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Improved psychosocial functioning and quality of life in inpatients with severe mental illness receiving a multidisciplinary lifestyle enhancing treatment. The MULTI study II
Publication date: Available online 19 October 2018Source: Mental Health and Physical ActivityAuthor(s): Jeroen Deenik, Diederik E. Tenback, Erwin C.P.M. Tak, Ingrid J.M. Hendriksen, Peter N. van HartenAbstractPatients hospitalised with severe mental illness (SMI) have poor physical health. Recently, a multidisciplinary lifestyle enhancing treatment for inpatients with SMI (MULTI) was implemented after which improvements of physical health were observed in the longer term. As part of a comprehensive evaluation of MULTI, we aimed to additionally analyse changes in perceived psychosocial functioning and quality of life after ...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - October 20, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Examining the barriers to physical activity between active and inactive people with severe mental illness in Ireland
We examined the difference between outpatients with SMI that meet and do not meet physical activity guidelines in relation to barriers to physical activity in domain areas that are theoretically-informed from determinant areas of physical activity behaviour change. We aimed to identify clinical and demographic variables of less active people with SMI and domains where less active people with SMI have heightened barriers to physical activity.MethodsA self-report survey comprised of clinical and demographic variables, a brief 3-item measure of physical activity (3Q), and the Determinants of Physical Activity Questionnaire (D...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - October 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Qualitative evaluation of a football intervention for people with mental health problems in the north east of London
Publication date: Available online 17 October 2018Source: Mental Health and Physical ActivityAuthor(s): Bettina Friedrich, Oliver John MasonAbstractIn recent years, football has seen increasing popularity as an adjunct intervention for people with mental health problems, aiming at improving their physical and emotional health as well as fostering their social inclusion and integration. Previous quantitative and qualitative studies have shown that football interventions can contribute to emotional and physical recovery as well as offer a context for people to connect to others and foster social skills.In the present study, ...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - October 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The physical literacy of children with behavioural and emotional mental health disorders: A scoping review
ConclusionBroadly, children with MHDs have lower physical literacy than children without MHDs so may require greater levels of support and tailored evidence based-interventions to become physically literate. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - October 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Implicit attitudes towards exercise and physical activity behaviour among in-patients with psychiatric disorders
Publication date: Available online 30 August 2018Source: Mental Health and Physical ActivityAuthor(s): Markus Gerber, Janine Ehrbar, Ralf Brand, Franziska Antoniewicz, Serge Brand, Flora Colledge, Lars Donath, Stephan T. Egger, Martin Hatzinger, Edith Holsboer-Trachsler, Christian Imboden, Nina Schweinfurth, Stefan Vetter, Sebastian LudygaAbstractThe current body of evidence suggests that in healthy participants, implicit attitudes towards physical activity explain variance in exercise behaviour beyond explicit cognitive processes. However, such relationships have not been examined in psychiatric patients, although this ma...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - August 30, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Intervention effects and mediators of well-being in a school-based physical activity program for adolescents: The ‘Resistance Training for Teens’ cluster RCT
ConclusionOverall, Resistance Training for Teens did not improve adolescents' self-esteem or subjective well-being. However, our mediation findings lend support to resistance training self-efficacy as a mechanism explaining the positive effect of resistance training on self-esteem. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - August 29, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The impact of an exercise program as a treatment for gambling disorder: A randomized controlled trial
Publication date: Available online 20 July 2018Source: Mental Health and Physical ActivityAuthor(s): Ana Claudia Penna, Hyoun S. Kim, Antonio Marcelo Cabrita de Brito, Hermano TavaresAbstractPhysical activity has been shown to lead to an array of improvements in physical and psychological functioning. It is unknown, however, whether an exercise program may have utility as a standalone treatment of gambling disorder due to the paucity of studies, small sample sizes and lack of control groups. The aim of the present research was to address these empirical gaps by conducting a randomized controlled trial testing the effects o...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Associations between physical activity, positive affect, and self-regulation during preschoolers' everyday lives
ConclusionsEngaging in more MVPA than usual on a given day was positively associated with preschoolers' daily positive affect, which was associated with higher daily self-regulation levels. Whereas physical activity seems to have short-term associations on a daily basis, positive affect seems to facilitate children's self-regulation skills both intra- and inter-individually. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Greater variability in daily physical activity is associated with poorer mental health profiles among obese adults
This study employed a novel two-stage data analysis approach using the standalone program MIXWILD. The first-stage model partitioned mean level as well as between-subject and within-subject variances in daily PA by estimating a random location (subject-level mean) and a random scale (subject-level variability) for daily PA. In the second-stage, these random subject effects for daily PA along with their interactions with BMI were used as predictors for subject-level mental health outcomes. Associations between subject-level variability in daily PA and mental health outcomes significantly differed depending on adults’ BMI ...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Smartphone-based passive assessment of mobility in depression: Challenges and opportunities
Publication date: March 2018Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity, Volume 14Author(s): Brenna N. Renn, Abhishek Pratap, David C. Atkins, Sean D. Mooney, Patricia A. AreánAbstractAdvances in technology have ushered in exciting potential for smartphone sensors to inform mental health care. This commentary addresses the practical challenges of collecting smartphone-based physical activity data. Using data (N = 353) from a large scale, fully remote randomized clinical trial for depression, we discuss findings and limitations associated with using passively collected mobility data to make inferences about depressive ...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The associations of self-reported physical fitness and physical activity with sleep quality in young adults: A population-based study
ConclusionOur results show that “lower” levels of physical fitness and “insufficient” physical activity are associated with “poor” sleep quality in a large sample of young adults. Thus, special policies and strategies that enhance physical fitness and physical activity as protective factors are warranted. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

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Publication date: March 2018Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity, Volume 14Author(s): (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of exercise on psychosocial outcomes in adults with obesity: A call for more research
ConclusionsCurrent evidence does not suggest exercise is successful in significantly enhancing psychosocial health in adults with obesity. Limitations associated with the reviewed studies could have biased the results toward a lack of effect. Additional high-quality RCTs are needed to improve evidence-based knowledge. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The association of physical activity with depression and stress among post-secondary school students: A systematic review
Publication date: March 2018Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity, Volume 14Author(s): Shilpa Dogra, Lindsey MacIntosh, Carley O'Neill, Chelsea D'Silva, Heather Shearer, Kathy Smith, Pierre CôtéAbstractThe purpose of this review was to synthesize evidence on the associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and fitness with stress, depression, and anxiety in post-secondary students. We conducted a systematic review of the literature and searched four databases from 2000 to 2016. In total, 1942 articles were screened, 22 were critically appraised, and five had low or moderate risk of bias; all were cross-sectio...
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Autonomy support, light physical activity and psychological well-being in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A cross-sectional study
ConclusionsImportant other autonomy support for physical activity may hold positive consequences for LPA engagement and related psychological well-being in RA, independent of the negative effects of lower-limb functional disability. (Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity)
Source: Mental Health and Physical Activity - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research