Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Adherence to a Lifestyle Exercise and Nutrition Intervention in University Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Health-promotion interventions targeting multiple behaviors: A meta-analytic review of general and behavior-specific processes of change.Psychological bulletin · 2024Pooled it
- How quality of life is measured in studies of nutritional intervention: a systematic review.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Physical Activity-Led Workplace Health Promotion Interventions: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Lifestyle interventions improving health-related quality of life: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Review
- Do healthy habits regulate the relationship between psychosocial dysfunction by COVID-19 and bidimensional mental health?Journal of health psychology · 2023Article
- Dropout and compliance to physical exercise in menopausal osteopenic women: the European "happy bones" project.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- The effect of a web-based lifestyle intervention on nutritional status and physical activity on prevention of COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial in women's empowerment.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Counseling for Physical Activity in Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scope Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Headache Impact, Anxiety, and Physical Activity Levels in Patients with Chronic Tension-Type Headache: An Observational Study.Behavioural neurology · 2022Observational
- The Nutrition-COVID-19 Interplay: a Review.Current nutrition reports · 2021Review
- Remotely Supervised Exercise during the COVID-19 Pandemic versus in-Person-Supervised Exercise in Achieving Long-Term Adherence to a Healthy Lifestyle.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Observational
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Abstract
Healthy lifestyles should be encouraged in the workplace through the occupational health teams of the companies. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the adherence to a lifestyle intervention carried out in university employees during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on health-related quality of life (HrQoL). A randomized controlled trial following the CONSORT guidelines was performed, consisting of three supervised interventions lasting for 18 weeks: an educational intervention on healthy habits, a nutritional intervention, and a telematic aerobic and strength exercise intervention. Lifestyle and HrQoL were analyzed six months post-intervention to assess adherence. Twenty-three middle-aged participants completed the study. The intervention group significantly improved their lifestyle according to the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II questionnaire, especially in the categories of Health Responsibility, Physical Activity, and Nutrition, with a large effect size. Sitting time was reduced by 2.5 h per day, with a moderate effect size. Regarding HrQoL, the intervention group showed a clinically significant improvement in the Physical Component Summary. Despite the lockdown and the mobility restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, this intervention performed on university employees achieved adherence to a healthier lifestyle and improved their HrQoL, which is of great clinical relevance.
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