Lifestyle in Undergraduate Students and Demographically Matched Controls during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain

dc.creatorGiner-Murillo, María
dc.creatorAtienza-Carbonell, Beatriz
dc.creatorCervera-Martínez, Jose
dc.creatorBobes-Bascarán, Teresa
dc.creatorCrespo-Facorro, Benedicto
dc.creatorBoni, Raquel B. De
dc.creatorEsteban, Cristina
dc.creatorGarcía-Portilla, María Paz
dc.creatorGomes-da-Costa, Susana
dc.creatorGonzález-Pinto, Ana
dc.creatorJaén-Moreno, María José
dc.creatorKapczinski, Flavio
dc.creatorPonce-Mora, Alberto
dc.creatorSarramea, Fernando
dc.creatorTabarés-Seisdedos, Rafael
dc.creatorVieta, Eduard
dc.creatorZorrilla, Iñaki
dc.creatorBalanzá-Martínez, Vicent
dc.date2022-10-27T15:30:29Z
dc.date2022-10-27T15:30:29Z
dc.date2021
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-27T00:12:19Z
dc.date.available2023-09-27T00:12:19Z
dc.identifierGINER-MURILLO, María et al. Lifestyle in Undergraduate Students and Demographically Matched Controls during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, v. 18, n. 15, 8133, July 2021.
dc.identifier1660-4601
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/55396
dc.identifier10.3390/ijerph18158133
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8898501
dc.descriptionFew studies have used a multidimensional approach to describe lifestyle changes among undergraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic or have included controls. This study aimed to evaluate lifestyle behaviors and mental health of undergraduate students and compare them with an age and sex-matched control group. A cross-sectional web survey using snowball sampling was conducted several months after the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. A sample of 221 students was recruited. The main outcome was the total SMILE-C score. Students showed a better SMILE-C score than controls (79.8 + 8.1 vs. 77.2 + 8.3; p < 0.001), although these differences disappeared after controlling for covariates. While groups did not differ in the screenings of depression and alcohol abuse, students reported lower rates of anxiety (28.5% vs. 37.1%; p = 0.042). A lower number of cohabitants, poorer self-perceived health and positive screening for depression and anxiety, or for depression only were independently associated (p < 0.05) with unhealthier lifestyles in both groups. History of mental illness and financial difficulties were predictors of unhealthier lifestyles for students, whereas totally/moderate changes in substance abuse and stress management (p < 0.05) were predictors for the members of the control group. Several months after the pandemic, undergraduate students and other young adults had similar lifestyles.
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dc.languagepor
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectSaúde mental
dc.subjectEspanha
dc.subjectLifestyle
dc.subjectUndergraduate students
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectPandemic
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectSpain
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectEstudantes
dc.subjectSaúde mental
dc.subjectEspanha
dc.titleLifestyle in Undergraduate Students and Demographically Matched Controls during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain
dc.typeArticle


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