sedentary behavior, sitting time), mental health (depressive, anxiety, loneliness), the credibility of physical activity assessment tools (reliability, validity), and physical activity of different populations (gender, youth, children). Conclusions Based on a bibliometric analysis of high-impact articles on COVID-19 and physical activity highlights physical activity as an essential lifestyle change and developments and hotspots in this field. These data will provide insights for future researchers regarding the direction of physical activity research in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Fan Zhang
- Department of Nephrology, Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Surgery, Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cancer, Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nursing, Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China,*Correspondence: Wei Lu
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- Department of Nursing, Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China,Huachun Zhang
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Al Sabbah H, Taha Z, Qasrawi R, Assaf EA, Cheikh Ismail L, Al Dhaheri AS, Hoteit M, Al-Jawaldeh A, Tayyem R, Bawadi H, AlKhalaf M, Bookari K, Kamel I, Dashti S, Allehdan S, Alalwan TA, Hammouh F, Waly MI, Al-Halawa DA, Mansour R, Abu Farha A. The Impact of COVID-19 on Physical (In)Activity Behavior in 10 Arab Countries. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph191710832. [PMID: 36078548 PMCID: PMC9518470 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191710832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Insufficient physical activity is considered a strong risk factor associated with non-communicable diseases. This study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on physical (in)activity behavior in 10 Arab countries before and during the lockdown. A cross-sectional study using a validated online survey was launched originally in 38 different countries. The Eastern Mediterranean regional data related to the 10 Arabic countries that participated in the survey were selected for analysis in this study. A total of 12,433 participants were included in this analysis. The mean age of the participants was 30.3 (SD, 11.7) years. Descriptive and regression analyses were conducted to examine the associations between physical activity levels and the participants' sociodemographic characteristics, watching TV, screen time, and computer usage. Physical activity levels decreased significantly during the lockdown. Participants' country of origin, gender, and education were associated with physical activity before and during the lockdown (p < 0.050). Older age, watching TV, and using computers had a negative effect on physical activity before and during the lockdown (p < 0.050). Strategies to improve physical activity and minimize sedentary behavior should be implemented, as well as to reduce unhealthy levels of inactive time, especially during times of crisis. Further research on the influence of a lack of physical activity on overall health status, as well as on the COVID-19 disease effect is recommended.
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- Haleama Al Sabbah
- Department of Health Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai P.O. Box 19282, United Arab Emirates
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +971-569501179
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- Department of Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Computer Science, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem 20002, Palestine
- Department of Computer Engineering, Istinye University, Istanbul 34010, Turkey
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- Faculty of Nursing, Applied Science Private University, Amman 11931, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates
- Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK
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- Department of Nutrition and Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates
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- Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut P.O. Box 11-0236, Lebanon
- PHENOL Research Group (Public Health Nutrition Program Lebanon), Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Beirut P.O. Box 11-0236, Lebanon
- Lebanese University Nutrition Surveillance Center (LUNSC), Lebanese Food Drugs and Chemical Administrations, Lebanese University, Beirut P.O. Box 11-0236, Lebanon
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo 11884, Egypt
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- Department of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
- Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, School of Agriculture, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
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- National Nutrition Committee, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- National Nutrition Committee, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah 42353, Saudi Arabia
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- National Research Centre, Cairo 11884, Egypt
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- Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Kuwait City 13092, Kuwait
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Bahrain, Sakhir P.O. Box 32038, Bahrain
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Bahrain, Sakhir P.O. Box 32038, Bahrain
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Madaba, Amman 11821, Jordan
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- Food Science and Nutrition Department, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman
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- Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Doha P.O. Box 200592, Qatar
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- College of Business and Economics, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar
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Maggio ABR, Gal-Dudding C, Martin X, Chamay-Weber C. Evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on BMI in children and adolescents with or without obesity. BMC Pediatr 2022; 22:509. [PMID: 36008850 PMCID: PMC9410734 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03565-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background In Switzerland, from March 15th to May 11th 2020, schools and most shops were closed nationwide due to the COVID-19-related lockdown. This cessation of activities may have impacted weight gain in children and adolescents. The aims of our study were to evaluate the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on the BMI of children and adolescents in treatment for obesity, and to compare its evolution to that of the previous year at the same time, as well as to that of normal-weight children. Methods This retrospective study gathered demographic and anthropometric data from subjects aged 6–18 years both with normal weight and with obesity, who attended our hospital clinics at four time points: before and after the lockdown period in 2020, and at the same times of the year in 2019. We used paired t-tests to assess weight, BMI and BMI z-score changes, linear and standard multiple regressions, independent Student’s t-tests or Chi-square tests to compare groups, and Pearson correlation coefficient when appropriate. Results Forty-seven children with obesity and 18 normal-weight subjects had complete data for the 4 visits. The mean BMI increased in both groups during the lockdown (obese: + 0.96 ± 1.5 vs. control: + 0.51 ± 0.1), however the increase was significantly more important in the subjects with obesity compared to the same period in 2019 (2019: + 0.33 ± 1.0; mean difference between 2019 and 2020: + 0.63 ± 2.0 p = 0.034). Conclusion The COVID-19 lockdown had a negative impact on the BMI of youth with obesity. Interestingly we observed extreme changes in this population, which was not the case in normal-weight children. Therefore, families with a child with obesity must be actively supported during these stressful and obesogenic periods of confinement.
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- Albane B R Maggio
- Health and movement consultation, Service of Pediatric Specialties, Division of Pediatric Specialties, Department of pediatrics, gynecology and obstetrics, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, 6, rue Willy-Donzé, 1211, 14, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Health and movement consultation, Service of Pediatric Specialties, Division of Pediatric Specialties, Department of pediatrics, gynecology and obstetrics, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, 6, rue Willy-Donzé, 1211, 14, Geneva, Switzerland.,Adolescent Health Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, Department of pediatrics, gynecology and obstetrics, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Health and movement consultation, Service of Pediatric Specialties, Division of Pediatric Specialties, Department of pediatrics, gynecology and obstetrics, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, 6, rue Willy-Donzé, 1211, 14, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Health and movement consultation, Service of Pediatric Specialties, Division of Pediatric Specialties, Department of pediatrics, gynecology and obstetrics, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, 6, rue Willy-Donzé, 1211, 14, Geneva, Switzerland.,Adolescent Health Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, Department of pediatrics, gynecology and obstetrics, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Takiguchi Y, Matsui M, Kikutani M, Ebina K. The relationship between leisure activities and mental health: The impact of resilience and COVID-19. Appl Psychol Health Well Being 2022; 15:133-151. [PMID: 35971651 PMCID: PMC9538683 DOI: 10.1111/aphw.12394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Engaging in leisure activities promotes mental health. The effect is likely associated with resilience as the broaden-and-build theory suggests positive emotions elicited from leisure increase mental resources for stress coping. The present research examined whether participating in different leisure activities at a given time increases the level of resilience, which in turn reduces psychological problems. It also investigated the changes in people's leisure activities due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the impact of these changes on their mental health. Japanese participants (N = 300) responded to two online surveys conducted before (January 2020) and after the outbreak (February 2021). They selected the leisure activities they had engaged in from 100 choices and reported their levels of resilience and depressive symptoms. An analysis of covariates revealed that the total number of selected activities significantly reduced in the second survey, but the levels of resilience and depressive symptoms remained constant. Regression analysis showed that the reduction in leisure activities did not predict depressive symptoms. However, structural equation modeling established that the relationship between leisure and depression was mediated by resilience, supporting the initial hypothesis. Importantly, this relationship slightly differed by age group, likely because popular activities and their psychological impacts vary depending on age.
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- Yuta Takiguchi
- Institute of Liberal Arts and SciencesKanazawa UniversityKanazawaJapan
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- Institute of Liberal Arts and SciencesKanazawa UniversityKanazawaJapan,Graduate School of Medical SciencesKanazawa UniversityKanazawaJapan
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- Institute of Liberal Arts and SciencesKanazawa UniversityKanazawaJapan
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- Institute of Liberal Arts and SciencesKanazawa UniversityKanazawaJapan,Graduate School of Medical SciencesKanazawa UniversityKanazawaJapan
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Abdulrazzaq ZT. The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on Iraqi wrestlers. J Med Life 2022; 15:963-966. [PMID: 36188653 PMCID: PMC9514825 DOI: 10.25122/jml-2021-0356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted normal life. At the beginning of March 2020, few cases of infected individuals were recorded, but then the number increased with time, and millions of Iraqi people were forced to stay home, losing many of their daily habits. Banning sports teams from gatherings was a global and local problem facing sports, affecting weight, dietary habits, and other life aspects. This observational retrospective study aimed to determine the changes in athletes' lifestyles like training hours, sleeping hours, weight, and other daily habits. The data were recorded 8 months before the lockdown by their coaches and the medical staff of wrestling teams and after the lockdown by surveys and questionnaires directly from the athletes for this study. The results confirmed that Iraqi wrestlers were still committed to not smoking nor drinking alcohol as before the lockdown, but training hours were down to one hour compared to 3 hours daily before the lockdown. All parts of society were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and athletes were on top of the social pyramid to manage the problems that resulted from the quarantine and social distancing. Athletes, coaches, medical sports staff, nutritionists, and captains should carry the responsibility to return life to its main road as they should double their efforts to win this battle.
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- Zeyad Tareq Abdulrazzaq
- Department of Dentistry, Al-Mustafa University College, Baghdad, Iraq,Corresponding Author: Zeyad Tareq Abdulrazzaq, Department of Dentistry, Al-Mustafa University College, Baghdad, Iraq. E-mail:
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Gülü M, Yapici H, Mainer-Pardos E, Alves AR, Nobari H. Investigation of obesity, eating behaviors and physical activity levels living in rural and urban areas during the covid-19 pandemic era: a study of Turkish adolescent. BMC Pediatr 2022; 22:405. [PMID: 35820871 PMCID: PMC9274641 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03473-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background The purpose of this study was to determine the eating behaviors, obesity and physical activity status of children of similar ages living in rural and urban areas and to examine these relationships during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic process. Method The research was conducted using the scanning model. The research group consists of children living in rural and urban areas in Turkey. The sample of the study consists of a total of 733 adolescent participants, 351 females (47.9%) and 382 males (52.1%). After anthropometric measurements were made, the Physical Activity Questionnaire for older children and the Yale Food Addiction Scale for children 2.0 were used to determine the food addiction and physical activity status of children during the COVID19 pandemic process. Since the groups were homogeneously distributed, independent samples t-test and Pearson correlation test were used. Result In terms of food addiction and physical activity levels, children living in the urban have higher scores than children living in rural areas. In addition, children living in the urban were taller and have higher body mass values than those in rural areas. In terms of physical activity level and food addiction levels, while girls living in the urban had higher activity levels than those living in rural areas, no statistically significant difference was found between the physical activity levels of boys. When evaluated in terms of general and gender, it was determined that children living in rural areas were overweight and obese at a higher rate. Obese children had higher levels of food addiction and lower physical activity levels than non-obese children. Conclusion In order to prevent childhood obesity, the level of food addiction should be reduced as well as increasing the level of physical activity. This study is limited in terms of cross-sectional evaluation. Future research can experimentally reveal how much obesity is reduced by methods such as exercise and diet interventions.
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- Mehmet Gülü
- Department of Coaching Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, 71450, Turkey
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- Department of Coaching Education, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, 71450, Turkey
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- Health Sciences Faculty, Universidad San Jorge, Autovia A23 km 299, 50830, Saragossa, Villanueva de Gállego, Spain
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- Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal.,Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal
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- Department of Motor Performance, Faculty of Physical Education and Mountain Sports, Transilvania University of Braşov, 500068, Braşov, Romania. .,Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, 56199-11367, Iran. .,Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003, Cáceres, Spain.
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Adjaottor ES, Addo FM, Ahorsu FA, Chen HP, Ahorsu DK. Predictors of COVID-19 Stress and COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance among Adolescents in Ghana. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19137871. [PMID: 35805530 PMCID: PMC9266030 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19137871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to ravage world economies, and with its recent mutations, countries worldwide are finding ways of ramping up their vaccination programmes. This cross-sectional design study, therefore, examined the predictors of COVID-19 stress and COVID-19 vaccination acceptance among adolescents in Ghana. A total of 817 participants were conveniently selected to respond to measures on fear of COVID-19, perceived stigma from COVID-19, self-stigma from COVID-19, believing COVID-19 information, COVID-19 infection prevention behaviours, COVID-19 stress, and COVID-19 vaccination acceptance. It was found that females believed COVID-19 information and accepted COVID-19 vaccination more than males did. Moreover, there were significant relationships between the majority of the COVID-19-related variables. Furthermore, fear of COVID-19, self-stigma from COVID-19, and COVID-19 infection prevention behaviours were found to be significant predictors of COVID-19 stress. Additionally, believing COVID-19 information, danger and contamination fears (a subscale of COVID-19 stress), and traumatic stress (a subscale of COVID-19 stress) were significant predictors of COVID-19 vaccination acceptance. These findings imply that different factors influence different COVID-19 variable. Therefore, careful considerations and research should be employed by health authorities and policymakers in preparing COVID-19 information to target different age groups and for different COVID-19 purposes.
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- Emma Sethina Adjaottor
- Department of Behavioural Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi AK-4944, Ghana; (E.S.A.); (F.-M.A.)
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi AK-4944, Ghana; (E.S.A.); (F.-M.A.)
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, E-DA Hospital, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (H.-P.C.); (D.K.A.)
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health & Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 11 Yuk Choi Rd Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China
- Correspondence: (H.-P.C.); (D.K.A.)
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Lehmann S, Haug E, Bjørknes R, Mjeldheim Sandal G, T. Fadnes L, Skogen JC. Quality of life among young people in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic. A longitudinal study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2022; 32:1061-1071. [PMID: 35732752 PMCID: PMC9216295 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-022-02023-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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In this study, we aimed to examine health-related quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic among a general sample of young people in Norway aged 11-19 years. More specifically, we examine: (1) Change over 2 time-points in five health-related quality of life dimensions, (2) Whether sociodemographic- and COVID-19-related factors contributed to change in these five dimensions, (3) Whether parental stress and socioeconomic status at T1 interacted with change in health-related quality of life across T1 and T2. Data collection lasted from April 27th to May 11th, 2020 (T1), and from December 16th, 2020, to January 10th, 2021 (T2). Youth aged 11-19 years (N = 2997) completed the KIDSCREEN-27, COVID-19 related and sociodemographic items. Parents (N = 744) of youth aged 15 years and younger completed the parental stress scale and sociodemographic items. Physical and psychological wellbeing declined significantly from March to December 2020. Subscale scores for social support and peers increased. Controlling for a broad number of sociodemographic and COVID-19-related factors did not make an overall impact on the estimates. Those worried about infection, older aged, girls, and youth born outside Norway had a steeper decline in health-related quality of life subdimensions from T1 to T2. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we warrant special attention to the recovery of youth's physical and psychological wellbeing.
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- Stine Lehmann
- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Faculty of Psychology, The University of Bergen, Postboks 7807, 5020, Bergen, Norway.
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Health Promotion and Development, Faculty of Psychology, The University of Bergen, Postboks 7807, 5020 Bergen, Norway ,grid.458561.b0000 0004 0611 5642NLA University College, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Health Promotion and Development, Faculty of Psychology, The University of Bergen, Postboks 7807, 5020 Bergen, Norway ,grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921The Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, The University of Bergen Norway, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway ,grid.412008.f0000 0000 9753 1393Department of Addiction Medicine, Bergen Addiction Research, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.418193.60000 0001 1541 4204Department of Health Promotion, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway ,grid.412835.90000 0004 0627 2891Alcohol and Drug Research Western Norway, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway ,grid.418193.60000 0001 1541 4204Centre for Evaluation of Public Health Measures, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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Soe PP, Hnin ZL, Hlaing T, Min H. Changes in physical activity, dietary and sleeping pattern among the general population in COVID-19: A systematic review protocol. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0269202. [PMID: 35657947 PMCID: PMC9165901 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background COVID-19 is a highly infectious respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2. Home confinement and movement restrictions can affect lifestyle changes and may lead to non-communicable diseases (NCD). This systematic review will provide a detailed summary of changing patterns of physical activities, diet and sleep among the general public in COVID-19. Methods PubMed, Google Scholar, EMBASE, Science Direct, and Scopus will be, among eight bibliographic databases, applied and search work will take one month (from January 2021 until February 2021). Key search terms will include common characteristics of physical activity, dietary pattern, sleeping pattern, and COVID-19. The reviewers will fully apply the inclusion and exclusion criteria framed by PICOS as well as the screening form and the PRISMA flow for selecting the papers eligible for this review. Moreover, the reviewers will use a self-developed excel table to extract the required information on dietary pattern changes, physical activities and sleep patterns changes, and the Risk of Bias Assessment Tool for Nonrandomized Studies (RoBANS) for practicing quality assessment. We will include only observational studies and analyze the extracted information qualitatively and the review output will be based on the eligible studies’ outcomes. Discussion Changes in physical activity, dietary and sleep patterns are challenging to the public health professionals regarding the risk factors for NCD, and long-term effects might impact the controlling of the NCD. Evidence-based research information is needed regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are a few global data on changes in physical activity, dietary and sleep patterns. Furthermore, innovative public health interventions or implementations are needed to maintain the positive health status of the population in the long run as the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Systematic review registration This systematic review is based on a protocol registered with PROSPERO CRD42021232667.
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- Pa Pa Soe
- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Medicine, Mandalay, Mandalay, Myanmar
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- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Medicine, Mandalay, Mandalay, Myanmar
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- District Public Health Department, Pyay District, Bago Region, Myanmar
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- Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Medicine, Mandalay, Mandalay, Myanmar
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Dubois E, Yuan X, Bennett Gayle D, Khurana P, Knight T, Laforce S, Turetsky D, Wild D. Socially vulnerable populations adoption of technology to address lifestyle changes amid COVID-19 in the US. DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 2022; 6:100001. [PMID: 35402849 PMCID: PMC8975598 DOI: 10.1016/j.dim.2022.100001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed every facet of our lives overnight and has resulted in many challenges and opportunities. Utilizing the Lens of Vulnerability we investigate how disparities in technology adoption affect activities of daily living. In this paper, we analyze the existing literature and case studies regarding how the lifestyles of socially vulnerable populations have changed during the pandemic in terms of technology adoption. Socially vulnerable populations, such as racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, older adults, children, and the socially isolated, are specifically addressed because they are groups of people who have been significantly and disproportionately affected by the pandemic. This paper emphasizes that despite seeing changes in and research on technology adoption across healthcare, employment, and education, the impact of COVID-19 in government and social services and activities of daily living is underdeveloped. The study concludes by offering practical and academic recommendations and future research directions. Lessons learned from the current pandemic and an understanding of the differential technology adoption for activities of daily living amid a disaster will help emergency managers, academics, and government officals prepare for and respond to future crises.
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- Elisabeth Dubois
- College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA
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- College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA
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- College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA
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- Department of Communication, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA
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- College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA
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- Center for Advanced Communications Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA
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- Crisis Technologies Innovation Lab, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
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Butter S, Murphy J, Hyland P, McBride O, Shevlin M, Hartman TK, Bennett K, Gibson-Miller J, Levita L, Martinez AP, Mason L, McKay R, Stocks TVA, Vallières F, Bentall RP. Modelling the complexity of pandemic-related lifestyle quality change and mental health: an analysis of a nationally representative UK general population sample. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2022; 57:1247-1260. [PMID: 34913985 PMCID: PMC8674524 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-021-02210-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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PURPOSE The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the way many individuals go about their daily lives. This study attempted to model the complexity of change in lifestyle quality as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its context within the UK adult population. METHODS Data from the COVID-19 Psychological Research Consortium Study (Wave 3, July 2020; N = 1166) were utilised. A measure of COVID-19-related lifestyle change captured how individuals' lifestyle quality had been altered as a consequence of the pandemic. Exploratory factor analysis and latent profile analysis were used to identify distinct lifestyle quality change subgroups, while multinomial logistic regression analysis was employed to describe class membership. RESULTS Five lifestyle dimensions, reflecting partner relationships, health, family and friend relations, personal and social activities, and work life, were identified by the EFA, and seven classes characterised by distinct patterns of change across these dimensions emerged from the LPA: (1) better overall (3.3%), (2) worse except partner relations (6.0%), (3) worse overall (2.5%), (4) better relationships (9.5%), (5) better except partner relations (4.3%), (6) no different (67.9%), and (7) worse partner relations only (6.5%). Predictor variables differentiated membership of classes. Notably, classes 3 and 7 were associated with poorer mental health (COVID-19 related PTSD and suicidal ideation). CONCLUSIONS Four months into the pandemic, most individuals' lifestyle quality remained largely unaffected by the crisis. Concerningly however, a substantial minority (15%) experienced worsened lifestyles compared to before the pandemic. In particular, a pronounced deterioration in partner relations seemed to constitute the more severe pandemic-related lifestyle change.
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- Sarah Butter
- Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Cathedral Court, 1 Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2LT, England.
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- School of Psychology, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
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- Department of Psychology, Maynooth University, Kildare, Ireland
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- School of Psychology, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
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- School of Psychology, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
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- Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England
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- Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England
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- Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Cathedral Court, 1 Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2LT, England
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- Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Cathedral Court, 1 Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2LT, England
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- Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Cathedral Court, 1 Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2LT, England
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- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, England
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- Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, London, England
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- Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Cathedral Court, 1 Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2LT, England
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- Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Cathedral Court, 1 Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2LT, England
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Simjanoski M, Ballester PL, da Mota JC, De Boni RB, Balanzá-Martínez V, Atienza-Carbonell B, Bastos FI, Frey BN, Minuzzi L, Cardoso TDA, Kapczinski F. Lifestyle predictors of depression and anxiety during COVID-19: a machine learning approach. TRENDS IN PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY 2022; 44:e20210365. [PMID: 35240012 PMCID: PMC9991109 DOI: 10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Recent research has suggested an increase in the global prevalence of psychiatric symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to assess whether lifestyle behaviors can predict the presence of depression and anxiety in the Brazilian general population, using a model developed in Spain. METHODS A web survey was conducted during April-May 2020, which included the Short Multidimensional Inventory Lifestyle Evaluation (SMILE) scale, assessing lifestyle behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Depression and anxiety were examined using the PHQ-2 and the GAD-7, respectively. Elastic net, random forest, and gradient tree boosting were used to develop predictive models. Each technique used a subset of the Spanish sample to train the models, which were then tested internally (vs. the remainder of the Spanish sample) and externally (vs. the full Brazilian sample), evaluating their effectiveness. RESULTS The study sample included 22,562 individuals (19,069 from Brazil, and 3,493 from Spain). The models developed performed similarly and were equally effective in predicting depression and anxiety in both tests, with internal test AUC-ROC values of 0.85 (depression) and 0.86 (anxiety), and external test AUC-ROC values of 0.85 (depression) and 0.84 (anxiety). Meaning of life was the strongest predictor of depression, while sleep quality was the strongest predictor of anxiety during the COVID-19 epidemic. CONCLUSIONS Specific lifestyle behaviors during the early COVID-19 epidemic successfully predicted the presence of depression and anxiety in a large Brazilian sample using machine learning models developed on a Spanish sample. Targeted interventions focused on promoting healthier lifestyles are encouraged.
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- Mario Simjanoski
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde (ICICT), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde (ICICT), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Teaching Unit of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Valencia, CIBERSAM, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde (ICICT), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Shamsi A, Jaladati M, Ghaderi M. Lifestyle and Its Effective Factors in Nurses with Covid-19. SAGE Open Nurs 2022; 8:23779608221097165. [PMID: 35647289 PMCID: PMC9130806 DOI: 10.1177/23779608221097165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Introduction & Objective Lifestyle is one of the most important factors affecting health. Nurses, as health promoters, are at the forefront of the fight against Covid-19 disease; thus, they are at risk of the disease and its subsequent problems. The present study aimed to determine the lifestyle and influential factors among nurses with Covid-19. Methods This is a cross-sectional study performed on 250 nurses with Covid-19, working in hospitals affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2021. Samples were first selected by multi-stage random sampling method. Then, they were classified into clusters using purposive sampling method based on inclusion criteria. The data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and a cross-culturally adapted nurses’ lifestyle questionnaire. Then, the data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistical tests in SPSS ver. 25. Eventually, p-value < .05 was considered as the significant level. Results The mean score of nurses’ lifestyle was 4.06 ± 0.39. The highest scores of lifestyle subscales include competency (4.69 ± 0.30), systematic interactions (4.66 ± 0.35), responsibility (4.086 ± 0.55), role management and work system (3.68 ± 0.52), management of individual life (3.49 ± 0.68), and interactions (3.34 ± 0.44), respectively. The findings of the linear regression statistical test showed that sex, marriage, work shift, and work experience have significant predictive power for the overall lifestyle, respectively. Conclusion Nurses with Covid-19have an acceptable lifestyle level. Factors such as sex, marriage, shift work, and work experience affect the lifestyle of nurses with Covid-19. Accordingly, planning is necessary to improve the lifestyle of nurses and the factors affecting it during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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- Afzal Shamsi
- Anesthetics Group, School of Allied Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Baharloo Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Anesthetics Group, School of Allied Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Martín-Rodríguez A, Tornero-Aguilera JF, López-Pérez PJ, Clemente-Suárez VJ. Dietary patterns of adolescent students during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. Physiol Behav 2022; 249:113764. [PMID: 35227702 PMCID: PMC8879986 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2022.113764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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This study aimed to analyze the dietary patterns of adolescent students during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. To achieve the research´s aim 127 adolescent students, 60 men (18.88±4.18 years) and 67 women (17.61±7.43 years) completed an online questionnaire that analyzed variables regarding their nutritional profile. Adolescent students presented a dietary pattern during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown characterized by different associations of food consumption, On one hand, the consumption of healthier foods such as meat, fish, vegetables, legumes, rice, or pasta, and on the other hand non-healthier foods as food, alcohol, or pastries. Further investigations are needed to implement multidisciplinary interventions to develop healthier habits in schools and to encourage the adoption of healthy diets among adolescents.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas, Universidad de la Costa, 080002 Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Universidad Europea de Madrid. Faculty of Sports Sciences. Tajo Street, s/n, 28670 Madrid, Spain; Grupo de Investigación en Cultura, Educación y Sociedad, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia.
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Dal Santo F, González-Blanco L, Rodríguez-Revuelta J, Marina González PA, Paniagua G, García-Álvarez L, de la Fuente-Tomás L, Sáiz PA, García-Portilla MP, Bobes J. Early Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Sleep in a Large Spanish Sample. Behav Sleep Med 2022; 20:100-115. [PMID: 33650896 DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2021.1890597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) forced Spain to implement unprecedented lockdown restriction. In this context, different factors could worsen sleep quality, but the impact of the pandemic and lockdown on sleep is still mostly unknown. In this cross-sectional study, we describe self-reported sleep disturbances in people without mental health disorders from a large Spanish sample (n = 15,070). METHODS During the early phase of the lockdown (19-26 March), an online survey was launched using a snowball sampling method and included sociodemographic and clinical data along with the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Impact of Event Scale (IES). Two items of the IES were employed to assess sleep characteristics. Descriptive and bivariate analysis and logistic regression models were performed. RESULTS Difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep were reported by 23.9% of the sample and was associated in the regression model with age (OR = 1.008, p = .003), female sex (OR = 1.344, p < .001), an income reduction >50% (OR = 1.248, p = .037), having one (OR = 1.208, p = .029) and two or more (OR = 1.299, p = .035) elderly dependents, drinking alcohol (OR = 1.129, p = .024), and a higher score on DASS-21 depression (OR = 1.148, p < .001), anxiety (OR = 1.218, p < .001), or stress (OR = 1.302, p < .001) subscales, whereas being able to enjoy free time (OR = 0.604, p < .001) and painting or listening to music (OR = 0.853, p = .012) were protective factors. Dreams related to COVID-19 were reported by 12.9% of the sample and were associated in the regression model with female sex (OR = 1.617, p < .001), being married (OR = 1.190, p = .015), self-employed (OR = 1.373, p = .032), or a civil servant (OR = 1.412, p = .010), having been tested for COVID-19 (OR = 1.583, p = .012), having infected family or friends (OR = 1.233, p = .001), reading news about coronavirus (OR = 1.139, p = .023), drinking alcohol (OR = 1.251, p < .001), and higher scores on DASS-21 depression (OR = 1.102, p < .001), anxiety (OR = 1.222, p < .001), or stress (OR = 1.213, p < .001) subscales, while protective factors were older age (OR = 0.983, p < .001) and being retired (OR = 0.625, p = .045). CONCLUSIONS These findings could help clinicians and public health systems design and deliver tailored interventions, such as internet-delivered campaigns, to promote sleep quality in the general population.
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- Francesco Dal Santo
- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto Universitario de Neurociencias del Principado de Asturias (INEUROPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias (SESPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto Universitario de Neurociencias del Principado de Asturias (INEUROPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias (SESPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto Universitario de Neurociencias del Principado de Asturias (INEUROPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias (SESPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Oviedo, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Neurociencias del Principado de Asturias (INEUROPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias (SESPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias (SESPA), Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto Universitario de Neurociencias del Principado de Asturias (INEUROPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Oviedo, Spain.,Department of Psychology, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto Universitario de Neurociencias del Principado de Asturias (INEUROPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto Universitario de Neurociencias del Principado de Asturias (INEUROPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias (SESPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto Universitario de Neurociencias del Principado de Asturias (INEUROPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias (SESPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto Universitario de Neurociencias del Principado de Asturias (INEUROPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias (SESPA), Oviedo, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Oviedo, Spain
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Pellegrina U, Deligne H, Quaglino V. Impacts des conditions de vie durant le confinement sur les personnes souffrant de maladies psychiatriques. PSYCHOLOGIE FRANCAISE 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.psfr.2022.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Akter T, Zeba Z, Hosen I, Al-Mamun F, Mamun MA. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on BMI: Its changes in relation to socio-demographic and physical activity patterns based on a short period. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0266024. [PMID: 35325012 PMCID: PMC8947397 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly a major threat to the world. The preventive strategies designed to minimize the virus transmission by remaining at home, being isolated, and keeping social distance, which would substantially reform people’s lifestyle, physical activity, eating habits, etc. Consequently, those measures might create a disturbance in weight management and overweight. Therefore, how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the physical activities of individuals and its impacts on the Body Mass Index (BMI) is explored herein. Methods An online-based cross-sectional study collected data from 338 Bangladeshi adults in November 2020. The questionnaire included socio-demographics, health-related variables, physical activity-related variables, and diet measurement. Inferential statistics (i.e., chi-square test, McNemar test) were used to measure the associations between BMI and studied variables with a consideration of two scenarios (‘before’ and ‘during’ the pandemic inception), where p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Results showed that the prevalence of overweight was 30.5% ‘before’ the COVID-19 pandemic, which increased to 34.9% ‘during’ the pandemic; that means 4.4% of the participants significantly gained weight after the pandemic inception. There was no significant role of socio-demographic (e.g., gender, age, current residence, occupation) or physical activity-related factors (e.g., unavailability of outdoor space, not performing regular physical exercise, exercising with a partner) in changing the BMI status after the pandemic inception. However, following a proper diet plan during the COVID-19 pandemic was observed to decrease BMI status significantly. Conclusions The present study suggests that a minor portion of the participants reported increasing their overweight status after the pandemic inception, whereas having a proper diet plan during the pandemic can significantly decrease BMI status. Therefore, the importance of the appropriate diet plan should be considered while implementing any policies.
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- Tahmina Akter
- CHINTA Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Department of Epidemiology, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- CHINTA Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- CHINTA Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- CHINTA Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Department of Public Health, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Effect of Time Outdoors and Near-viewing Time on Myopia Progression in 9- to 11-year-old Children in Chongqing. Optom Vis Sci 2022; 99:489-495. [PMID: 35412498 DOI: 10.1097/opx.0000000000001898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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SIGNIFICANCE We used an Akeso device to record the visual behavior of children with myopia in two learning modes. We found that online class mode may increase near-viewing time and reduce outdoor time compared with the traditional school mode and may be responsible for accelerating myopia progression. PURPOSE We aimed to explore the effects of visual behavior in different learning mode on myopia progression among children 9-11 years old. METHODS Forty-nine children were included and requested to use a wearable device to objectively record visual behavior in real time from November 2019 to November 2020, participants took online classes from mid-February to early May 2020 during this period. Data (including glasses wearing time, outdoor time, and near-viewing time) were collected over two 14-day periods, which included the online class learning mode (March 2-15, 2020) and traditional school mode (May 20 to June 2, 2020). Spherical equivalent refraction and axial length were obtained at baseline, at 6-month intervals, and 1 year later. RESULTS Outdoor time during online class mode (median 9.5 min, IQR:0.75-48) was significantly lower than during school mode (median 29 min, IQR:11.50-50; P < .001). The mean ± standard deviation of near-viewing time was significantly different between online class mode (396.58 ± 114.41 min) and school mode (376.52 ± 93.99 min) (P = .007, F = 19.56). In comparison with the baseline examination (-2.33 ± 0.81 Diopter), mean spherical equivalent refraction in oculus dexter corresponding to the 6-month examination was decreased (-2.94 ± 0.83 D, P = .001), indicating a significant increase in myopia during online class mode. CONCLUSIONS This study provides evidence of the association of learning mode and myopia progression, accelerated progression of myopia in online class mode may be related to increase near time and decreased time spent in outdoor activities.
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Castro R, Ribeiro-Alves M, Oliveira C, Romero CP, Perazzo H, Simjanoski M, Kapciznki F, Balanzá-Martínez V, De Boni RB. What Are We Measuring When We Evaluate Digital Interventions for Improving Lifestyle? A Scoping Meta-Review. Front Public Health 2022; 9:735624. [PMID: 35047469 PMCID: PMC8761632 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.735624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background: Lifestyle Medicine (LM) aims to address six main behavioral domains: diet/nutrition, substance use (SU), physical activity (PA), social relationships, stress management, and sleep. Digital Health Interventions (DHIs) have been used to improve these domains. However, there is no consensus on how to measure lifestyle and its intermediate outcomes aside from measuring each behavior separately. We aimed to describe (1) the most frequent lifestyle domains addressed by DHIs, (2) the most frequent outcomes used to measure lifestyle changes, and (3) the most frequent DHI delivery methods. Methods: We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA-ScR) Extension for Scoping Reviews. A literature search was conducted using MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and Web of Science for publications since 2010. We included systematic reviews and meta-analyses of clinical trials using DHI to promote health, behavioral, or lifestyle change. Results: Overall, 954 records were identified, and 72 systematic reviews were included. Of those, 35 conducted meta-analyses, 58 addressed diet/nutrition, and 60 focused on PA. Only one systematic review evaluated all six lifestyle domains simultaneously; 1 systematic review evaluated five lifestyle domains; 5 systematic reviews evaluated 4 lifestyle domains; 14 systematic reviews evaluated 3 lifestyle domains; and the remaining 52 systematic reviews evaluated only one or two domains. The most frequently evaluated domains were diet/nutrition and PA. The most frequent DHI delivery methods were smartphone apps and websites. Discussion: The concept of lifestyle is still unclear and fragmented, making it hard to evaluate the complex interconnections of unhealthy behaviors, and their impact on health. Clarifying this concept, refining its operationalization, and defining the reporting guidelines should be considered as the current research priorities. DHIs have the potential to improve lifestyle at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention-but most of them are targeting clinical populations. Although important advances have been made to evaluate DHIs, some of their characteristics, such as the rate at which they become obsolete, will require innovative research designs to evaluate long-term outcomes in health.
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- Rodolfo Castro
- Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Saúde, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Centro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Saúde, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.,Bipolar Disorder Program, Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry, Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia Translacional em Medicina, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil.,Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Teaching Unit of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Valencia, CIBERSAM, Valencia, Spain
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- Institute of Scientific and Technological Communication and Information in Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and COVID-19: A Segmentation Analysis of Italian and US Consumers. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14073823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led many countries to implement restrictions on individual freedom to stop the contagion. The imposition of lockdowns has affected many socio-economic aspects and, in particular, eating habits, highlighting the need to analyse the healthiness of new consumption patterns. The aim of our study was to investigate the changes in adherence to the Mediterranean diet, a dietary model universally recognized as healthy, that have occurred both during and since the lockdown. The subsequent profiling of consumers allowed us to understand which sociodemographic and psychographic factors favoured the development of more or less adherence to Mediterranean diet consumption patterns. The study was conducted by administering a questionnaire to a representative sample of Italians and New Yorkers. Both groups, defined by deep socio-economic differences and by their own eating habits compared to the Mediterranean diet model, were affected by similar lockdown measures. The data collected were processed by cluster analysis that allowed to identify four homogeneous groups with respect to the adherence to the Mediterranean diet model. The results highlight a worrying situation with respect to the impacts of the pandemic on maintaining a proper dietary style according to the principles of the Mediterranean diet. In fact, there has been a general worsening trend due to an increase in consumption, in part linked to emotional eating, which is a cause for concern about the potential future impacts on the health of consumers. The study highlights the need, therefore, to implement actions by public decision-makers aimed at raising the awareness of citizens on the issue of correct eating habits and at developing adequate food policies to stem the trend towards unhealthy diets.
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Golemis A, Voitsidis P, Parlapani E, Nikopoulou VA, Tsipropoulou V, Karamouzi P, Giazkoulidou A, Dimitriadou A, Kafetzopoulou C, Holeva V, Diakogiannis I. Young adults' coping strategies against loneliness during the COVID-19-related quarantine in Greece. Health Promot Int 2022; 37:daab053. [PMID: 33864073 PMCID: PMC8138818 DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daab053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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COVID-19 and the related quarantine disrupted young adults' academic and professional life, daily routine and socio-emotional well-being. This cross-sectional study focused on the emotional and behavioural responses of a young adult population during the COVID-19-related quarantine in April 2020, in Greece. The study was conducted through an online survey. A total of 1559 young adults, aged 18-30 years, completed Steele's Social Responsibility Motivation Scale and the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, and answered questions about compliance with instructions, quarantine-related behaviours and coping strategies. According to the results, participants displayed a relatively high sense of social responsibility (M = 16.09, SD = 2.13) and a trend towards moderate feeling of loneliness (M = 2.65, SD = 1.62); young women reported significantly higher levels of loneliness than men. The majority complied with instructions often (46.4%) or always (44.8%). Significantly more women created a new social media account and used the social media longer than 5 h/day, compared with men. Resorting to religion, practicing sports and sharing thoughts and feelings about COVID-19 with others predicted higher levels of social responsibility; humour, practicing sports and sharing thoughts and feelings about COVID-19 with others predicted lower levels of loneliness. Conclusively, COVID-19 is expected to have a significant psychological impact on young adults. Currently, Greece is going through the second quarantine period. This study raises awareness about loneliness in young adults during the COVID-19-related quarantine and highlights the importance of developing online programmes, attractive to younger people, to nurture adaptive coping strategies against loneliness.
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- Adrianos Golemis
- 1st Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital “Papageorgiou”, Ring Road
Thessaloniki, N. Efkarpia, 54603 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital “Papageorgiou”, Ring Road
Thessaloniki, N. Efkarpia, 54603 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital “Papageorgiou”, Ring Road
Thessaloniki, N. Efkarpia, 54603 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital “Papageorgiou”, Ring Road
Thessaloniki, N. Efkarpia, 54603 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital “Papageorgiou”, Ring Road
Thessaloniki, N. Efkarpia, 54603 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital “Papageorgiou”, Ring Road
Thessaloniki, N. Efkarpia, 54603 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital “Papageorgiou”, Ring Road
Thessaloniki, N. Efkarpia, 54603 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital “Papageorgiou”, Ring Road
Thessaloniki, N. Efkarpia, 54603 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital “Papageorgiou”, Ring Road
Thessaloniki, N. Efkarpia, 54603 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital “Papageorgiou”, Ring Road
Thessaloniki, N. Efkarpia, 54603 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital “Papageorgiou”, Ring Road
Thessaloniki, N. Efkarpia, 54603 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Loreto BBL, de Azevedo SC, da Silva AG, Malloy-Diniz LF, Ornel F, Trés LMAM, Kessler FHP, de Castro MN. Well-being at work, productivity, and coping with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. TRENDS IN PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY 2022; 44:e20210250. [PMID: 34392664 PMCID: PMC10039719 DOI: 10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This study aims to analyze the mechanisms through which the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic impacts on well-being at work and on productivity. The secondary objective is to identify stress management strategies for the work environment during the pandemic. This is an integrative review. Phase 1 consisted of searches of open access electronic databases (MEDLINE, SciELO, Bireme, and LILACS) for papers published in 2020 addressing mental health, work, and pandemics. Phase 2 consisted of selecting literature recommended by specialists in occupational psychiatry and positive psychology. These materials were read and critically analyzed. Forty references were included in the literature review. The articles reviewed were classified into the following categories: articles concerning work relationships in Brazil; articles describing the impact of pandemics on mental health and work; articles focusing on the work of health professionals during pandemics; articles about well-being at work; and papers proposing strategies to improve well-being and productivity and to promote mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic can have a significant impact on workers' mental health and productivity. Most professionals face a need to adapt to changes, which can decrease their feeling of well-being. Consequently, strategies to promote well-being and mental health in the work environment should be a priority. Work routines were modified after the COVID-19 pandemic set in and assessing these changes is essential to maintain workers' mental health. By so doing, it is possible to promote general well-being and post-traumatic recovery and reduce stress levels.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bibiana Bolten Lucion Loreto
- Serviço de Psiquiatria, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Serviço de Psiquiatria, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal. Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Asociación Psiquiátrica de América Latina (APAL), Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Fundação Mineira de Educação e Cultura, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Associação Brasileira de Impulsividade e Patologia Dual, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Centro de Pesquisa em Álcool e Drogas, HCPA, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, Departamento de Psiquiatria e Medicina Legal, Faculdade de Medicina, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Pesquisa em Álcool e Drogas, HCPA, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psiquiatria e Ciências do Comportamento, Departamento de Psiquiatria e Medicina Legal, Faculdade de Medicina, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Haug E, Mæland S, Lehmann S, Bjørknes R, Fadnes LT, Sandal GM, Skogen JC. Increased Gaming During COVID-19 Predicts Physical Inactivity Among Youth in Norway—A Two-Wave Longitudinal Cohort Study. Front Public Health 2022; 10:812932. [PMID: 35237551 PMCID: PMC8884262 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.812932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background A concern for the COVID-19 measures and the potential long-term consequences the measures may have on physical inactivity and gaming among youth. Objectives Examine the stability and change in internet and offline gaming and the association with physical inactivity among adolescents in Norway during the pandemic. Methods A total of 2940 youth (58% girls) aged 12–19 years participated in an online longitudinal two-wave survey during the first Norwegian national lockdown in April 2020 (t1) and in December 2020 (t2). Gaming behavior and physical activity status were assessed at both time points. Age, gender, and socioeconomic status were included as covariates. Results Among boys, 41% reported gaming a lot more and 35% a little more at t1 compared to before the national lockdown. The corresponding numbers for girls were 14 and 23%, respectively. In fully adjusted analysis, a pattern of increased gaming at t1 followed by an additional increase in gaming reported at t2 was associated with physical inactivity at t1 (OR = 2.10, p < 0.01) and t2 (OR = 2.45, p < 0.001). Participants gaming more at t1 followed by a reduction at t2 had higher odds of inactivity at t1 (OR = 1.88, p < 0.01). Youth reporting no gaming at t1 had lower odds for inactivity at this time point (OR = 0.67, p < 0.05). Conclusions Increased gaming among many youths and a relationship with physical inactivity was observed during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. To counteract the negative long-term impacts of COVID-19 restrictions, public health initiatives should emphasize the facilitation of physical activity in youth and develop effective strategies to prevent problematic gaming.
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- Ellen Haug
- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Faculty of Psychology, The University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Teacher Education, NLA University College, Bergen, Norway
- *Correspondence: Ellen Haug
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Faculty of Psychology, The University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Faculty of Psychology, The University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Bergen Addiction Research, Department of Addiction Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, The University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Health Promotion, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway
- Alcohol and Drug Research Western Norway, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
- Centre for Evaluation of Public Health Measures, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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