COVID‐19, internists and resilience: the north‐south Italy outbreak

Ciaula, Agostino Di; Palmieri, Vincenzo O.; Migliore, Giovanni; Portincasa, Piero

doi:10.1111/eci.13299

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“…As a result of this intense social isolation, people suffered from stress, frustrations due to financial losses, inadequate supplies and fear of COVID‐19 infection this negative feelings caused among population created an unhealthy environment to survive 3‐5 . Thus, besides evident beneficial effects on mortality and morbidity rates, 6 the lockdown generated major economic negative effects, 7 as well as increased risk of anxiety, and depression 8 …”

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Multiplying effects of COVID‐19 lockdown on metabolic risk and fatty liver

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Eur J Clin Investigation

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Background Social containment measures imposed in Europe during the lockdown to face COVID‐19 pandemic can generate long‐term potential threats for metabolic health. Methods A cohort of 494 non‐COVID‐19 subjects living in 21 EU countries were interviewed by an anonymous questionnaire exploring anthropometric and lifestyle changes during 1‐month lockdown. A subgroup of 41 overweight/obese Italian subjects with previously diagnosed nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) joined the study following a 12‐month follow‐up period promoting weight loss by healthy lifestyle. Results During the lockdown, body weight increased in 55% of subjects (average 2.4 ± 0.9 kg). Weight change increased with age, but not baseline body mass index. Subjects living in Italy had greater weight gain than those living in other European Countries. Weight gain during the lockdown was highest in subjects reporting no physical activity, and low adherence to Mediterranean diet. In the NAFLD group, weight gain occurred in 70% of cases. Subjects reporting weight loss during lockdown had decreased fatty liver score at 3 months before the lockdown, as compared with 1 year before. Conclusions Strict measures of social containment—even short‐term—pave the way to the increased risk of metabolic abnormalities in the medium‐long term. In this context, adherence to Mediterranean diet and regular physical activity play a protective role both in terms of weight gain and fatty liver development/progression, with implication for primary and secondary prevention. When adopting measures imposing social containment, intensive educational campaigns must increase public awareness about beneficial effects of healthy lifestyles.

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Multiplying effects of COVID‐19 lockdown on metabolic risk and fatty liver

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“…The continuous age variable was divided into four groups usually used in the research on patients with IBD [28]. Segments were labeled as young (18-30), young-adults (31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45), adults (46-60), and old (> 60). All analyses were carried out with IBM SPSS 20, Armonk, New York.…”

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Psychological reaction to Covid-19 of Italian patients with IBD

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Background Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may be particularly vulnerable to the effects of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) on disease management and psychological status. This study explored psychological reactions to the Covid-19 emergency and IBD disease management in a sample of Italian patients. Methods An online questionnaire was designed to assess general concerns, psychological reaction, disease management, socio-demographics, and clinical information with validated scales and ad hoc items. A non-probabilistic purposive sample was selected, comprised patients with IBD who belonged to the Italian Association for patients with IBD (AMICI Onlus) completed the questionnaire in April 2020. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics, student’s T-test for independent groups, and one-way ANOVA (Analysis of Variance). Results One thousand fourteen eligible questionnaires were analyzed. Italian patients with IBD appeared to be very worried about the Covid-19 emergency (60.7%) and concerned about the risks of infection (59%). Half of the sample reported medium to high-perceived stress, and 74% had low-medium coping self-efficacy levels. One third was in a state of psychological arousal. Twenty-nine percent of patients had canceled hospital appointments for fear of contracting the virus. The majority of responders believed that belonging to the Italian Association for Patients with IBD - AMICI Onlus - is useful. Conclusions The results revealed that this sample of Italian patients with IBD lived with medium level of stress and with inadequate coping self-efficacy regarding disease management. Accordingly, Covid-19 may affect self-management behaviors. Therefore, national and regional associations for patients with IBD, should largely support these patients in this emergency.

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“…The goal of the Special Issue was to share relevant information potentially helpful to other countries affected in a later stage or to fight the next COVID-19 waves. [6][7][8] Our conclusion is that after one year, we still have big scientific gaps on the COVID-19 pandemic and we often do not know how to manage patients suffering from COVID-19 with multiple comorbidities. Several unmet needs remain to be addressed, and our journal is widely open to all scientific contributions clarifying these issues.…”

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“…We finally decided to compose a COVID‐19 Special Issue, highlighting together the clinical and translational knowledge established from European countries firstly affected by the pandemic, such as Italy. The goal of the Special Issue was to share relevant information potentially helpful to other countries affected in a later stage or to fight the next COVID‐19 waves 6‐8 . Our conclusion is that after one year, we still have big scientific gaps on the COVID‐19 pandemic and we often do not know how to manage patients suffering from COVID‐19 with multiple comorbidities.…”

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How to manage the abundant COVID‐19 submissions to a peer‐reviewed Scientific Journal

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COVID‐19, internists and resilience: the north‐south Italy outbreak

Cited by 14 publications

References 49 publications

Multiplying effects of COVID‐19 lockdown on metabolic risk and fatty liver

Multiplying effects of COVID‐19 lockdown on metabolic risk and fatty liver

Psychological reaction to Covid-19 of Italian patients with IBD

How to manage the abundant COVID‐19 submissions to a peer‐reviewed Scientific Journal

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