Health-Related Quality of Life and Injuries in Physical Education Students: A Multi-Group Model According to the Degree of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet
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Melguizo-Ibáñez, Eduardo; Ubago-Jiménez, José Luis; Sanz Martín, Daniel; Alonso-Vargas, José ManuelEditorial
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health; social functioning dietary adherence
Date
2024-04-24Referencia bibliográfica
Melguizo Ibañez, E. et. al. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2024, 14, 1140–1152. [https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14050075]
Abstract
The Mediterranean diet is considered a healthy eating pattern. It has been shown to improve
people’s quality of life. When a person suffers injuries, their quality of life suffers. This research aims
to accomplish the following: (a) to study the differences in the effect of the health-related quality
of life on injuries according to the degree of adherence to the Mediterranean diet, (b) to analyse the
existing differences in the variables that make up the health-related quality of life according to the
degree of adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and (c) to analyse the degree of adherence to the
Mediterranean diet according to whether the participants have suffered any injury. The study was
descriptive, cross-sectional, and exploratory in a sample of 556 physical education students. The
PREDIMED questionnaire, the SF-36 questionnaire, and a self-administered questionnaire were used.
The results showed that high adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with higher quality
of life and lower injury rates. It was also observed that high adherence to the Mediterranean diet
improved the effect of the quality of life on injuries. In conclusion, the Mediterranean diet is beneficial
for the quality of life of young university students.