%0 Journal Article
%A Giner-Murillo, Maria
%A Atienza-Carbonell, Beatriz
%A Cervera-Martinez, Jose
%A Bobes-Bascaran, Teresa
%A Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto
%A De Boni, Raquel B
%A Esteban, Cristina
%A Garcia-Portilla, Maria Paz
%A Gomes-da-Costa, Susana
%A Gonzalez-Pinto, Ana
%A Jaen-Moreno, Maria Jose
%A Kapczinski, Flavio
%A Ponce-Mora, Alberto
%A Sarramea, Fernando
%A Tabares-Seisdedos, Rafael
%A Vieta, Eduard
%A Zorrilla, Iñaki
%A Balanza-Martinez, Vicent
%T Lifestyle in Undergraduate Students and Demographically Matched Controls during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain.
%D 2021
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18322
%X Few 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 thesedifferences 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.
%K COVID-19
%K Lifestyle
%K Mental health
%K Pandemic
%K Undergraduate students
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