ArticleClinical nutrition ESPEN2023
Physical exercise practice was positively associated with better dietary practices of aged people during COVID-19 social distance: A cross-sectional study.
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- Effect of physical activity interventions on physical and mental health of the elderly: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Pooled it
- Health-related quality of life among COVID-19 survivors in Pokhara Metropolitan, Nepal: A cross-sectional study.Journal of public health research · 2025Article
- Global burden of sleep disturbances among older adults and the disparities by geographical regions and pandemic periods.SSM - population health · 2024Review
- Development and validation of prediction models for poor sleep quality among older adults in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era.Annals of medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
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aimsCOVID-19 is a respiratory syndrome caused by SARS-CoV-2. In the absence of effective treatment and vaccines, social distance (SD) is essential to reduce the spread of the virus. However, SD generates several behavioral changes, especially in psychological (i.e., emotions and depressive symptoms) and lifestyle-related parameters (i.e., diet, physical activity, and sleep), and the aged people could be more susceptible to COVID-19 SD-related effects (i.e., loneliness, stress, fear, concerns about life, etc.). As such, we aimed to explore the relationship between lifestyle- (physical exercise practice and sleep quality) and psychological-related factors with the dietary practices derived from the Brazilian National Food Guide of older adult during the COVID-19 SD.
methodsA web-based survey was conducted in São Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected between August and December 2020 (a period of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The questions were extracted from validated questionnaires to verify dietary practices (score of adhesion to the food guide for the Brazilian population), sleep quality (by Pittsburgh questionnaire), emotional food-related dimensions (by Three-factor Eating Questionnaire), and depression symptoms (by Beck's questionnaire).
resultsResults were from 229 aged people (mean age 66.5 ± 6.02 years old; mean BMI 27.5 ± 4.32 kg/m
conclusionWe conclude that in aged people, physical exercise practice at home during COVID-19 SD was positively associated with better dietary practices, while emotional eating was negatively associated.
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