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ArticleNutrients2021

Quality of Life of Vegetarians during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil.

Shila Minari Hargreaves, Eduardo Yoshio Nakano, Heesup Han, António Raposo, Antonio Ariza-Montes, Alejandro Vega-Muñoz, Renata Puppin Zandonadi

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Article in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.

Shila Minari HargreavesDepartment of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, University of Brasilia (UnB), Asa Norte, Brasilia 70910-900, DF, Brazil.
Eduardo Yoshio NakanoDepartment of Statistics, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, DF, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9071-8512
Heesup HanCollege of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-Dong, Gwanjin-Gu, Seoul 143-747, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6356-3001
António RaposoCBIOS (Research Center for Biosciences and Health Technologies), Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5286-2249
Antonio Ariza-MontesSocial Matters Research Group, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, C/Escritor Castilla Aguayo, 4, 14004 Córdoba, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5921-0753
Alejandro Vega-MuñozPublic Policy Observatory, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 7500912, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-9427-2044
Renata Puppin ZandonadiDepartment of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, University of Brasilia (UnB), Asa Norte, Brasilia 70910-900, DF, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0370-3089
Universidade de Brasília · BRSejong University · KRUniversidad Autónoma de Chile · CLUniversidade Lusófona · PTUniversidad Loyola Andalucía · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic can negatively impact quality of life (QoL) due to higher levels of stress, social isolation, and uncertainties. In this scenario, distinct population groups might react differently. Vegetarians, who follow a non-conventional dietary pattern, could be more vulnerable to the abrupt changes in normal life routine and economic instability. Therefore, this study aimed at evaluating if the current pandemic situation somehow affected vegetarians' QoL. A cross-sectional study was carried out in Brazil between 28 July and 14 September 2020 to evaluate the QoL in vegetarians during the pandemic period. Vegetarian adults replied to an online survey that included the VEGQOL and WHOQOL-BREF instruments to evaluate QoL and questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 1282 individuals participated. Only 3.8% had tested positive for COVID-19, but 39.9% affirmed having a family member who tested positive for the disease. Almost half (46.3%) of the sample had an income drop due to the pandemic. Results of QoL scores in the different subcategories of vegetarians were similar to previously published data. Individuals who had already tested positive for COVID-19 had lower QoL scores than those who did not test positive, but only in the VEGQOL. QoL was lower for the participants who declared that Sars-Cov-2 had already infected a family member for almost all the parameters evaluated. On the other hand, an income drop affected QoL only partially. Studying how vegetarians are influenced by such conditions contributes to the generation of relevant data that can be used to support healthcare and public policies in the future.

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PandemicsQuality of LifeAdolescentAdultAgedBrazilCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSARS-CoV-2Surveys and QuestionnairesVegetariansYoung AdultCOVID-19pandemicquality of lifevegetarians

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