Appetite loss, death anxiety and medical coping modes in COVID‐19 patients: a cross‐sectional study

Zeng, Qiuxuan; Cao, Huangliang; Ma, Qing; Chen, Jieya; Shi, Haixia

doi:10.1002/nop2.1037

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“…In our study, a lower proportion than the COVID-19 sample, 33% of the healthy sample, reported having skipped meals. These results are consistent with previous studies [ 35 , 36 ] indicating that COVID-19 infection is associated with a change in eating habits, which could also be related to emotional aspects such as anxiety [ 37 ].…”

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Food Intake Changes and Their Impact on Quality of Life in Spanish Citizens with and without COVID-19 during Lockdown

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The pervasive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is just beginning to be analyzed. To date, only a handful of these studies have investigated the relationship between an individual’s quality of life (QoL) and their changes in food intake due to the virus (from the associated symptomatology of diagnosis to the universal impact of lockdown on individual lives, regardless of a person’s health status). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify changes in food intake resulting from the pandemic and the corresponding impact on QoL in the Spanish population. This study focuses its investigation on the 3-month time period within which lockdown was its most restrictive, March–May 2020. Survey questions ask participants to compare their eating habits, general health status, and QoL during these 3 months to times prior to the pandemic. We conducted an online survey amongst the Spanish population over 18 years old. Three surveys were administered: (1) the adult eating behavior questionnaire (EABQ), (2) EuroQoL-5D-5L, and (3) The determinants lifestyle changes during lockdown period (March to May 2020). A total of 86 participants were included, with a mean age of 34 years. In the analysis of QoL, significant differences were found according to age, sex, and the presence of a COVID-19 diagnosis. Likewise, in the analysis of food intake, significant differences were found by age (greater changes in the 18–29-years-old population) (p< 0.01) and by sex (women p < 0.03), as well as greater changes in those with a diagnosis of COVID-19. Furthermore, both food intake and COVID-19 diagnosis were variables that predicted QoL outcomes. In sum, forced home lockdown can cause changes in food intake, which can predict a lower QoL. It follows that the lockdown situation caused by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has affected the food intake and overall QoL of the Spanish population.

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Food Intake Changes and Their Impact on Quality of Life in Spanish Citizens with and without COVID-19 during Lockdown

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“…Similarly, Lawrence, et al reported that their patients experienced loss of appetite [20]. In another study evaluating appetite using the Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire, Zeng, et al determined that all patients with COVID-19 suffered from loss of appetite [21]. Symptoms of loss of appetite and taste loss can also explain weight loss in our participants.…”

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Determination of the Psychological Care and Information Needs of Patients during the Active Covid-19 Disease

Gonul¹,

Burcak²,

Duygu³

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J Nurs Pract

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“…26 These results indicated that the participants in our study had a higher level of DA than the general population. 27 Because higher levels of DA can lead to distressing thoughts about death and affect the recovery of patients, it is necessary to develop interventions to reduce their fear of death and deal with their impending death.…”

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Factors influencing death anxiety among Chinese patients with cancer: a cross-sectional study

Gong

Yang²,

Cheng³

et al. 2022

BMJ Open

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ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate death anxiety status among Chinese patients with cancer and identify factors that affect death anxiety.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingChangsha, Hunan Province, China.ParticipantsA total of 286 inpatients diagnosed with cancer were randomly recruited from a tertiary cancer centre and completed the questionnaires between January and June 2021.Primary and secondary outcome measuresThe primary outcome was the status of death anxiety. The secondary outcomes were the factors that affect death anxiety among Chinese patients with cancer.MethodsA total of 286 Chinese patients with cancer were recruited from a tertiary cancer hospital to complete the demographic and clinical characteristics questionnaire, Templer’s Death Anxiety Scale, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-second edition, and Meaning in Life Questionnaire from January to June 2021. Data were analysed using t-test, analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis H test, Pearson correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis.ResultsOn average, patients with cancer scored 7.72±4.17 for death anxiety, 25.71±9.69 for experiential avoidance and 45.19±8.22 for meaning in life. Ultimately, the statistically significant factors influencing death anxiety were education levels, insurance, pain scores, experiential avoidance and meaning in life. These factors explained 40.6% of the difference in death anxiety.ConclusionsPatients with cancer in China experienced a high level of death anxiety. This study showed that experiential avoidance and meaning in life were important factors that affected death anxiety in patients with cancer. Further studies should be conducted to explore effective interventions to prevent experiential avoidance and increase meaning in life for patients with cancer. Attention should be paid to patients without insurance but with lower education levels and higher pain scores to ultimately relieve death anxiety and improve their quality of life.

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Appetite loss, death anxiety and medical coping modes in COVID‐19 patients: a cross‐sectional study

Cited by 15 publications

References 59 publications

Food Intake Changes and Their Impact on Quality of Life in Spanish Citizens with and without COVID-19 during Lockdown

Food Intake Changes and Their Impact on Quality of Life in Spanish Citizens with and without COVID-19 during Lockdown

Determination of the Psychological Care and Information Needs of Patients during the Active Covid-19 Disease

Factors influencing death anxiety among Chinese patients with cancer: a cross-sectional study

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