Health-Related Quality of Life in Italian Adolescents During Covid-19 Outbreak

Frontiers in Pediatrics

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Francesca Mastorci¹  Paolo Piaggi²  Cristina Doveri¹  Gabriele Trivellini¹  Anselmo Casu¹  Marta Pozzi³  Cristina Vassalle⁴  Alessandro Pingitore¹ 

[1] Clinical Physiology Institute, National Research Council;Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa;Department of Addictions;Fondazione G. Monasterio

关键词: quarantine;    COVID-19;    health;    well-being;    adolescent;    gender differences;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2021.611136

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak represented an experience of social isolation potentially leading to changes in the health quality of life. The aim of this study is to investigate the health-related quality of life during quarantine in early adolescents. Data were collected from 1,289 adolescents (mean age, 12.5; male, 622), at the beginning of the school year (September 2019, Standard Condition, SC) as part of the AVATAR project and during Phase 1 of the Italian lockdown (mid-late April 2020) (COVID-19 Quarantine, CQ) using an online questionnaire. In the CQ period, with respect to SC, adolescents showed lower perception in the dimensions, such as psychological ( p = 0.001), physical well-being ( p = 0.001), mood/emotion ( p = 0.008), autonomy ( p = 0.001), and financial resources ( p = 0.018). Relationship with the family ( p = 0.021) and peers ( p = 0.001), as well as the perception of bullying ( p = 0.001) were reduced. In lifestyle, adolescents developed higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet ( p = 0.001). Adolescents living in the village had greater reduction in both autonomy ( p = 0.002) and peer relationships ( p = 0.002). Moreover, the perception of physical well-being was lower in those living in the city instead of those living in the countryside ( p = 0.03), in an apartment instead of a detached house ( p = 0.002), and in those who did not have green space ( p = 0.001). Gender effect emerged for the psychological ( p = 0.007) and physical well-being ( p = 0.001), mood/emotion ( p = 0.001), and self-perception ( p = 0.001). The study showed that health-related quality of life during quarantine changed in its psychosocial dimensions, from mood and self-esteem to social relationships, helping to define the educational policies at multiple points in the promotion process of health.

【 授权许可】

CC BY