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The Nutritional and Health Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

COVID-19 related restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus result in changes in daily routines and physical activity which can have a negative effect on eating and health habits. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with diabetes and th...

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Autores principales: Grabia, Monika, Markiewicz-Żukowska, Renata, Puścion-Jakubik, Anna, Bielecka, Joanna, Nowakowski, Patryk, Gromkowska-Kępka, Krystyna, Mielcarek, Konrad, Socha, Katarzyna
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Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7600117/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33008059
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12103013
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author Grabia, Monika
Markiewicz-Żukowska, Renata
Puścion-Jakubik, Anna
Bielecka, Joanna
Nowakowski, Patryk
Gromkowska-Kępka, Krystyna
Mielcarek, Konrad
Socha, Katarzyna
author_facet Grabia, Monika
Markiewicz-Żukowska, Renata
Puścion-Jakubik, Anna
Bielecka, Joanna
Nowakowski, Patryk
Gromkowska-Kępka, Krystyna
Mielcarek, Konrad
Socha, Katarzyna
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description COVID-19 related restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus result in changes in daily routines and physical activity which can have a negative effect on eating and health habits. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with diabetes and their nutrition and health behaviours. A survey conducted in July 2020 included 124 individuals with type 1 (n = 90) and 2 (n = 34) diabetes mellitus from Poland. To assess nutritional and health behaviours, an online questionnaire covering basic information, anthropometric data, and details regarding physical activity, eating, and hygiene habits was used. Almost 40% of all respondents with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) stated that their disease self-management had significantly improved. Over 60% of all participants declared that they had started eating more nutritious and regular meals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Enhanced hygiene, in particular, during the period, a statistically significant increase in hand sanitiser use was reported by respondents (18% vs. 82%, p < 0.001). The study demonstrated that the pandemic had a significant impact on the behaviour of patients with DM. Improved disease self-management and making healthy, informed food and hygiene choices were observed.
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spelling pubmed-76001172020-11-01 The Nutritional and Health Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Grabia, Monika Markiewicz-Żukowska, Renata Puścion-Jakubik, Anna Bielecka, Joanna Nowakowski, Patryk Gromkowska-Kępka, Krystyna Mielcarek, Konrad Socha, Katarzyna Nutrients Article COVID-19 related restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus result in changes in daily routines and physical activity which can have a negative effect on eating and health habits. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with diabetes and their nutrition and health behaviours. A survey conducted in July 2020 included 124 individuals with type 1 (n = 90) and 2 (n = 34) diabetes mellitus from Poland. To assess nutritional and health behaviours, an online questionnaire covering basic information, anthropometric data, and details regarding physical activity, eating, and hygiene habits was used. Almost 40% of all respondents with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) stated that their disease self-management had significantly improved. Over 60% of all participants declared that they had started eating more nutritious and regular meals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Enhanced hygiene, in particular, during the period, a statistically significant increase in hand sanitiser use was reported by respondents (18% vs. 82%, p < 0.001). The study demonstrated that the pandemic had a significant impact on the behaviour of patients with DM. Improved disease self-management and making healthy, informed food and hygiene choices were observed. MDPI 2020-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7600117/ /pubmed/33008059 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12103013 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Grabia, Monika
Markiewicz-Żukowska, Renata
Puścion-Jakubik, Anna
Bielecka, Joanna
Nowakowski, Patryk
Gromkowska-Kępka, Krystyna
Mielcarek, Konrad
Socha, Katarzyna
The Nutritional and Health Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
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title_full The Nutritional and Health Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
title_fullStr The Nutritional and Health Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
title_full_unstemmed The Nutritional and Health Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
title_short The Nutritional and Health Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
title_sort nutritional and health effects of the covid-19 pandemic on patients with diabetes mellitus
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7600117/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33008059
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12103013
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