Assessment Strategies to Evaluate the Mediterranean Lifestyle: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: The Mediterranean Lifestyle (MLS) has been related to better health and quality of life. However, there is no consensus on how to assess this lifestyle. The main objective of this work was to systematically review the methodology used in different studies on the evaluation of the MLS. The specific objectives were (1) to analyze the MLS components evaluated in previous studies, (2) to explore the assessment instruments available for the analysis of the MLS, and (3) to identify the psychometric properties of these instruments. The search was carried out using the PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect databases with the purpose of identifying those published articles in which the MLS was assessed. The review included 26 studies linked to the assessment of the MLS. Of these studies

SUBMITTER: Montero-Sandiego E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9571868 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature