scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on diet behaviour among UK adults: a longitudinal analysis of the HEBECO study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel James Dicken ◽  
John J Mitchell ◽  
Jessica Newberry Le Vay ◽  
Emma Beard ◽  
Dimitra Kale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
First Year ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Dietary Behaviours ◽  
Unhealthy Diet

COVID-19 pandemic restrictions impacted dietary habits during the initial months of the pandemic, but long-term effects are unclear. In this longitudinal study, self-selected UK adults (n=1,733) completed three online surveys (May-June, August-September and November-December 2020, with a retrospective pre-pandemic component in the baseline survey), self-reporting sociodemographics, lifestyle and behaviours, including high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) snacks, HFSS meals and fruit and vegetable (FV) intake. Data were analysed using generalised estimating equations. Monthly HFSS snacks portion intake increased from pre-pandemic levels (48.3) in May-June (57.6, p<0.001), decreased in August-September (43.7, p<0.001), before increasing back to pre-pandemic levels in November-December (49.2, p<0.001). 48.5% self-reported increased (25.9 [95% confidence interval: 24.1, 27.8]) and 47.7% self-reported decreased (24.1 [22.4,26.0]) monthly HFSS snacks portion intakes in November-December compared with pre-pandemic levels. Monthly HFSS meals portion intake decreased from pre-pandemic levels (7.1) in May-June (5.9, p<0.001), being maintained in August-September (5.9, p=0.897), and then increasing again in November-December (6.6, p<0.001), to intakes that remained lower than pre-pandemic levels (p=0.007). 35.2% self-reported increased (4.8 [4.3, 5.3]) and 44.5% self-reported decreased (5.1 [4.6,5.6]) monthly HFSS meals portion intakes in November-December compared with pre-pandemic levels. The proportion meeting FV intake recommendations was stable from pre-pandemic through to August-September (70%), but decreased in November-December 2020 (67%, p=0.034). Increased monthly HFSS snacks intake was associated with female gender, lower quality of life, and - in a time-varying manner - older age and higher HFSS meals intake. Increased monthly HFSS meals intake was associated with female gender, living with adults only and higher HFSS snacks intake. Reduced FV intake was associated with higher body mass index (BMI) and lower physical activity. These results suggest large interindividual variability in dietary change during the first year of the pandemic, with important public health implications in individuals experiencing persistent increases in unhealthy diet choices, associated with BMI, gender, quality of life, living conditions, physical activity and other dietary behaviours.

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Diet Behaviour Among UK Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis of the HEBECO Study

2022 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel J. Dicken ◽  
John Joseph Mitchell ◽  
Jessica Newberry Le Vay ◽  
Emma Beard ◽  
Dimitra Kale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
First Year ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
White Ethnicity ◽  
Dietary Behaviours

COVID-19 pandemic restrictions impacted dietary habits during the initial months of the pandemic, but long-term effects are unclear. In this longitudinal study, self-selected UK adults (n = 1,733, 71.1% female, 95.7% white ethnicity) completed three online surveys (May–June, August–September, and November–December 2020, with a retrospective pre-pandemic component in the baseline survey), self-reporting sociodemographics, lifestyle, and behaviours, including high fat, salt, and sugar (HFSS) snacks, HFSS meals, and fruit and vegetable (FV) intake. Data were analysed using generalised estimating equations. Monthly HFSS snacks portion intake increased from pre-pandemic levels (48.3) in May–June (57.6, p &lt; 0.001), decreased in August–September (43.7, p &lt; 0.001), before increasing back to pre-pandemic levels in November–December (49.2, p &lt; 0.001). A total of 48.5% self-reported increased [25.9 (95% confidence interval: 24.1, 27.8)] and 47.7% self-reported decreased [24.1 (22.4, 26.0)] monthly HFSS snacks portion intakes in November–December compared with pre-pandemic levels. Monthly HFSS meals portion intake decreased from pre-pandemic levels (7.1) in May–June (5.9, p &lt; 0.001), was maintained in August–September (5.9, p = 0.897), and then increased again in November–December (6.6, p &lt; 0.001) to intakes that remained lower than pre-pandemic levels (p = 0.007). A total of 35.2% self-reported increased [4.8 (4.3, 5.3)] and 44.5% self-reported decreased [5.1 (4.6, 5.6)] monthly HFSS meals portion intakes in November–December compared with pre-pandemic levels. The proportion meeting FV intake recommendations was stable from pre-pandemic through to August–September (70%), but decreased in November–December 2020 (67%, p = 0.034). Increased monthly HFSS snacks intake was associated with female gender, lower quality of life, and – in a time - varying manner – older age and higher HFSS meals intake. Increased monthly HFSS meals intake was associated with female gender, living with adults only, and higher HFSS snacks intake. Reduced FV intake was associated with higher body mass index (BMI) and lower physical activity. These results suggest large interindividual variability in dietary change during the first year of the pandemic, with important public health implications in individuals experiencing persistent increases in unhealthy diet choices, associated with BMI, gender, quality of life, living conditions, physical activity, and other dietary behaviours.

scholarly journals Quality of life assessment after acute myocardial infarction

Rev Rene ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. e44265
Author(s):  
Bruno Henrique Fiorin ◽  
Rita Simone Lopes Moreira ◽  
Andressa Bolsoni Lopes ◽  
Walckiria Garcia Romero Sipolatti ◽  
Lorena Barros Furieri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Heart Attacks ◽  
Methods Analytical

Objective: to evaluate the quality of life after acute myocardial infarction, highlighting the differences by sex. Methods: analytical, observational study with 273 patients. For collection, a multidimensional assessment instrument was used for heart attacks. Data collected in a cardiology referral hospital, in which the t Student test was applied for analysis. Results: the majority were male (67.0%),with a mean age of 63.6 years, with a family history of heart attack (64.5%). The average quality of life score was 0.45,with 1.00 being the worst score. Dependence (0.82) and physical activity (0.50) were the worst assessed domains; and side effects (0.27) and diet (0.36), the best. The female gender had the worst averages (0.52, p<0.05), with emphasis on physical activity (0.58), emotion (0.49) and insecurity (0.44). Conclusion: impairments in quality of life were found after myocardial infarction, in which the dependency domain was the most compromised. The female sex had worse scores.

scholarly journals Quality of life and health status in middle-aged presumed healthy Slovenian family practice attendees

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 182-189
Author(s):  
Matic Tement ◽  
Polona Selič-Zupančič
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Aged Patients ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Clinical Variables ◽  
Related Quality

Abstract Background There is a gap in our knowledge of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a population presumed healthy, so this study aimed to assess the associations between HRQoL, demographics and clinical variables. Methods The participants were attendees, presumed healthy, at 40 pre-selected model family medicine practices (MFMPs), aged between 30 and 65 years and recruited during a preventive check-up in 2019. Each MFMP pragmatically invited 30 attendees to voluntarily participate. The EQ-5D questionnaire was administered as a measure of HRQoL; the independent variables were demographic characteristics, smoking, alcohol consumption, stress perception, physical activity, signs of depression, cardiovascular risk, body mass index, blood pressure values, and blood sugar and lipidogram laboratory test values. Ordinal logistic regression was used to calculate associations between self-assessed quality of life, demographics, and clinical variables, with P<0.05 set as statistically significant. Results Of 986 participants, 640 (64.9%) were women and 346 (35.1%) men, aged 42.7±8.6 years. The average values for the EQ-5D-3L were 0.91±0.15. In the multivariate model, a positive association between adequate physical activity (p=0.003), and a negative association between higher age (p<0.001), female gender (p=0.009), signs of depression (p<0.001), stress (p=0.013), and EQ-5D score were identified. Conclusion Given that physical activity was shown to be positively associated with HRQoL, it is of the utmost importance for family physicians to motivate their middle-aged patients, especially women and those with signs of depression and excessive stress, to adopt a more rigorously physically active lifestyle.

scholarly journals Dietary and physical activity behaviours related to obesity-specific quality of life and work productivity: baseline results from a worksite trial

2011 ◽  
Vol 108 (6) ◽  
pp. 1134-1142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Whisnant Cash ◽  
Shirley A. A. Beresford ◽  
Jo Ann Henderson ◽  
Anne McTiernan ◽  
Liren Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Productivity Loss ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Dietary Factors ◽  
Effect Estimate ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Dietary Behaviours

Obesity is associated with impaired health-related quality of life (QOL) and reduced productivity; less is known about the effect of dietary factors. The present study investigated how dietary behaviours, physical activity and BMI relate to weight-specific QOL and work productivity. The study was conducted in thirty-one small blue-collar and service industry worksites in Seattle. Participants were 747 employees (33·5 % non-White). Measures included self-reported servings of fruits and vegetables, dietary behaviours such as fast food consumption, Godin free-time physical activity scores, measured height and weight, Obesity and Weight-Loss QOL (OWLQOL) scores, and Work Limitations Questionnaire scores. Baseline data were analysed using linear mixed models separately for men (n 348) and women (n 399), since sex modified the effects. BMI was negatively associated with OWLQOL in both women (P < 0·001) and men (P < 0·001). The linear effect estimate for OWLQOL scores associated with a one-category increase in BMI was 30 (95 % CI 25, 44) % for women and 14 (95 % CI 10, 17) % for men. BMI was positively associated with productivity loss only in women (exp(slope) = 1·46, 95 % CI 1·02, 2·11, P = 0·04). Eating while doing another activity was negatively associated with OWLQOL scores in men (P = 0·0006, independent of BMI) and with productivity in women (P = 0·04, although the effect diminished when adjusting for BMI). Fast-food meals were associated with decreased productivity in men (P = 0·038, independent of BMI). The results suggest that obesogenic dietary behaviours and higher BMI are associated with decreased QOL and productivity to different degrees in women and men.

scholarly journals Differences in Dietary Habits, Physical Exercise, and Quality of Life between Patients with Obesity and Overweight

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 916
Author(s):  
Carmen Herrera-Espiñeira ◽  
Ana de Pascual y Medina ◽  
Manuel López-Morales ◽  
Paloma Díaz Jiménez ◽  
Antonia Rodríguez Ruiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Obesity And Overweight

Background: Overweight and obesity differ in their repercussions on the health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients. The objective of this study was to compare physical activity levels and dietary habits before admission and HRQoL at discharge between patients with obesity and overweight. Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken among participants in a clinical trial on education for healthy eating and physical activity, enrolling non-diabetic patients admitted to Internal Medicine Departments. These were classified by body mass index (BMI) as having overweight (25–29.9 Kg/m2) or obesity (≥30 kg/m2). Data were gathered on sociodemographic characteristics, clinical variables (medication for anxiety/depression, Charlson Comorbidity Index, length of hospital stay), physical exercise and diet (International Physical Activity and Pardo Questionnaires), and HRQoL (EQ-5D-5L). The study included 98 patients with overweight (58.2% males) and 177 with obesity (52% males). Results: In comparison to patients with obesity, those with overweight obtained better results for regular physical exercise (p = 0.007), healthy diet (p = 0.004), and “emotional eating” (p = 0.017). No between-group difference was found in HqoL scores. Conclusion: Patients with overweight and obesity differ in healthy dietary and physical exercise behaviors. Greater efforts are warranted to prevent an increase in the BMI of patients, paying special attention to their state of mind.

scholarly journals The short and long-term effects of aerobic, strength, or mixed exercise programs on schizophrenia symptomatology

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura García-Garcés ◽  
María Inmaculada Sánchez-López ◽  
Sergio Lacamara Cano ◽  
Yago Cebolla Meliá ◽  
David Marqués-Azcona ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Exercise Programs ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Exercise Interventions ◽  
Mixed Groups

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to compare the effects of three different physical exercise programs on the symptomatology, body composition, physical activity, physical fitness, and quality of life of individuals with schizophrenia. A total of 432 patients were assessed for eligibility and 86 were randomized into the aerobic (n = 28), strength (n = 29) or mixed (n = 29) groups. Positive, negative, and general symptoms of psychosis, body mass index (BMI), physical activity (IPAQ-SF), physical fitness (6-min walk test [6MWT] and hand-grip strength [HGS]), and quality of life (WHOQUOL-BREF) were assessed at baseline, post-intervention (16 weeks), and at 10-months. Our results at 16 weeks showed significant improvements in all three groups in the negative, general, and total symptoms with moderate to large effect sizes (P < 0.01, ηp2 > 0.11), no change in the BMI, 6MWT or IPAQ-SF, and a significant improvement in the HGS test in the strength and mixed groups (P ≤ 0.05, ηp2 > 0.08). Nonetheless, all the improvements had disappeared at 10 months. We concluded that 3 weekly sessions of a moderate to vigorous progressive exercise program for 16 weeks improved the symptomatology of individuals with schizophrenia in all three groups, with no differences between them. However, the effects had declined to baseline levels by the 10-month follow-up, suggesting that exercise interventions should be maintained over time.

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