Online holistic program to foster health amongst students: a pilot study in a Portuguese University during COVID-19 pandemic DOI
Elisa Veiga, R. Rodrigues, Elisabete Pinto

et al.

Published: Dec. 8, 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, several preventive mental health interventions took place to increase psychological well-being of university students due high levels stress, anxiety and negative emotions experienced in that period. This context reinforced role universities supporting preventing risk factors they faced. In this a multidisciplinary team professionals (psychologists, nurses, nutritionists, artists) Portuguese Catholic University, gathered efforts developed an holistic intervention program for based on mind body integrated approach. 8 online sessions aims improve students’ resilience psychosocial consequences pandemic promote their wellbeing.The twenty participated pilot study reported improved emotional self-awareness, ability apply self-care strategies, as well believed it promoted healthier lifestyle changes. These findings suggest consists innovative approach with potential adverse circumstances.

Language: Английский

Lifestyles, Food Consumption Frequencies, and Eating Behaviors among Three Main Disciplines of Undergraduate Students during the Early COVID-19 Outbreak in Thailand DOI Open Access
Yuraporn Sahasakul,

Nantakan Amonsusawat,

Phenphop Phansuea

et al.

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(12), P. 2765 - 2765

Published: June 16, 2023

University students' lifestyles and dietary habits have been considerably impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak its related policies restrictions. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted from March to May 2020 compare lifestyles, food consumption frequencies, eating behaviors among three main disciplines of undergraduate students during early COVID-19 in Thailand. The study involved 584 participants Mahidol University, with 45.2% Health Sciences (HS), 29.1% Technologies (ST), 25.7% Social Humanities (SH). results showed that ST had highest proportion overweight obese (33.5%) individuals, followed HS (23.9%) SH (19.3%) students. skipped breakfast most (34.7%), (34%) (30%) Furthermore, 60% spent 7 h or more daily on social media, they least exercise frequency ordering home-delivery food. (43.3%) reported a higher likelihood making unhealthier choices consuming fast food, processed meat, bubble tea, boxed fruit vegetable juice, crunchy snacks frequently than other disciplines. findings show poor outbreak, highlighting urgent need promote nutrition security after pandemic.

Language: Английский

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Internalized racism, racial collective self-esteem, and Asian American adults’ disordered eating: Psychological distress as mediator DOI
Xiaoyin Liu, Thomas P. Le

Appetite, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 201, P. 107623 - 107623

Published: Aug. 5, 2024

Language: Английский

Citations

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Effects of Covid-19-related anxiety on overeating and weight gain in a diverse college sample DOI

Stephanie Guzman,

Robert D. Melara

Journal of American College Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 9

Published: April 5, 2024

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has been linked with caloric overeating and weight gain. We employed a mediation analysis to determine whether pandemic-associated was direct effect Covid-19-related anxiety (affect regulation theory) or mediated by coping mechanism escape eating (escape theory). A diverse pool college students participated in repeated cross-sectional study during three separate waves: May 2021 (wave 1, n = 349), December 2, 253), March 2022 3, 132). results revealed significant indirect on high-caloric eating, but no path between overeating. Analysis racial/ethnic status uncovered significantly greater Covid-weight gain Hispanic participants compared White, Black, Asian participants. Our suggest that is byproduct differentially affecting groups.

Language: Английский

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Online holistic program to foster health amongst students: a pilot study in a Portuguese University during COVID-19 pandemic DOI
Elisa Veiga, R. Rodrigues, Elisabete Pinto

et al.

Published: Dec. 8, 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, several preventive mental health interventions took place to increase psychological well-being of university students due high levels stress, anxiety and negative emotions experienced in that period. This context reinforced role universities supporting preventing risk factors they faced. In this a multidisciplinary team professionals (psychologists, nurses, nutritionists, artists) Portuguese Catholic University, gathered efforts developed an holistic intervention program for based on mind body integrated approach. 8 online sessions aims improve students’ resilience psychosocial consequences pandemic promote their wellbeing.The twenty participated pilot study reported improved emotional self-awareness, ability apply self-care strategies, as well believed it promoted healthier lifestyle changes. These findings suggest consists innovative approach with potential adverse circumstances.

Language: Английский

Citations

1