Physical activity and mental health in patients with multimorbidity

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Mental Health and Physical Activity Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI:10.1016/j.mhpa.2025.100673

Christian W. Schmidt , Megan Agnew , Kristen Malecki , Ronald Gangnon , Amy Schultz , Paul E. Peppard , Lisa Cadmus-Bertram

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Abstract

Background and aims

Multimorbidity, defined as the presence of two or more chronic health conditions, is a growing problem in the United States and abroad. Physical activity is a modifiable health behavior that promotes physical and mental health, yet little is known about the relationship between physical activity and mental health among those with multimorbidity.

Methods

Using a population-based survey of community dwelling adults in Wisconsin, the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW), we assessed the relationship between accelerometer-measured physical activity and self-reported depressive and anxiety symptoms among those with and without multimorbidity.

Results

Participants with multimorbidity were significantly more likely to have moderate to extremely severe levels of anxiety than those without multimorbidity (17.2% vs 10.5%, p < 0.001). One hour of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per week was associated with decreased odds of anxiety of those with multimorbidity (0.86 [0.75, 0.99]). We also found a positive association between light intensity physical activity and a lower burden of depressive symptoms among those with one chronic condition (0.95 [0.93, 0.98]) or multimorbidity (0.97 [0.95, 1.00]), and lower odds of anxiety among those without chronic conditions (0.98 [0.95, 1.00]) or with only one chronic condition (0.95 [0.93, 0.98]).

Conclusions

Our study suggests that MVPA and light intensity physical activity may be associated with lower odds of elevated depressive and anxiety symptoms among those with and without multimorbidity. Further research is needed to identify populations, disease states, and condition clusters that may have the most potential benefit from light intensity activity and MVPA.

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Mental Health and Physical Activity PSYCHIATRY-

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6.70

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6.40%

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32 days

期刊介绍： The aims of Mental Health and Physical Activity will be: (1) to foster the inter-disciplinary development and understanding of the mental health and physical activity field; (2) to develop research designs and methods to advance our understanding; (3) to promote the publication of high quality research on the effects of physical activity (interventions and a single session) on a wide range of dimensions of mental health and psychological well-being (eg, depression, anxiety and stress responses, mood, cognitive functioning and neurological disorders, such as dementia, self-esteem and related constructs, psychological aspects of quality of life among people with physical and mental illness, sleep, addictive disorders, eating disorders), from both efficacy and effectiveness trials;