Psychological Aspects and Eating Habits during COVID-19 Home Confinement: Results of EHLC-COVID-19 Italian Online Survey

Nutrients

MariaGrazia Tarsitano¹  Laura Soldati²  Giulia Bigioni³  Giovanna Caparello⁴  Claudia Leggeri⁴  Silvia Giannattasio⁴  FrancescaFabiola Bianco⁴  Tiziana Rampello⁴  Alda Attinà⁴  Elena Carrano⁴  Giulia Cinelli⁴  Simona Ferraro⁴  Vanessa Camodeca⁴  Paola Gualtieri⁵  AntoninoDe Lorenzo⁵  LauraDi Renzo⁵  LauraLo Presti⁶ 

[1] Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Sapienza, 00161 Rome, Italy;Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Via A. Di Rudinì, 8, 20142 Milan, Italy;Department of Physic, University of Rome Sapienza, P.zza Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy;School of Specialization in Food Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy;Section of Clinical Nutrition and Nutrigenomic, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy;Unitelma Sapienza, University of Rome Sapienza, Via Regina Elena, 295, 00161 Rome, Italy;

关键词: SarsCoV2;    COVID-19;    lockdown;    psychological effects;    emotional eating;    lifestyle;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nu12072152

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the population with consequences on lifestyles. The aim of the study was to analyse the relationship between eating habits, mental and emotional mood. A survey was conducted online during social isolation, from 24 April to 18 May 2020, among the Italian population. A total of 602 interviewees were included in the data analysis. A high percentage of respondents experienced a depressed mood, anxious feelings, hypochondria and insomnia (61.3%, 70.4%, 46.2% and 52.2%). Almost half of the respondents felt anxious due to the fact of their eating habits, consumed comfort food and were inclined to increase food intake to feel better. Age was inversely related to dietary control (OR = 0.971, p = 0.005). Females were more anxious and disposed to comfort food than males (p < 0.001; p < 0.001). A strength of our study was represented by the fact that the survey was conducted quickly during the most critical period of the Italian epidemic lockdown. As the COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing, our data need to be confirmed and investigated in the future with larger population studies.

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