RT Journal Article
T1 Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Health-Related Quality of Life during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Study including Preschoolers, Children, and Adolescents from Brazil and Spain
A1 Victoria-Montesinos, Desirée
A1 Tárraga-Marcos, Almudena
A1 Brazo Sayavera, Francisco Javier
A1 Jiménez-López, Estela
A1 Gutiérrez-Espinoza, Héctor
A1 Panisello Royo, Josefa María
A1 Tárraga-López, Pedro J.
A1 López-Gil, José Francisco
K1 Mediterranean dietary patterns
K1 Eating healthy
K1 Lifestyle
K1 Pandemic
K1 Youths
K1 Children
K1 Adolescents
K1 Preschoolers
AB Scientific literature has suggested positive associations between the Mediterranean diet (MD) and the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in young populations. However, to our knowledge, this relationship is unexplored during a situation of social isolation (i.e., lockdown). The objective of the current study is to examine the relationship between the MD and HRQoL during the COVID-19 lockdown among preschoolers, children, and adolescents from Brazil and Spain. This cross-sectional study includes a sample of 1099 three- to seventeen-year-old participants (47.6% girls) who were recruited via social networks. The HRQoL was assessed with the EQ-5D-Y. The Quality Index for Children and Teenagers (KIDMED) questionnaire was applied to evaluate the relationship between the MD and HRQoL. The highest prevalence of reported problems was found for worried, sad, or unhappy participants (39.8%). Furthermore, the lowest proportion of HRQoL problems was observed for “mobility” (2.5%). The proportion of high adherence to the MD was 44.3%. Participants with greater MD adherence reported higher HRQoL mean scores when compared with those who did not adhere to the MD (83.7 ± 0.6 vs. 85.6 ± 0.7, respectively; p < 0.05). Adherence to the MD and especially daily fruit intake were related to higher HRQoL during the COVID-19 lockdown among Brazilian and Spanish young people aged three to seventeen years.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023-01-29
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20544
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20544
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NO Victoria-Montesinos, D.; Tárraga-Marcos, A.; Brazo-Sayavera, J.; Jiménez-López, E.; Gutiérrez-Espinoza, H.; Panisello Royo, J.M.; Tárraga-López, P.J.; López-Gil, J.F. Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Health-Related Quality of Life during the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Study including Preschoolers, Children, and Adolescents from Brazil and Spain. Nutrients 2023, 15, 677. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030677
NO Departamento de Deporte e Informática. Universidad Pablo de Olavide.
DS RIO
RD May 8, 2026