流行病后大学生咖啡因消费的变化 (CCAP研究):意大利的一项跨部门研究
Giuseppe Di Martino1,2, Pamela Di Giovanni1, Federica Vaccaro1
1Department of Medicine and Ageing Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Nutrients
|April 27, 2024
概括
在COVID-19封锁期间,许多大学生增加了咖啡因摄入量,特别是咖啡和补充剂. 这种咖啡因消费的增加与报告中的焦虑和睡眠质量的降低相关.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 营养科学 营养科学
背景情况:
- 在全球范围内,COVID-19大流行和随后的封锁大大改变了日常生活和社会行为.
- 精神健康问题,包括增加的焦虑和睡眠障碍,在此期间被广泛报道.
- 咖啡因消费因其潜在的情绪提升特性以及对睡眠和焦虑的影响而得到认可.
研究的目的:
- 评估意大利大学生锁定后咖啡因消费模式的变化.
- 研究改变咖啡因摄入量与心理健康指标之间的关系.
- 评估大流行对咖啡,能量饮料和补充剂消费的影响.
主要方法:
- 采用了横截面研究设计.
- 从404名意大利大学生收集了数据.
- 评估了咖啡因消耗,焦虑水平 (使用国家特征焦虑清单 - STAI) 和睡眠质量 (使用失眠严重程度指数 - ISS).
主要成果:
- 23%的学生在封锁期间消费了更多的咖啡,与疫情前的水平相比.
- 36.1%的参与者在锁定期间后增加了他们的每日咖啡消费.
- 能量补充剂的消费增加比能量饮料的消费增加更为明显,高咖啡因摄入量与STAI和ISS分数的升高有关.
结论:
- 大约四分之一的大学生在疫情后增加了对咖啡因产品的摄入量.
- 在这个学生群体中,增加咖啡因消费与增加的焦虑和睡眠质量下降有关.
- 研究结果强调了与流行病相关的生活方式变化,咖啡因习惯和心理健康结果之间的相互作用.
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