Modifications of eating behavior, physical activity and mental health due to COVID-19 quarantine in young adults

Modifications of eating behavior, physical activity and mental health due to COVID-19 quarantine in young adults

miércoles, marzo 30, 2022

Resumen

En Perú, una de las primeras medidas preventivas para allanar la curva epidemiológica de la pandemia COVID-19 fue la cuarentena, que cambió de forma importante la conducta alimentaria, la actividad física y la salud mental. Objetivo: Determinar las modificaciones de la conducta alimentaria, actividad física y salud mental antes y durante la cuarentena por la pandemia COVID-19 en adultos jóvenes. Material y métodos: Estudio observacional, descriptivo, longitudinal en 384 adultos entre 18 y 24 años, mediante una encuesta virtual que incluyó: Cuestionario de frecuencia de consumo de alimentos, Cuestionario Internacional de Actividad física y Cuestionario de cambios en la salud mental, analizados mediante ji – cuadrado. Resultados: Durante la cuarentena se encontró un incremento en la distribución de frecuencia de comidas diarias [desayuno (p < 0,001), media mañana (p < 0,05), almuerzo (p< 0,001), merienda (p<0,001), cena (p < 0,05)] y de las preferencias alimentarias, con aumento en el consumo de frutas (p = 0,005) y una disminución de comidas rápidas (p < 0,05) y golosinas (p = 0,03). El nivel de actividad física bajo fue más frecuente (Varones: 28,4%; Mujeres: 25,3%) y hubo una disminución en las horas de sueño, por otro lado, la salud mental se vio severamente afectada durante la cuarentena.  Conclusiones: Los resultados indican que la cuarentena ha producido variaciones en la conducta alimentaria, una disminución de la actividad física y un aumento de problemas de salud mental. Estas modificaciones representan un riesgo de sobrepeso u obesidad, incluso, desarrollo de enfermedades no transmisibles.

NOMBRE DE LA REVISTA

Revista Médica Herediana

BASE DE DATOS A LA CUAL PERTENECE

Scopus, DOAJ, Sherpa Romero, LILACS, REDIB

TIPO DE MANUSCRITO

Artículo original

IDIOMA

Inglés 

AUTORES DE LA SOCIEDAD 

Analis L. Esparza–Varas

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Infecciones bacterianas en pacientes con piercings en los pezones: una revisión sistemática cualitativa de informes de casos y series de casos

Infecciones bacterianas en pacientes con piercings en los pezones: una revisión sistemática cualitativa de informes de casos y series de casos

miércoles, marzo 30, 2022

 

Resumen

The main objective of this review is to identify the most frequently isolated bacteria in patients with infections related to nipple piercings in case reports and case series. In addition, the aim is to describe clinical manifestations and antecedents. There is a protocol of this review. The terms "bacterial infections", "nipple piercing" and their synonyms were considered. Pubmed/Medline, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science core collection and Ovid/Medline databases were searched until November 15, 2021 without date or language restrictions. Two authors extracted the articles and three other authors performed the selection, first by title and abstract, and second by full-text revision. Discrepancies were resolved with yet two other authors. Quality was assessed using the Joanna Briggs checklists. Finally, data extraction was realized. A total of 1,531 articles were extracted, of which 20 articles were included, and one article was added by hand-searching. The final number of articles included was 21, all of them with acceptable quality of evidence. Twenty-seven patients were considered (23 women and 4 men), aged between 15-60 years old. The most frequent bacterial genus in case reports and case series was Staphylococcus (n=10), and the most frequent species was M. fortuitum (n=6), although etiology seems to be diverse. The breast was the main affected organ, and the most frequent findings were fluid collection, pain, erythema, granulation tissue and swelling. The suspicion of infection by this bacterial species could be taken into account when it is associated with nipple piercings; however, larger studies are required to give a conclusion based on the evidence.

TITLE

Bacterial infections in patients with nipple piercings: a qualitative systematic review of case reports and case series

NOMBRE DE LA REVISTA

GMS Infectious Diseases

BASE DE DATOS A LA CUAL PERTENECE

BASE, BfArM, DOAJ, LIVIVO, PubMed Central, PubMed

TIPO DE MANUSCRITO

Revisión sistemática

IDIOMA

English 

AUTORES DE LA SOCIEDAD 

Luis Miguel Acuña Chávez, Giamfranco Aguilar Villlanueva, Kevin A. Zavala Alvarado

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Body mass index in medicine students: Relationship with stress, eating habits and physical activity

Body mass index in medicine students: Relationship with stress, eating habits and physical activity

miércoles, marzo 02, 2022

Resumen

Introduction: The Changes in lifestyles predispose university students to face constant stressful situations and to modify their eating habits and physical activity, with possible alterations in the body mass index. Objective: To evaluate the relationship between body mass index and stress, physical activity and eating habits in medical students. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive observational study. 306 medical students participated from first to sixth year: 153 with normal weight, 121 with overweight and 32 with obesity, average age 21,95 years. The body mass index was considered and the questionnaires were applied: Global Perception of Stress Scale for University Students (Adapted in Peruvian university students), International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the modified Reyes Food Frequency Questionnaire, using Google software Forms. Results: The proportion of normal weight was 50%, overweight 39,50% and obese 10,50%. According to eating habits, people with body mass index significantly increased their consumption of soft drinks (p = 0,030), meat (p = 0,017) and alcohol (p = 0,005), more frequent breakfast (p = 0,037) and less consumption of legumes (p = 0,049). The levels of distress were lower in the obese (p = 0,055); there was no significant difference in physical activity. Conclusions: The elevation of the body mass index in medical students was associated with inadequate eating habits. Low levels of distress and physical activity were more frequent in obese people, although without significant difference.

NOMBRE DE LA REVISTA

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana

BASE DE DATOS A LA CUAL PERTENECE

Web of Science, Embase, Scielo, LILACS, DOAJ, Embase, CiteFactor, Latindex, Crossref, REDIB, ALICIA, Google Scholar, MIAR, DRJI, Dialnet, Harvard Library

TIPO DE MANUSCRITO

Artículo original

IDIOMA

Inglés 

AUTORES DE LA SOCIEDAD 

Leily Campos-Flores

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