Association between meal frequency with others and psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

Rikako Tsuji Daisuke Nishi Natsu Sasaki Hiroto Akiyama Reiko Kuroda Kanami Tsuno Kotaro Imamura Norito Kawakami

Published in: PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences (2022)

Among those who ate dinner with others at least once a week, those who ate with others "almost daily" had the least psychological distress. The association was comparable after adjusting for global fear and worry about COVID-19. Further study is needed on why those who eat with others less than once a week may have a lower prevalence ratio of having mental distress.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
risk factors
physical activity
sars cov
sleep quality
mental health
randomized controlled trial
placebo controlled
clinical trial
depressive symptoms
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
study protocol