Lifestyle and Health Behavior Changes in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Role for Mental Health Symptoms and Diagnosis and Daily Life Difficulties During Lockdown in Lebanon
Behavioral Medicine,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 13
Опубликована: Янв. 15, 2025
Several
studies
report
significant
changes
in
lifestyle
habits
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
yet
results
are
largely
heterogeneous
across
populations.
We
examined
and
health
behaviors
first
COVID‐19
lockdown
Lebanon
assessed
whether
mental
physical
indicators
outbreak-
lockdown-related
factors
related
to
these
changes.
Data
come
from
a
cross-sectional
online
survey
(May–June
2020)
which
smoking,
alcohol,
diet,
eating
behavior,
activity,
sleep
hours,
satisfaction,
social
media
use,
self-rated
health,
life
satisfaction
(n
=
494).
changes'
association
with
current
depressive
anxiety
symptoms,
presence
of
disorders,
outbreak-related
worries,
using
regression
models
adjusted
for
sociodemographic
socioeconomic
covariates.
Most
prevalent
were
increased
use
(63.2%)
decreased
(54.9%)
activity
(53.4%).
Higher
higher
daily
difficulties,
diagnosed
disorder
worsening
almost
all
behaviors.
Participants
outbreak
worries
had
less
healthy
diet
use.
adherence
preventive
measures
associated
lower
respectively.
Results
show
clear
clustering
negative
behavioral
existing
disorder,
challenges
lockdowns.
Findings
highlight
importance
tracking
higher-risk
subgroups
mitigate
further
adverse
impact
on
health.
Язык: Английский
Social determinants of student mental health before and after the Beirut port explosion: two cross-sectional studies
Conflict and Health,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
19(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 28, 2025
Students
in
Lebanon
are
facing
the
devastating
impact
of
multiple
national
crises,
including
an
unprecedented
economic
collapse
and
Beirut
port
explosion
that
killed
hundreds,
injured
thousands,
displaced
hundreds
thousands
people.
The
aim
this
study
was
to
identify
key
social
determinants
common
mental
health
symptoms
before
after
for
students
at
American
University
Beirut,
a
university
based
around
4
km
from
port.
Two
cross-sectional
studies
were
conducted
using
representative
sample
undergraduate
graduate
Beirut.
just
(Study
1)
repeated
2).
A
total
217
participated
(n
=
143
Study
1
n
74
In
explosion,
poorer
family
functioning
support
correlated
with
higher
levels
depressive
symptoms,
but
not
anxiety
or
trauma
symptoms.
Financial
stress
partially
adjusted
regression
model
(adjusting
demographics),
only
financial
significantly
associated
fully
adversity),
2
while
symptoms—trauma
either.
all
model,
symptom
clusters.
no
variables
significant.
Findings
indicate
detrimental
on
Lebanon,
beyond
otherwise
protective
effects
support,
context
crisis
extremely
high
distress
explosion.
interventions
college
should
include
addressing
stress,
further
research
is
needed
factors
during
acute
emergencies.
Язык: Английский
Social determinants of student mental health before and after the Beirut port explosion: Two cross-sectional studies
Research Square (Research Square),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 11, 2024
Abstract
Background
Students
in
Lebanon
are
facing
the
devastating
impact
of
multiple
national
crises,
including
an
unprecedented
economic
collapse
and
Beirut
port
explosion
that
killed
hundreds,
injured
thousands,
displaced
hundreds
thousands
people.
The
aim
this
study
was
to
identify
key
social
determinants
common
mental
health
symptoms
before
after
for
students
at
American
University
Beirut,
a
university
based
around
4km
from
port.
Methods
Two
cross-sectional
studies
were
conducted
using
representative
sample
undergraduate
graduate
Beirut.
just
(Study
1)
repeated
2).
Results
A
total
217
participated
(
n
=
143
Study
1
74
In
explosion,
poorer
family
functioning
support
correlated
with
higher
levels
depressive
symptoms,
but
not
anxiety
or
trauma
symptoms.
Financial
stress
all
fully
adjusted
regression
model,
only
financial
significantly
associated
2
while
-
either.
symptom
clusters.
Conclusion
Findings
indicate
detrimental
on
Lebanon,
beyond
otherwise
protective
effects
support,
context
crisis
extremely
high
distress
explosion.
interventions
college
should
include
addressing
stress.
Язык: Английский