The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Interrelationships Among Mental Health, Nutritional Status and Lifestyle Factors of Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Pre- and Post-Covid Periods DOI Open Access

Antonios Dakanalis,

Evmorfia Psara,

Eleni Pavlidou

et al.

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(2), P. 249 - 249

Published: Jan. 10, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to detrimental effects on diverse aspects of the mental and physical health general population worldwide. elderly are more susceptible infection compared younger age groups. In this aspect, purpose current survey is evaluate effect interrelationships among sociodemographic anthropometric characteristics, depressive behavior, quality life, cognition status, activity nutritional status older adults. present study constitutes a comparative, cross-sectional 4162 adults (mean ± standard deviation: 72.13 8.1 years 75.22 8.2 in pre- post-COVID-19 periods, respectively, male/female ratio almost 1:1). We used validated questionnaires assess depression, function, pre-Covid post-Covid periods. Relevant were also for collecting data, while data measured using protocols. finds that influenced, an independent manner, residence location, smoking overweight/obesity abdominal obesity, levels elderly. was related employment living as well family economic status. Nevertheless, above three relationships insignificant multivariate analysis. exerted deleterious several elderly, which appeared strongly persist period. Future prospective population-based well-organized surveys should be conducted establish whether there causality long-term

Language: Английский

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Interrelationships Among Mental Health, Nutritional Status and Lifestyle Factors of Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Pre- and Post-Covid Periods DOI Open Access

Antonios Dakanalis,

Evmorfia Psara,

Eleni Pavlidou

et al.

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(2), P. 249 - 249

Published: Jan. 10, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to detrimental effects on diverse aspects of the mental and physical health general population worldwide. elderly are more susceptible infection compared younger age groups. In this aspect, purpose current survey is evaluate effect interrelationships among sociodemographic anthropometric characteristics, depressive behavior, quality life, cognition status, activity nutritional status older adults. present study constitutes a comparative, cross-sectional 4162 adults (mean ± standard deviation: 72.13 8.1 years 75.22 8.2 in pre- post-COVID-19 periods, respectively, male/female ratio almost 1:1). We used validated questionnaires assess depression, function, pre-Covid post-Covid periods. Relevant were also for collecting data, while data measured using protocols. finds that influenced, an independent manner, residence location, smoking overweight/obesity abdominal obesity, levels elderly. was related employment living as well family economic status. Nevertheless, above three relationships insignificant multivariate analysis. exerted deleterious several elderly, which appeared strongly persist period. Future prospective population-based well-organized surveys should be conducted establish whether there causality long-term

Language: Английский

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