The importance of a healthy lifestyle to prevent mental health problems during crisis situations: evidence from Corona Immunitas Ticino

• DOI: 10.1007/s10389-024-02263-6
• Publication Date: 2024-04-23T06:02:01Z
• Authors: Giovanna Pedroni; Anne-Linda Camerini; ; Emiliano Albanese; Rebecca Amati; Antonio Amendola; Anna Maria Annoni; Granit Baqaj; Kleona Bezani; Peter Buttaroni; Anne-Linda Camerini; Anna Paola Caminada; Elia Cattani; Alessandro Ceschi; Laurie Corna; Cristina Corti Fr...; Luca Crivelli; Diana Sofia Da Co...; Giorgio Dal Bo’; Gladys Delai Vent...; Daniela Dordoni; Marta Fadda; Luca Faillace; Ilaria Falvo; Paolo Ferrari; Maddalena Fiordelli; Carolina Foglia; Giovanni Franscella; Sara Gamberoni; Roberta Gandolfi; Rosita Ghidossi; Daniele Giottonini; Paola Guglielmetti; Sandra Jovic; Franco Keller; Sara Levati; Isabella Martinelli; Federico Mele; Rosalba Morese; Anna Papis; Giovanni Piumatti; Greta Rizzi; Serena Sabatini; Federica Sallusto; Tatiana Terrot; Mauro Tonolla
• Keywords: Corona (planetary geology)

Abstract Aim The increasing frequency of epidemic, climate, and political crisis situations, compounded by modern life stress, is associated with a rise in mental health problems. Unhealthy lifestyle, including unhealthy eating habits, insufficient sleep, scarce physical activity, may further contribute to problems, especially young populations. aim the present longitudinal study examine impact activity on problems during COVID-19 pandemic as situation. Subject methods We analyzed self-report data collected at baseline (T1), 4 (T2), 8 (T3), 12 months from 1029 participants aged 5 21 within Corona Immunitas Ticino project. Results Repeated-measures ANOVA showed significant decrease T1 T3, slight increase T4. Hierarchical linear regression analysis revealed that habits together an T4 were negatively correlated On other hand, sleep time over same period was positively Among covariates, women adolescents experienced more Conclusion findings support previous research highlights role healthy reducing difficult circumstances exacerbated situations. Age- gender-sensitive targeted interventions promoting lifestyle behaviors are thus essential.