scholarly journals Response to: ‘Measuring adherence to the Mediterranean diet (Kleiman SC)’; ‘Median-centered dietary indices do not accurately classify exposure to the Mediterranean diet (Smith LP)’; ‘Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and quality of life in the SUN Project (Kepler S)’

2012 ◽  
Vol 66 (8) ◽  
pp. 976-976
Author(s):  
P Henríquez Sánchez ◽  
C Ruano ◽  
J de Irala ◽  
M Ruiz-Canela ◽  
M A Martínez-González ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
The Sun ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Dietary Indices ◽  
Sun Project

scholarly journals Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and quality of life in the SUN Project

2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 360-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Henríquez Sánchez ◽  
C Ruano ◽  
J de Irala ◽  
M Ruiz-Canela ◽  
M A Martínez-González ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
The Sun ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Sun Project

scholarly journals FRI0233 IMPACT AND ADHERENCE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS ITALIAN PATIENTS: CORRELATION WITH GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS, MOOD DISTURBANCES AND QUALITY OF LIFE

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 700.2-700
Author(s):  
G. De Luca ◽  
G. Natalello ◽  
G. Abignano ◽  
C. Campochiaro ◽  
D. Temiz Karadağ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systemic Sclerosis ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Research Support ◽  
Work Impairment ◽  
Gi Symptoms ◽  
The Mediterranean

Background:Gastrointestinal involvement(GI) is a common feature of systemic sclerosis(SSc) and can be highly disabling, representing a major cause of morbidity and reduced quality of life(QoL). The impact of dietary habits on GI symptoms, mood and QoL has not been extensively evaluated.Objectives:To evaluate the adherence to the Mediterranean Diet(MD) in an Italian multicenter cohort of SSc patients, and its impact on GI symptoms and other disease features, depression, anxiety and overall QoL.Methods:Consecutive SSc(ACR/EULAR2013) patients from 4 Italian cohorts were enrolled. Dietary habits and adherence to the MD were assessed using the 14-item MEDAS and QueMD questionnaires. Presence and severity of depressive/anxious symptoms and QoL were evaluated with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS) and the SSc-HAQ(S-HAQ). GI symptoms were assessed with the Reflux Disease Questionnaire(RDQ) and the UCLA SCTC GI Tract 2.0 questionnaire(USG). Associations with patients’ lifestyle, disease characteristics, and nutritional status were explored.Results:265 patients (94.7% females; age 55.8±13.6years; disease duration 9.1±7.0years; diffuse SSc 31.8%; Scl70 + 35.8%;ulcers 23.4%;ILD 29.4%;BMI 23.7±4.4 Kg/m2; obese 11.3%,overweight 23.4%,underweight 4.9%) were enrolled.Overall MD adherence was moderate(7.5±1.9) according to MEDAS and it correlated with QueMD score(4.53±1.96)(R=.371,p<0.001). MD adherence was optimal in 39 patients(14.7%), more frequently from Central-Southern Italy(p=0.036); 189 patients(71.3%) had a good and 37(14.0%) a poor MD adherence.GI symptoms were moderate/severe according to USG in 37(14.0%) patients(USG:0.41±0.40), and heartburn was the most common GI symptom(35.2%). The prevalence of significant anxiety and depression was 24.1% and 17.0%.An inverse correlation was found between MD adherence and mood disturbances at HADS(MEDAS; R=-0.181,p=0.04), work impairment(QueMD;R=-0.247,p=0.005) and reduced QoL, both for GI (constipation at USG: R=-0.133,p=0.032) and general S-HAQ items(bowel:R=-0.181,p=0.04;severity R=-0.202,p=0.01;Raynaud:R=-0.217,p<0.001;ulcers: R=-0.207,p=0.01). MD adherence directly correlated with lung function(MEDAS;R=0.181,p=0.023 for FVC and R=0.170,p=0.03 for DLCO). Patients with MD optimal adherence had lower HADS depression(p=0.04) and S-HAQ scores(HAQ,p=0.04; Raynaud,p=0.005; ulcers,p=0.02) and lower work impairment and lost work time(p=0.03). No significant correlation emerged between MD adherence and BMI, or specific symptoms. Depression and anxiety directly correlated with the severity of reported upper GI symptoms according to both scales (RDQ-GERD:R=0.261,p=0.001; USG:R=0.263,p<0.001) and general S-HAQ items (HAQ: R=0.136,p=0.032;severity R=0.233,p<0.001;bowel: R=0.135,p=0.04;breath: R=0.133,p=0.03; ulcers: R=0.132,p=0.037). Results were confirmed after exclusion of psychiatric(11.7%) and fibromyalgic(15.5%) patients.Conclusion:Unsatisfactory MD adherence is associated with a low mood, impaired QoL, work impairment, GI and vascular symptoms in Italian SSc patients. The promotion of a healthy lifestyle could positively impact on QoL and disease status of SSc patients.References:[1]Gnagnarella P, et a. NMCD 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2018.06.006[2]Jaeger VK et al. PLoS One, 2016.[3]Dinu M et al. Eur J Clin Nutr 2018. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2017.58.[4]Khanna D, et al.Arthritis Rheum. 2009. doi: 10.1002/art.24730.Acknowledgments:GILSDisclosure of Interests:Giacomo De Luca Grant/research support from: SOBI, Speakers bureau: SOBI, Novartis, Pfizer, MSD, Celgene, Gerlando Natalello: None declared, Giuseppina Abignano: None declared, Corrado Campochiaro Speakers bureau: Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, GSK, SOBI, Duygu Temiz Karadağ: None declared, Maria De Santis: None declared, Elisa Gremese Speakers bureau: Abbvie, BMS, Celgene, Jannsen, Lilly, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer, Sandoz, UCB, Silvia Laura Bosello Speakers bureau: Abbvie, Pfizer, Boehringer, Lorenzo Dagna Grant/research support from: Abbvie, BMS, Celgene, Janssen, MSD, Mundipharma Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, SG, SOBI, Consultant of: Abbvie, Amgen, Biogen, BMS, Celltrion, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, SG, and SOBI

scholarly journals Empirically Derived Dietary Patterns and Health-Related Quality of Life in the SUN Project

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. e61490 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Ruano ◽  
Patricia Henriquez ◽  
Miguel Ángel Martínez-González ◽  
Maira Bes-Rastrollo ◽  
Miguel Ruiz-Canela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Sun Project

Effects of lifestyles and the Mediterranean diet on elderly people’s quality of life according to gender / Efectos de los estilos de vida y la dieta mediterránea en la calidad de vida en personas mayores en función del género

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 225-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Violeta Clement-Carbonell ◽  
Rosario Ferrer-Cascales ◽  
Ana Zaragoza-Martí ◽  
Nicolás Ruiz-Robledillo ◽  
Manuel Fernández-Alcántara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Dieta Mediterranea ◽  
Dieta Mediterránea

scholarly journals A Clinical Trial for the Identification of Metabolic Biomarkers in Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and in Psoriasis: Study Protocol

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-306
Author(s):  
Evangelia Sarandi ◽  
Sabine Kruger Kruger Krasagakis ◽  
Dimitris Tsoukalas ◽  
Gottfried Rudofsky ◽  
Aristides Tsatsakis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Hashimoto’S Thyroiditis ◽  
Dietary Factors ◽  
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Metabolic Biomarkers

Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and psoriasis are inflammatory disorders that significantly impact patients’ quality of life, stressing the need for novel biomarkers of early diagnosis. This randomized clinical trial (NCT04693936) aims to identify Hashimoto’s thyroiditis’ and psoriasis’ metabolic biomarkers and to investigate the effect of environmental factors on the disease-related metabolic imprint and quality of life. Patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, patients with psoriasis, and healthy individuals aged 18–60 will be recruited, enrolled according to eligibility criteria (medical history, clinical thyroid markers and the PASI score) and randomized to two groups. The intervention group will receive a combination of nutraceuticals for 6 months as part of a Mediterranean diet, and the control group will follow their usual diet. Data will be collected at baseline and the end of the study, including metabolite levels, lifestyle and anthropometric measurements, adherence to the Mediterranean diet (through the Mediterranean Diet Score) and disease-specific quality of life (through the Thyroid Patient Report Outcome for Hashimoto’s group, and the Dermatology Life Quality Index for the psoriasis group). This study will investigate metabolic biomarkers and related changes in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and psoriasis and evaluate the association of metabolic changes with dietary factors and quality of life.

scholarly journals Relationship Between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Health-Related Quality of Life and Life Satisfaction Among Older Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Zaragoza-Martí ◽  
R. Ferrer-Cascales ◽  
J. A. Hurtado-Sánchez ◽  
A. Laguna-Pérez ◽  
M. J. Cabañero-Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals The Mediating and Moderating Effects of Physical Fitness of the Relationship between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Health-Related Quality of Life in University Students

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3578
Author(s):  
Noelia María Martín-Espinosa ◽  
Miriam Garrido-Miguel ◽  
Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno ◽  
Alberto González-García ◽  
Andrés Redondo-Tébar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
University Students ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study was to estimate the relationship between the adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in university students and to assess whether this relationship is mediated or moderated by cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and handgrip strength. A cross-sectional study was performed involving 310 first-year Spanish university students. Adherence to the MD was evaluated with the 14-item Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS), and the HRQoL was evaluated with the Short Form-12 (SF-12) questionnaire. CRF was assessed by the 20 m shuttle run test, and the handgrip strength was determined by dynamometry. ANCOVA models showed that participants with higher CRF and handgrip strength levels had significantly higher scores in the physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) of the SF-12 and in the MEDAS questionnaire than those with medium and low scores (p < 0.050). Additionally, the ANCOVA models showed that students with good adherence to the MD showed higher scores in the MCS of HRQoL than those with low adherence (p = 0.044, ES = 0.013), but these results did not appear for the PCS of HRQoL (p = 0.728, ES = 0.001). In the mediation analysis, it was found that CRF and handgrip strength acted as full mediators of the relationship between adherence to the MD and the MCS of HRQoL. In the moderation analysis, it was evidenced that CRF and handgrip strength did not act as moderators in the relationship between adherence to the MD and the MCS of HRQoL. In conclusion, adherence to the MD does not seem to have a direct effect on the MCS of HRQoL because this association seems to be fully mediated by CRF and handgrip strength.

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