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{"title":"Running toward substance use recovery: Does delay discounting mediate the relationship between physical activity and quality of life?","authors":"Daniel A.R. Cabral ,&nbsp;Rafaela M. Fontes ,&nbsp;Allison N. Tegge ,&nbsp;Mikayla Owen ,&nbsp;Jenny Nguyen ,&nbsp;Liqa Athamneh ,&nbsp;Warren K. Bickel","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100635","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100635","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Recovery from substance use disorders is multifactorial with psychosocial functioning, such as quality of life (QOL), playing a particularly important role. Delay discounting, the degree to which individuals devaluate a reinforcer as a function of the delay to its receipt, is associated with QOL. Moreover, evidence shows that physical activity may decrease delay discounting rates. The present study aims to examine associations among physical activity, delay discounting, and QOL, and investigate the mediating role of delay discounting in the relationship between physical activity and QOL domains.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data was collected from the International Quit &amp; Recovery Registry (IQRR), and comprised of 267 participants (67% women) who reported being in recovery from substance use disorders. Participants completed the Health Behaviors Questionnaire (physical activity was measured using the fitness domain), a delay discounting minute task (higher delay discounting rates indicate a preference for smaller, sooner rewards), the World Health Organization QOL questionnaire, as well as demographics and substance use disorders-related questions. Multivariate linear regression was used to test associations between physical activity with delay discounting, and physical activity with each QOL domain. Mediation analyses were conducted to evaluate the mediating role of delay discounting in the relationship between physical activity and QOL domain.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Higher levels of physical activity were associated with greater valuation of the future (lower delay discounting rates; <em>p</em> &lt; .001) and higher levels of physical (<em>p</em> &lt; .001), and environmental (<em>p</em> = .001) QOL. Delay discounting mediated the relationship between physical activity and physical (<em>p</em> = .004), and environmental (<em>p</em> &lt; .001) QOL.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Physical activity can be an important tool in the treatment and recovery of substance use disorders, as it is associated with future-oriented choices, which in turn contributes to improving the QOL of those individuals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100635"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142417214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Is higher physical activity behaviour associated with less subsequent use of any psychotropic medication: Results of a random-effects meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies","authors":"Sebastian Wolf ,&nbsp;Edith Meinzinger ,&nbsp;Anna Katharina Frei ,&nbsp;Britta Seiffer ,&nbsp;Johanna Löchner ,&nbsp;Keisuke Takano ,&nbsp;Siobhan Scarlett ,&nbsp;Rose Anne Kenny ,&nbsp;Viviane Derhon ,&nbsp;Maria Eduarda Adornes Guimarães ,&nbsp;Felipe Barreto Schuch","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100645","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100645","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Physical activity is associated with lower risk of incident depression and anxiety disorders. However, there is no meta-analytic evidence on the associations between physical activity levels and the incident use of psychotropic medications. PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Cochrane were searched up until March 2024 to identify prospective cohort studies in the general population without age restrictions, with any sample size, and with at least one year of follow-up. Risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and a random-effects meta-analysis of adjusted relative risks was performed. Three studies comprising 40,111 participants and 322,521 person-years were included (mean age 53.8, range 18–90 years; 54% women). Relative to people reporting no physical activity, those accumulating any volume of physical activity had 15.0% (95% CI: 0.76, 0.96) lower risk of any subsequent medication use. Heterogeneity was moderate and not significant (<em>I</em>^<em>2</em> = 33.6%). The current meta-analysis demonstrated that people with higher physical activity levels are at lower risk of subsequent use of psychotropic medication. However, the evidence is based on a small number of studies <em>(n</em> = 3), highlighting the need for high-quality longitudinal studies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100645"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142554774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effects of school-based yoga on the executive functioning skills of children between three and seven years of age. A meta-analysis of existing research","authors":"Katie Wilkin,&nbsp;Georgia Allen-Baker,&nbsp;Claire Thornton","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100643","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100643","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Executive functioning is said to be fundamental to human cognition and achievement. This meta-analysis aimed to establish what effect – if any – yoga delivered in school-settings has upon the executive functioning skills of children between three and seven years of age.</div></div><div><h3>Procedure</h3><div>Databases screened were PubMed Central, Web of Science, CINAHL, Scopus, and PsycARTICLES. Studies involving a yoga-based intervention alongside a control group, and age-appropriate measures of executive functioning were included. In total, seven studies, involving 1080 participants, met the inclusion criteria.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>Meta-analysis of all seven studies demonstrated a significant (p &lt; 0.001) small positive weighted average effect size (Cohen's <em>d</em>) of 0.24 [95% CI 0.10, 0.39], evidencing that yoga may improve the executive functioning skills of children between three and seven years of age. Sub-group meta-analyses to examine the different domains of executive functioning (working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility) revealed a significant (p = 0.007) small positive effect size (Cohen's <em>d</em>) of 0.41 [95% CI 0.11, 0.70] for working memory, and a significant (p = 0.033) marginal positive effect size (Cohen's <em>d</em>) of 0.18 [95% CI 0.01, 0.34] for inhibitory control. However, there were insufficient data for a sub-group meta-analysis of cognitive flexibility.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Results are discussed in the context of ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ executive functioning skills. Study limitations are considered, and it is acknowledged that further high-quality research is needed into the effect(s) of school-based yoga on executive functioning within this population before definitive conclusions can be drawn.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100643"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142534929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A difficulty based comparison of novel exergame balance training for cognitive functions in adults with mild cognitive impairment: A randomized trial","authors":"Aruba Saeed ,&nbsp;Imran Khan Niazi ,&nbsp;Abdullah Alzahrani ,&nbsp;Robert J. Trager ,&nbsp;Heidi Haavik ,&nbsp;Imran Amjad","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100637","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100637","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aims</h3><div>Exergaming combines physical and cognitive exercises, can enhance cognitive functions by increasing attentional demand. Similarly, balance training on unstable surfaces elevates cognitive-motor challenges. By integrating exergaming of varying difficulty levels with unstable surface balance training, cognitive processing, and neurocognitive functions may be further improved. This study compared the effects of novel exergame balance training of mild, moderate, high difficulty, and control groups for global cognition, cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, recall ability, working memory, and attention in adults with MCI.</div></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><div>In this four-armed parallel design randomized clinical trial, ninety-seven adults with MCI were randomly assigned to exergame balance training groups of mild, moderate, high difficulty, and control. The difficulty levels were determined by adjusting the size of the goal spot (large, medium, small) and the speed of moving the ball (fast, moderate, slow) in the exergame. All participants received 40 min/session three times/week for eight weeks. Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA), Trail making test (TMT), Stroop colour word test, Stroop colour word test errors, ADAS word list, digit span forward and backward test, and count backward test were used to assess cognitive abilities. Assessment was conducted at baseline, after the 4th and 8th week. Mixed model ANCOVA, One-way ANOVA, and repeated measure ANOVA were used to determine group × time interaction, between, and within-group effects. Minimal clinical important difference (MCID) responders proportion analysis was conducted to determine clinical improvement.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>There was significant time × group interaction for MoCA, Stroop Colour word, Stroop Colour word Error, Digit span, and counting backward test (p &lt; 0.05). Post-hoc analysis at difficulty level depicted no significant difference between mild, moderate, and high difficulty groups (p &gt; 0.05), while a significant difference between mild, moderate, and high difficulty groups with the control group for MoCA, ADAS word list, digit span, and count backward task (p &lt; 0.05) was observed.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The results concluded no significant difference between exergame balance training of mild, moderate, and high difficulty groups for various cognitive functions. Furthermore, differences were observed between the mild, moderate and high-difficulty groups and the control group for global cognition, inhibitory control, and attention. Additionally, the high-difficulty group showed greater clinical improvement in various cognitive functions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100637"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142326820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The momentary relationship between physical activity behaviour and mental well-being of vocational education and training students","authors":"Mara Kirschner ,&nbsp;Rianne H.J. Golsteijn ,&nbsp;Piet. van Tuijl ,&nbsp;Lianne. van den Broek ,&nbsp;Hans H.C.M. Savelberg ,&nbsp;Renate H.M. de Groot","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100636","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100636","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aims</h3><div>Vocational education and training (VET)-students often face student mental well-being (SMW) challenges. Physical activity behaviour (PAB) is positively associated with SWM, yet SMW can vary during the day. Therefore, this study aims to explore the momentary relationship between PAB ((i.e., moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), light physical activity (LPA), sedentary behaviour (SB)) and SMW (i.e., affect, self-esteem).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>For 9 consecutive days, VET-students reported their SMW via experience sampling methods-prompts while their PAB was measured with thigh worn ActivPALs™. PAB data was summed in minutes spent in each PAB 30 and 60 min before each prompt. Data of 68 students (68% female, mean-age = 18.9 ± 4) was analysed with multilevel regression analyses.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Consistently positive associations between LPA and positive affect (30min: β = 0.03, p = &lt;0.001, 60min: β = 0.03, p = &lt;0.001), and self-esteem (30min: β = 0.01, p = .047 60 min: β = 0.01, p = &lt;0.001) were found. For SB negative associations for positive affect (30 min: β = −0.04, p = &lt;0.001, 60 min: β = −0.03, p = &lt;0.001), and self-esteem (30 min: β = −0.02, p = &lt; 0.001, 60 min: β = −0.01, p = &lt; 0.001) were found. No associations were found between any PAB and negative affect, and for MVPA and SMW.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The significant positive associations between LPA and SMW and the negative associations between SB and SMW suggest that increasing LPA and decreasing SB and can improve SMW in VET students.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100636"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142326818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dose‒response effects of resistance exercise on ameliorating cravings and executive functions in individuals with methamphetamine use disorders","authors":"Jianjing Jin ,&nbsp;Xiaohui Zhai ,&nbsp;Adrian Taylor ,&nbsp;Ting Zhu ,&nbsp;Dongshi Wang ,&nbsp;Bo Peng ,&nbsp;Ke Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100633","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100633","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Resistance exercise (RE) can acutely benefit symptoms in individuals with methamphetamine use disorder (MUD), though the optimal dose has not yet been established. We aimed to determine the dose response relationship between RE intensity and cue-elicited cravings and executive functions in individuals with MUD.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A total of 128 male participants with MUD (34.73 ± 5.65) were randomly assigned to the low-intensity (30%–35%1-RM) RE group (LREG), moderate-intensity (55%–60%1-RM) RE group (MREG), high-intensity (75%–80%1-RM) RE group (HREG), or control group (CONG). Cravings based on the cue-reactivity paradigm were measured before, immediately after, and 40 min after acute RE, and inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility were measured before and after acute RE.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Immediately after and 40 min after RE, the Δcue-elicited cravings of the MREG from baseline was significantly more negative than that of the LREG and CONG. Trend analyses revealed a U-shaped dose‒response curve for RE intensity and Δcue-elicited cravings, indicating that moderate-intensity RE had the greatest ameliorating effect on cue-elicited cravings. Δinhibitory control and Δworking memory scores increased only in the MREG, and Δcognitive flexibility scores significantly increased in all RE groups. Trend analyses revealed a cubic curvilinear relationship between RE intensity and inhibitory control and a quadratic curvilinear relationship with working memory and cognitive flexibility.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>RE proved effective in diminishing cue-elicited cravings and enhancing executive functions. A significant dose‒response relationship existed among RE intensity, cue-elicited cravings and executive function, and moderate-intensity RE had a more pronounced ameliorative effect on individuals with MUD.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100633"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142322745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The concurrent validity of the physical activity vital sign and online physical activity logbook in adolescents with autism","authors":"Anke Arkesteyn ,&nbsp;Véronique Cornelissen ,&nbsp;Jean Steyaert ,&nbsp;Davy Vancampfort ,&nbsp;Tine Van Damme","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100632","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100632","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aims</h3><p>There is an urgent need for valid assessment tools to assess physical activity (PA) levels in adolescents with autism. This study examines the concurrent validity of the Physical Activity Vital Sign (PAVS) and Online Physical Activity Logbook (OPAL) with accelerometry in adolescents with autism. A secondary aim was to explore the association and agreement between self-perceived and objectively measured PA intensity levels.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Forty-five adolescents with autism (71% males, Mdn = 14.0 (IQR = 13.0–15.5) years) completed the PAVS and OPAL and wore a wGT3X-BT ActiGraph accelerometer twice for seven consecutive days. Concurrent validity was assessed with Spearman correlations (ρ) and Wilcoxon Signed Rank/Paired Sample T-tests.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A poor association was found between the PAVS and accelerometry (ρ = .37). The PAVS overestimated moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) levels [Mdn = 152.1 min (IQR = 76.8–283.9), p &lt; .001]. Poor associations (ρ = −.06 up to −.45) were observed between the OPAL and accelerometry for time spent in sedentary behavior (SB), light PA (LPA), moderate PA (MPA), vigorous PA (VPA) and MVPA. No significant mean and median differences were found for SB and VPA between the two methods respectively. A moderate association was found between self-perceived (OPAL) and objectively measured (accelerometry) VPA (ρ = .60) and MVPA (ρ = .51), while those for LPA and MPA were poor (ρ &lt; .50). No significant median differences were found between self-perceived and objectively measured VPA.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Clinicians and researchers should be very cautious in using the PAVS to assess MVPA levels in adolescents with autism, while the utility of the OPAL, in its current form, is questionable. Adolescents with autism may estimate PA at a vigorous intensity accurately. Future research should further focus on examining the psychometric properties of self-report PA instruments, as well as the ability of adolescents with autism to accurately estimate the intensity of performed PA's.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100632"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142232492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Estimated cardiorespiratory fitness level and utilization of antidepressants among older adults before and after the COVID-19 lockdown: Findings from the HUNT4 Trondheim 70+ study","authors":"Maren Lerfald ,&nbsp;Linn Marita Hagen ,&nbsp;Ekaterina Zotcheva ,&nbsp;Federico Palumbo ,&nbsp;Audun Havnen ,&nbsp;Linda Ernstsen","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100631","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100631","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) refers to the capacity of the cardiovascular and respiratory system to process oxygen. CRF is associated with depressive symptoms and findings suggest that CRF decreased significantly in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, purchase of prescribed antidepressants before and after the pandemic lockdown by CRF level in older adults has not yet been described.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This longitudinal study included 1221 community-dwelling older adults ≥70 years old participating in the Norwegian HUNT4 Trondheim 70+ study (2018–2019). Data on estimated CRF (eCRF) were linked to the Norwegian Prescribed Drug Registry and utilized defined daily doses (DDDs) of antidepressants from January 2019 throughout December 2021. Paired <em>t</em>-tests were performed to assess changes in DDDs before and after the Norwegian COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Participants had a mean (<em>M</em>) and standard deviation (<em>SD</em>) age of 76.5 (5.2) years, 53.6% were women. In the total sample, the results showed a significant rise in purchase of antidepressants from before (<em>M</em> = 1.25, <em>SD</em> = 7.17) compared to after the lockdown (<em>M</em> = 1.52, <em>SD</em> = 7.86); <em>t</em> (1220) = −2.47, <em>p</em> = 0.014). The number of participants purchasing antidepressants also increased in the total sample and within each of the eCRF groups. In the different eCRF groups, only individuals in the highest eCRF tertile showed a significant higher purchase of antidepressants after the lockdown (<em>M</em> = 1.44, <em>SD</em> = 6.65); t (413) = −2.63, <em>p</em> = 0.009) compared to the year before (<em>M</em> = 0.99, <em>SD</em> = 5.21).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, the utilization of antidepressants increased in community-dwelling older adults, with the steepest increase observed among those with the highest eCRF levels.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100631"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755296624000577/pdfft?md5=ec07f0b77e430dba1dd26cffa9f1908b&pid=1-s2.0-S1755296624000577-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142232493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"One-year follow-up of a primary care-based 12-week exercise intervention for adults with anxiety disorders","authors":"Anna-Karin Lennartsson ,&nbsp;Malin Henriksson ,&nbsp;Alexander Wall ,&nbsp;Jenny Nyberg ,&nbsp;Kristian Bolin ,&nbsp;Berit A.M. Larsson ,&nbsp;Louise Danielsson ,&nbsp;Margda Waern ,&nbsp;N. David Åberg ,&nbsp;Maria Åberg","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100630","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100630","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aims</h3><p>While there is increasing evidence for the short-term effectiveness of exercise interventions for adults with anxiety disorders, follow-up studies are rare. The aim of this study was to examine whether the significant reductions in anxiety and depression symptoms observed in connection with our primary care-based 12-week exercise RCT were maintained at subsequent follow-up after nine-months. A further aim was to investigate the hypothesis whether exercise interacted with antidepressant medication.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>113 out of 153 who completed the 12-week intervention completed the follow-up assessments. Symptoms were self-assessed with the Beck Anxiety Index (BAI) and the Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-S) at baseline, intervention completion (the 12-weeks follow-up) and 9 months post-intervention (the 1-year follow up).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The reduced symptoms of anxiety and depression effects seen after 12 weeks in the intervention groups were maintained at the 1-year follow-up. Similar reductions were seen in the control group. However, among antidepressant users, the odds ratios for the intervention group to reach improvement in anxiety were four-fold, and in depression, eleven-fold compared to controls at the 1-year follow-up.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The results strengthen the view that physical exercise is an effective treatment for anxiety especially in among those with antidepressant treatment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100630"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755296624000565/pdfft?md5=fa47f11c90d6b0d0d923161ba7f40a1c&pid=1-s2.0-S1755296624000565-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142272653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The long-term effect of surf therapy on posttraumatic stress, depression, and anxiety symptomology among current and former australian defence force members - A nonrandomised controlled longitudinal study in a community setting","authors":"Rusty Moran ,&nbsp;Sandro Sperandei ,&nbsp;Nicole Peel ,&nbsp;Tonia Gray ,&nbsp;Arianne Reis","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100629","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100629","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Surf therapy programs have demonstrated engagement among military samples, showing promising concurrent short-term reductions in symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, and generalised anxiety disorder; however, the long-term retained benefits of such programs have not been studied beyond three months.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This nonrandomised controlled longitudinal study recruited current and former Australian Defence Force personnel (<em>N</em> = 116) to examine the effect of a ten-session surf therapy program (<em>n</em> = 88) compared to a control group (no intervention; <em>n</em> = 28). Validated self-assessment measures of post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety symptoms were recorded at pre and post intervention, and at one month, four months, and seven months follow up.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Linear mixed model results reveal statistically significant post-program reductions in symptoms of posttraumatic stress (PCL-M; <em>ß</em> = −11.92, 95% CI [-17.44, −6.36]), depression (MDI; <em>ß</em> = −7.87, 95% CI [-12.35, −3.38]) and anxiety (GAD-7; <em>ß</em> = −4.02, 95% CI [-6.42, −1.57]), which were retained at 7-months follow-up. Clinically significant changes were also observed on all three outcomes. No changes were observed in the control group. Additional statistically significant beneficial effects for each model outcome were recorded for leisure surfing following the program. Most surf therapy participants continued surfing post program, indicating effective lifestyle change.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This is the largest quantitative surf therapy study among adults to date, and the first to follow up seven months post program. It confirms previous surf therapy findings of high engagement and transdiagnostic effects, and provides new clinically relevant knowledge by demonstrating retained beneficial effects regardless of continued surfing post program.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100629"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755296624000553/pdfft?md5=17e42332e38f4f21924a7899d56bbf96&pid=1-s2.0-S1755296624000553-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142164323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}