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Comparing eating behaviours, and symptoms of depression and anxiety between Spain and Greece during theCOVID-19 outbreak: Cross-sectional analysis of two different confinement strategies

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    Identifier: imarina:7473814
    Authors:
    Papandreou, ChristopherArija, VictoriaAretouli, EleniTsilidis, Konstantinos KBullo, Monica
    Abstract:
    Objective We compared eating behaviours, and depressive and anxiety symptoms in two countries with different confinement strictness strategies and different levels of COVID-19 pandemic. Method A web-based cross-sectional survey was administered during and shortly after the COVID-19 related lockdown in Spain and Greece. Multivariable linear regression analyses were performed to identify country differences associated with eating behaviour, and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Results This study included 1,002 responders in Spain and 839 in Greece. The mean +/- SD of restraint, emotional and external eating was 2.5 +/- 0.79, 2.1 +/- 0.81 and 2.6 +/- 0.65 in Spain, whereas 2.7 +/- 0.85, 2.3 +/- 0.99 and 2.9 +/- 0.74 in Greece. Spanish participants had lower average scores of restraint and external eating compared to Greek participants (p < .001), but no difference was seen for emotional eating. In Spain, 13.6%, and 12.3% of the survey respondents reported moderate to severe depressive and anxiety symptoms, respectively, whereas in Greece the respective values were 18.8 and 13.2%. After adjusting for several risk factors, a higher prevalence of anxiety symptoms was observed in Spain compared to Greece (p= .001), but no difference was seen for depressive symptoms. Conclusions This study demonstrated high scores of inappropriate eating behaviours and a high frequency of depressive and anxiety symptoms in two Mediterranean countries during the COVID-19 outbreak. Our findings revealed that compared to Greek participants, Spanish participants, that faced more severe COVID-19 pandemic and stricter lockdown measures, were associated with lower restraint and external eating and increased anxiety symptoms, but not with depressive symptoms or emotional eating.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Papandreou, Christopher; Arija, Victoria; Aretouli, Eleni; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K; Bullo, Monica
    Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
    URV's Author/s: Arija Val, Maria Victoria / Bulló Bonet, Mònica
    Keywords: Version Spain Questionnaire Prevalence Middle aged Male Humans Greece Female Feeding behavior Eating behaviour Disorder Disease outbreaks Dietary restraint Depression Cross-sectional studies Covid-19 Anxiety Adult depression covid-19 anxiety
    Abstract: Objective We compared eating behaviours, and depressive and anxiety symptoms in two countries with different confinement strictness strategies and different levels of COVID-19 pandemic. Method A web-based cross-sectional survey was administered during and shortly after the COVID-19 related lockdown in Spain and Greece. Multivariable linear regression analyses were performed to identify country differences associated with eating behaviour, and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Results This study included 1,002 responders in Spain and 839 in Greece. The mean +/- SD of restraint, emotional and external eating was 2.5 +/- 0.79, 2.1 +/- 0.81 and 2.6 +/- 0.65 in Spain, whereas 2.7 +/- 0.85, 2.3 +/- 0.99 and 2.9 +/- 0.74 in Greece. Spanish participants had lower average scores of restraint and external eating compared to Greek participants (p < .001), but no difference was seen for emotional eating. In Spain, 13.6%, and 12.3% of the survey respondents reported moderate to severe depressive and anxiety symptoms, respectively, whereas in Greece the respective values were 18.8 and 13.2%. After adjusting for several risk factors, a higher prevalence of anxiety symptoms was observed in Spain compared to Greece (p= .001), but no difference was seen for depressive symptoms. Conclusions This study demonstrated high scores of inappropriate eating behaviours and a high frequency of depressive and anxiety symptoms in two Mediterranean countries during the COVID-19 outbreak. Our findings revealed that compared to Greek participants, Spanish participants, that faced more severe COVID-19 pandemic and stricter lockdown measures, were associated with lower restraint and external eating and increased anxiety symptoms, but not with depressive symptoms or emotional eating.
    Thematic Areas: Psychology, clinical Psychology Psychiatry and mental health Psychiatry Psicología Odontología Medicina i General medicine Educação física Clinical psychology Ciencias sociales Biotecnología
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 10724133
    Author's mail: monica.bullo@urv.cat victoria.arija@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0002-0218-7046 0000-0002-1758-0975
    Record's date: 2024-10-12
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/erv.2772
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: European Eating Disorders Review. 28 (6): 836-846
    APA: Papandreou, Christopher; Arija, Victoria; Aretouli, Eleni; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K; Bullo, Monica (2020). Comparing eating behaviours, and symptoms of depression and anxiety between Spain and Greece during theCOVID-19 outbreak: Cross-sectional analysis of two different confinement strategies. European Eating Disorders Review, 28(6), 836-846. DOI: 10.1002/erv.2772
    Article's DOI: 10.1002/erv.2772
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2020
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Clinical Psychology,Psychiatry,Psychiatry and Mental Health,Psychology, Clinical
    Version
    Spain
    Questionnaire
    Prevalence
    Middle aged
    Male
    Humans
    Greece
    Female
    Feeding behavior
    Eating behaviour
    Disorder
    Disease outbreaks
    Dietary restraint
    Depression
    Cross-sectional studies
    Covid-19
    Anxiety
    Adult
    depression
    covid-19
    anxiety
    Psychology, clinical
    Psychology
    Psychiatry and mental health
    Psychiatry
    Psicología
    Odontología
    Medicina i
    General medicine
    Educação física
    Clinical psychology
    Ciencias sociales
    Biotecnología
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