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García-de-Miguel, M., Huertas-Hoyas, E., Pérez-Corrales, J., Rodríguez-Rivas, C., García-Bravo, C., García-Bravo, S., y Camacho-Montaño, LR.

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Cambios en la ingesta de alimentos y su impacto en la calidad de vida en Ciudadanos españoles con y sin COVID-19 durante el confinamiento

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Food Intake Changes and Their Impact on Quality of Life in Spanish Citizens with and without COVID-19 during Lockdown

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Healthcare

Year of publication

2022

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Pages of the journal

Keywords

Confinamiento/lockdown, COVID-19/COVID-19, Estilo de vida/lifestyle, Hábitos alimentarios/food habits, Calidad de vida/quality of life, y Encuesta/survey

DOI

10.3390/healthcare10081414

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Summary in English

he pervasive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is just beginning to be analyzed. To date, only a handful of these studies have investigated the relationship between an individual’s quality of life (QoL) and their changes in food intake due to the virus (from the associated symptomatology of diagnosis to the universal impact of lockdown on individual lives, regardless of a person’s health status). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify changes in food intake resulting from the pandemic and the corresponding impact on QoL in the Spanish population. This study focuses its investigation on the 3-month time period within which lockdown was its most restrictive, March–May 2020. Survey questions ask participants to compare their eating habits, general health status, and QoL during these 3 months to times prior to the pandemic. We conducted an online survey amongst the Spanish population over 18 years old. Three surveys were administered: (1) the adult eating behavior questionnaire (EABQ), (2) EuroQoL-5D-5L, and (3) The determinants lifestyle changes during lockdown period (March to May 2020). A total of 86 participants were included, with a mean age of 34 years. In the analysis of QoL, significant differences were found according to age, sex, and the presence of a COVID-19 diagnosis. Likewise, in the analysis of food intake, significant differences were found by age (greater changes in the 18–29-years-old population) (p< 0.01) and by sex (women p < 0.03), as well as greater changes in those with a diagnosis of COVID-19. Furthermore, both food intake and COVID-19 diagnosis were variables that predicted QoL outcomes. In sum, forced home lockdown can cause changes in food intake, which can predict a lower QoL. It follows that the lockdown situation caused by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has affected the food intake and overall QoL of the Spanish population.

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García-de-Miguel, M., Huertas-Hoyas, E., Pérez-Corrales, J., Rodríguez-Rivas, C., García-Bravo, C., García-Bravo, S., y Camacho-Montaño, LR.

Article title in Spanish

Cambios en la ingesta de alimentos y su impacto en la calidad de vida en Ciudadanos españoles con y sin COVID-19 durante el confinamiento

Article title in English

Food Intake Changes and Their Impact on Quality of Life in Spanish Citizens with and without COVID-19 during Lockdown

Name of journal

Healthcare

Year of publication

2022

Volume of the journal

Pages of the journal

Keywords

Confinamiento/lockdown, COVID-19/COVID-19, Estilo de vida/lifestyle, Hábitos alimentarios/food habits, Calidad de vida/quality of life, y Encuesta/survey

DOI

10.3390/healthcare10081414

Summary in Spanish

Summary in English

he pervasive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is just beginning to be analyzed. To date, only a handful of these studies have investigated the relationship between an individual’s quality of life (QoL) and their changes in food intake due to the virus (from the associated symptomatology of diagnosis to the universal impact of lockdown on individual lives, regardless of a person’s health status). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify changes in food intake resulting from the pandemic and the corresponding impact on QoL in the Spanish population. This study focuses its investigation on the 3-month time period within which lockdown was its most restrictive, March–May 2020. Survey questions ask participants to compare their eating habits, general health status, and QoL during these 3 months to times prior to the pandemic. We conducted an online survey amongst the Spanish population over 18 years old. Three surveys were administered: (1) the adult eating behavior questionnaire (EABQ), (2) EuroQoL-5D-5L, and (3) The determinants lifestyle changes during lockdown period (March to May 2020). A total of 86 participants were included, with a mean age of 34 years. In the analysis of QoL, significant differences were found according to age, sex, and the presence of a COVID-19 diagnosis. Likewise, in the analysis of food intake, significant differences were found by age (greater changes in the 18–29-years-old population) (p< 0.01) and by sex (women p < 0.03), as well as greater changes in those with a diagnosis of COVID-19. Furthermore, both food intake and COVID-19 diagnosis were variables that predicted QoL outcomes. In sum, forced home lockdown can cause changes in food intake, which can predict a lower QoL. It follows that the lockdown situation caused by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has affected the food intake and overall QoL of the Spanish population.

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Cambios en la ingesta de alimentos y su impacto en la calidad de vida en Ciudadanos españoles con y sin COVID-19 durante el confinamiento


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García-de-Miguel, M., Huertas-Hoyas, E., Pérez-Corrales, J., Rodríguez-Rivas, C., García-Bravo, C., García-Bravo, S., y Camacho-Montaño, LR.

Article title in Spanish

Cambios en la ingesta de alimentos y su impacto en la calidad de vida en Ciudadanos españoles con y sin COVID-19 durante el confinamiento

Article title in English

Food Intake Changes and Their Impact on Quality of Life in Spanish Citizens with and without COVID-19 during Lockdown

Name of journal

Healthcare

Year of publication

2022

Volume of the journal

Pages of the journal

Keywords

Confinamiento/lockdown, COVID-19/COVID-19, Estilo de vida/lifestyle, Hábitos alimentarios/food habits, Calidad de vida/quality of life, y Encuesta/survey

DOI

10.3390/healthcare10081414

Summary in Spanish

Summary in English

he pervasive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is just beginning to be analyzed. To date, only a handful of these studies have investigated the relationship between an individual’s quality of life (QoL) and their changes in food intake due to the virus (from the associated symptomatology of diagnosis to the universal impact of lockdown on individual lives, regardless of a person’s health status). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify changes in food intake resulting from the pandemic and the corresponding impact on QoL in the Spanish population. This study focuses its investigation on the 3-month time period within which lockdown was its most restrictive, March–May 2020. Survey questions ask participants to compare their eating habits, general health status, and QoL during these 3 months to times prior to the pandemic. We conducted an online survey amongst the Spanish population over 18 years old. Three surveys were administered: (1) the adult eating behavior questionnaire (EABQ), (2) EuroQoL-5D-5L, and (3) The determinants lifestyle changes during lockdown period (March to May 2020). A total of 86 participants were included, with a mean age of 34 years. In the analysis of QoL, significant differences were found according to age, sex, and the presence of a COVID-19 diagnosis. Likewise, in the analysis of food intake, significant differences were found by age (greater changes in the 18–29-years-old population) (p< 0.01) and by sex (women p < 0.03), as well as greater changes in those with a diagnosis of COVID-19. Furthermore, both food intake and COVID-19 diagnosis were variables that predicted QoL outcomes. In sum, forced home lockdown can cause changes in food intake, which can predict a lower QoL. It follows that the lockdown situation caused by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has affected the food intake and overall QoL of the Spanish population.

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