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Barghchi, H., Araste, A., Varasteh, N., Dehnavi, Z., Zare-Feyzabadi, R., Fard, M. V., … Ghayour-Mobarhan, M. (2025). Food Quality Is Associated With Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Recovered COVID-19 Patients: Finding From a Case-Control Study. Clinical Nutrition Research.
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Barghchi, H., A. Araste, Naeimeh Varasteh, Zahra Dehnavi, Reza Zare-Feyzabadi, Mohammad Vahedi Fard, Kimia Mohammadhasani, et al. “Food Quality Is Associated With Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Recovered COVID-19 Patients: Finding From a Case-Control Study.” Clinical Nutrition Research (2025).
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Barghchi, H., et al. “Food Quality Is Associated With Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Recovered COVID-19 Patients: Finding From a Case-Control Study.” Clinical Nutrition Research, 2025.
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@article{h2025a,
title = {Food Quality Is Associated With Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Recovered COVID-19 Patients: Finding From a Case-Control Study},
year = {2025},
journal = {Clinical Nutrition Research},
author = {Barghchi, H. and Araste, A. and Varasteh, Naeimeh and Dehnavi, Zahra and Zare-Feyzabadi, Reza and Fard, Mohammad Vahedi and Mohammadhasani, Kimia and Parirokh, Javad and Khorasanchi, Z. and Bajgiran, Maryam Mohammadi and Hasanzadeh, Elahe and Ebrahimi, R. and Aghasizadeh, M. and Toosi, Mansoureh Sadat Ekhteraee and Asadian-Sohan, Parisa and Darban, Reza Assaran and Hossieni, Reza and Ferns, Gordon A. and Esmaily, H. and Ghayour-Mobarhan, M.}
}
Following up with recovered coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients is necessary. Given the importance of psychological function accompanied by significant effects of food quality, we want to examine the association between food quality score (FQS) and mental disorders among recovered COVID-19 patients. This case-control study was performed on 246 eligible adults. A validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was used to evaluate dietary intake. We using Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, Insomnia Severity Index, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaires to evaluate the psychological function. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to estimate the odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for score categories of the FQS index and psychological function in multivariate-adjusted models. Only in case subjects, we found significant associations between adherence to the FQS diet and depression, anxiety, and stress in the crude model (OR, 0.796, 95% CI, 0.661–0.958, p = 0.016; OR, 0.824, 95% CI, 0.707–0.960, p = 0.013; OR, 0.824, 95% CI, 0.709–0.956, p = 0.011, respectively). These associations remained significant in all two adjusted models. However, no significant associations were found between FQS and psychological functions in the control group. Our data suggests that overall food quality intake is associated with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms during the post-infection period. Also, adequate daily intakes of fruits, legumes, nuts, and whole grains are associated with reduced risks of psychological impairment and sleep disorders which are common among recovered patients.