Egeria Scoditti, Antonella Bodini, Saverio Sabina, Carlo Giacomo Leo, Pierpaolo Mincarone, Antonella Rissotto, Stanislao Fusco, Roberto Guarino, Giuseppe Ponzini, Maria Rosaria Tumolo, Nicola Magnavita, Giovanni Luigi Tripepi, Sergio Garbarino
The COVID-19 outbreak has led to relevant changes in everyday life worldwide. One of these changes has been a rapid transition to and an increasing implementation of working from home (WH) modality. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of mandatory WH during the COVID-19 pandemic on lifestyle behaviors, Mediterranean diet adherence, body weight, and depression. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted in the early 2022 at the National Research Council of Italy using ad hoc questions and validated scales collecting information on physical activity, sedentary behavior, hobbies/pastimes, dietary habits including adherence to the Mediterranean diet, body weight, and depression during WH compared with before WH...
2024: PloS One