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{"title":"Examining the bidirectional associations between adolescents’ physical activity and depressive symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Nina van den Broek ,&nbsp;Patricia L. Maran ,&nbsp;Desi Beckers ,&nbsp;William J. Burk ,&nbsp;Maaike Verhagen ,&nbsp;Jacqueline M. Vink ,&nbsp;Junilla K. Larsen","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100618","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100618","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aims</h3><p>It is generally theorized that adolescents’ physical activity and depressive symptoms are inversely correlated. There is some empirical evidence on the temporal sequencing from physical activity to depressive symptoms, and vice versa. However, traditional methods for studying these temporal bidirectional associations have faced criticism, as they conflate within- and between-person variance.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We used random intercept cross-lagged panel models to study whether within-person increases in depressive symptoms preceded decreases in physical activity, and vice versa. In this pre-registered study, we exploratorily examined the potential moderating role of physical activity intensity and sex. We analyzed data from 766 adolescents (<em>M</em>_age at baseline = 12.86; 52% females) over 3 timepoints, each 1.5 years apart, using validated questionnaires.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>There were negative within-person prospective effects from depressive symptoms to physical activity, indicating that, relative to adolescents’ own expected scores, increases in depressive symptoms were associated with decreases in physical activity later onThis effect seemed to be driven by moderate, but not vigorous, physical activity, regardless of sex. Although no general within-person prospective effects from physical activity to depressive symptoms were found, for adolescent females, but not males, increases in moderate physical activity were found to be related to decreases in depressive symptoms 1.5 years later.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Future studies and interventions should consider that the effects from physical activity on depressive symptoms, and vice versa, seem sex- and/or intensity-specific, and may need to be tailored to the specific target group.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100618"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755296624000449/pdfft?md5=31456ba3f90101d18781bb0c5ea51d88&pid=1-s2.0-S1755296624000449-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141715357","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":"Enhancing firefighters' mental health with exercise: Evaluating the effects of a 7-week long physical activity intervention on burnout and other well-being related constructs","authors":"Natacha Crombez–Bequet ,&nbsp;Fabien Legrand","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100617","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100617","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a 7-week long complex intervention (high-intensity interval training which focused on several fitness parameters and made use of firefighting equipment and materials) among French firefighters with moderate or elevated levels of burnout. Forty voluntary participants were randomly allocated to one of two groups: a control group (<em>n</em> = 20) or a physical activity group (<em>n</em> = 20). Participants in the physical activity group exercised twice a week for 60 min over a period of 7 weeks at their fire station. Four psychological assessment sessions were conducted: at T0 (just before the program), T1 (in the middle of the program), T2 (just after the end of the program), and T3 (1 month after the end of the program). Our primary focus was on the Schaufeli's Burnout Assessment Tool questionnaire (BAT). We also examined the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE), the Profile of Mood States (POMS), and the Ways of Coping Checklist (WCC), as secondary outcomes. Results revealed that participants in the physical activity group reported significantly reduced burnout scores immediately following the training program (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.001). These benefits were still present 1 month after the end of intervention. No significant change was observed in the control group. The physical activity program had no significant effect on any of the secondary outcomes. Further research evaluating this training program in larger samples of firefighters could help confirm these findings.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100617"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141588554","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":"Examining the (lack of) evidence on physical activity for paternal postnatal depression: A call to action","authors":"Maria Apostolopoulos ,&nbsp;Kylie D. Hesketh ,&nbsp;Adam Walsh ,&nbsp;Nazgol Karimi ,&nbsp;Megan Teychenne","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100616","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aims</h3><p>Previous research has linked physical activity to a reduced risk of postnatal depressive symptoms in mothers. Despite up to 13% of fathers experiencing postnatal depressive symptoms, little is known about the association with physical activity in fathers. This study aimed to systematically examine the evidence investigating the association between physical activity and paternal postnatal depressive symptoms, and provide suggestions to support advancing the field.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A systematic search of original research articles investigating the association between physical activity and paternal postnatal depressive symptoms was conducted using six electronic databases in October 2021 and updated in June 2023.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of two intervention studies (both randomized controlled trials) were identified. Neither study focused specifically on physical activity but both found that lifestyle-based training had a positive effect on antenatal and postnatal depressive and anxiety symptoms in fathers.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Research investigating the association between physical activity and paternal postnatal depressive symptoms is scarce. Fathers are a target group who are likely to benefit from alternative/adjunct mental health strategies such as physical activity, therefore future research investigating physical activity and its association with paternal postnatal depressive symptoms is urgently needed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100616"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755296624000425/pdfft?md5=477f11583d53f33cd4d1a391422c1ac1&pid=1-s2.0-S1755296624000425-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141540824","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":"Improving quality of life, sleep and mental health through multicomponent training versus Brazilian recommendations of physical activity in post-COVID-19 patients: CORE-study–A randomized controlled trial","authors":"Maria Eduarda de Moraes Sirydakis ,&nbsp;Angelica Danielevicz ,&nbsp;Paulo Urubatan Gama de Melo ,&nbsp;Juliane Bregalda ,&nbsp;Marina Isolde Constantini ,&nbsp;Guilherme Pelliciari ,&nbsp;Suelen Katiê Sampaio ,&nbsp;Cassiano Ricardo Rech ,&nbsp;Rosemeri Maurici ,&nbsp;Aline Mendes Gerage ,&nbsp;Rodrigo Sudatti Delevatti","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100615","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100615","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objectives</h3><p>To analyze the effects of multicomponent training on the quality of life (Qol), sleep quality (SQ), depressive symptoms (DS), and health perception (HP) in adults and elderly individuals post-COVID-19 infection.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Randomized controlled clinical trial, with an intervention group (IG) of multicomponent physical training lasting 11 weeks and a control group (CG). The participants were adults and elderly people, of both genders, who were infected with COVID-19 in its moderate to severe type. The study was carried out in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil from November 2021 to April 2023. The training program consisted of balance, strength and aerobic exercises. QoL, DS, SQ and HP were evaluated at baseline and at the 12th week. Outcomes were analyzed by Protocol (PP) and by Intention to Treat (ITT). Generalized Estimating Equations were used, with Bonferroni post-hoc; α: 0.05.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Thirty-nine subjects (19 women, 52.50 ± 12.97 years old) composed the sample. In the ITT analysis, an improvement in QoL was observed only in the intervention group (IG-pre: 10.70 ± 0.77, post: 8.83 ± 0.82, p &lt; 0.001; CG-pre: 10.11 ± 0.81, post:11.00 ± 1.11, p = 0.408). In relation to SQ, improvement was also found only in the IG (IG-pre: 8.80 ± 0.94, post: 6.47 ± 0,88, p &lt; 0.001; CG-pre: 7.00 ± 1,04, post: 7.21 ± 1.20, p = 0.768). In DS, improvement was observed (p &lt; 0.001) in both groups (IG-pre: 8.89 ± 1.14, post: 4.71 ± 1.22; CG-pre: 9.06 ± 1.68, post: 6.92 ± 1.80). In the PP analysis, only SQ and DS improved in both groups. No significant improvements were observed in any of the analyses for the HP outcome.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Multicomponent training demonstrated superiority in enhancing QoL and SQ, and both approaches (multicomponent training and recommendations for physical activity) appear to mitigate depressive symptoms. Both approaches seem not to significantly improve HP.</p></div><div><h3>Brazilian clinical trials registry</h3><p>RBR-10y6jhr.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100615"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141487015","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":"Effects of mindfulness training combined with aerobic exercise in people with methamphetamine use disorder: Evidence from sleep, brain activation, and cravings","authors":"Kun Wang ,&nbsp;Yan Li ,&nbsp;Shiqi Liu ,&nbsp;Hengxu Liu ,&nbsp;Tingran Zhang ,&nbsp;Jiong Luo","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100613","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100613","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To explore the clinical rehabilitation benefits of mindfulness combined with aerobic calisthenics for people with methamphetamines (MA) use disorder.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>In a randomized controlled trial design, 52 male with MA use disorder were randomly divided into mindfulness combined with aerobic calisthenics group (MACG), aerobic calisthenics group (ACG), and control group (CG). The electroencephalogram, sleep quality, and drug craving in the three groups were measured before and after the 12-week intervention, respectively.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>1) Sleep quality and drug craving of MACG and ACG were significantly improved after intervention, and the former had a better effect. 2) Compared with baseline, Fz-alpha wave energy values of MACG and ACG faced with drug image stimulation (drug task) were significantly increased after intervention (both p &lt; 0.001), while CG was still significantly lower than neutral task (p &lt; 0.05). 3)After intervention, the Fz-alpha (both p &lt; 0.01), F3-alpha (p &lt; 0.01, p &lt; 0.05, respectively), and F4-alpha wave (both p &lt; 0.01) of MACG and ACG in drug tasks were significantly increased and higher than those of CG. 4)Both in drug and neutral tasks, the PSQI score of the three groups after intervention were negatively correlated with prefrontal alpha wave, the PSQI score was significantly positively correlated with drug craving, and the correlation between the two exercise groups was stronger.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Mindfulness combined with aerobics calisthenics was more conducive to improving the sleep quality of people with MA use disorder, and regulating the abnormal activation of prefrontal lobe in the face of drug cue stimulation, and ultimately conducive to the reduction of craving.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100613"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141487016","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":"Linking 24-hour movement behavior guidelines to academic engagement and social-emotional functioning among youth with chronic pain","authors":"Yanxia Chen ,&nbsp;Meijun Hou ,&nbsp;Fabian Herold ,&nbsp;Kun Wang ,&nbsp;André Oliveira Werneck ,&nbsp;Tine Van Damme ,&nbsp;Sean P. Mullen ,&nbsp;Albert S. Yeung ,&nbsp;Anthony G. Delli Paoli ,&nbsp;M. Mahbub Hossain ,&nbsp;Arthur F. Kramer ,&nbsp;Neville Owen ,&nbsp;Liye Zou ,&nbsp;Zuosong Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100614","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100614","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Growing evidence documents the health benefits of meeting the 24-h movement behavior (24-HMB) guidelines (including recommendations concerning physical activity [PA], screen time [ST], and sleep [SL]) regardless of age or health status. However, the association between meeting the 24-HMB guidelines and academic engagement, social functioning, and emotional functioning has not been investigated in children and adolescents (youth) with chronic pain. Therefore, this cross-sectional study examined the potential links between meeting the 24-HMB guidelines and indicators of the above-mentioned outcomes in a nationally representative sample of U.S. youth with chronic pain.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Data from caregiver proxy reports for 7918 U.S. children and adolescents with chronic pain, aged between 6 and 17 years, were retrieved from the 2020 National Survey of Children's Health. Exposures of interest included the isolated and combined 24-HMB guidelines, while outcomes included measures of academic engagement, social functioning, and emotional functioning. To determine the association between the variables mentioned above, a logistic regression analysis was conducted using adjustment for confounding variables (e.g., age, sex, ethnicity, household federal poverty level [FPL] status, education level of primary caregivers, premature birth, and overweight).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A low (4.53 %) proportion of U.S. youth with chronic pain met the combined 24-HMB guidelines. As compared to the reference group (i.e., did not meet the 24-HMB guidelines), youth with chronic pain who met the combined 24-HMB guidelines (referring to PA + ST, PA + SL, PA + ST + SL) showed significantly better performance on our measures of interest (e.g., learning interest/curiosity, difficulty in making friends, resilience; p &lt; 0.05 for all).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>In youth with chronic pain, meeting the 24-HMB guidelines is associated with better academic engagement, social functioning, and emotional functioning. However future intervention studies are necessary to provide more robust evidence before more firm conclusions can be drawn. Our results suggest that fostering a healthy lifestyle behavior in this vulnerable population might support their social-emotional and cognitive development (e.g., academic engagement).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100614"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141540825","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":"Use of physical activity as a coping strategy mediates the association between adolescent team sports participation and emerging adult mental health","authors":"Jean-Francois Clément ,&nbsp;François Gallant ,&nbsp;Catherine Hudon ,&nbsp;Corentin Montiel ,&nbsp;Teodora Riglea ,&nbsp;Djamal Berbiche ,&nbsp;Isabelle Doré ,&nbsp;Marie-Pierre Sylvestre ,&nbsp;Jennifer O'Loughlin ,&nbsp;Mathieu Bélanger","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100612","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100612","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>We explored how team sport participation during adolescence may have prepared emerging adults to use physical activity (PA) as a coping strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic and therefore protect their mental health.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>MATCH study participants reported their involvement in team sports from age 11 to 18. At age 20, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, they reported their level of positive mental health, strategies to cope with stress, and perception of how helpful these are. Mediation analyses were used to estimate the natural direct effect of number of years of team sport participation during adolescence on emerging adults’ mental health, and the natural indirect effect through using PA as a coping strategy.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Data from 454 participants were available. PA was the most prevalent coping strategy reported (51.5%) and 74% of those using this strategy reported it helped a lot. More years of team sport participation during adolescence was associated with higher odds of reporting PA as a coping strategy (OR [95% CI] = 1.012 [1.007; 1.017]) and with higher level of mental health during emerging adulthood (β [95% CI] = 0.059 [0.024; 0.095]). The natural indirect effect suggests that the use of PA as a coping strategy partially explained the association between team sport participation in adolescence and mental health in emerging adulthood (NIE [95% CI] = 0.038 [0.002;0.074]).</p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>More team sports participation during adolescence is associated with better mental health during emerging adulthood. This association may operate through using PA to cope with stress.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100612"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141308609","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":"Cardiovascular health profile is favorably associated with brain health and neurocognitive development in adolescents","authors":"Augusto César F. De Moraes ,&nbsp;Marcus V. Nascimento-Ferreira ,&nbsp;Ethan H. Hunt ,&nbsp;Gregory Knell ,&nbsp;John Virostko ,&nbsp;Susan S. Tapert ,&nbsp;Harold W. Kohl (In Memoriam)","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100611","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100611","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aims</h3><p>Poor cardiovascular health has been linked to a higher risk of cognitive decline in adults, however this relation is not well established among adolescents. The purpose of this analysis was to test the associations of cardiovascular health behaviors (diet, physical activity, nicotine use, and sleep health) and health indicators (body mass index, blood lipids, blood glucose, blood pressure) with adolescents' brain development and executive and cognitive function.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We included 978 individuals from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study who completed the year 2 follow-up assessment. Analysis was limited to those with complete data on cardiovascular health behaviors and health indicators which were used to compute composite cardiovascular health scores. Outcomes included estimates of general cognitive ability, executive function, and learning/memory through the NIH Toolbox neurocognitive battery, and MRI-derived brain morphometry. Associations were estimated by multilevel linear regression models using random effects.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The mean (SD) age was 11.9 (0.2) years, 44.9% were girls, and 53.4% were white race/ethnicity. Individuals with more favorable cardiovascular health behaviors showed higher executive cognitive function scores (β = 0.170; CI 95%, 0.076 to 0.265; p = 00.001). Overall cardiovascular health was associated with a higher measure of executive cognitive function (β = 0.209; CI 95%, 0.067 to 0.351; p = 00.002) and total whole brain cortical volume (β = 480.1; CI 95%, 4.7 to 955.6; p = 00.003). r</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Our findings reveal positive associations between adolescents' cardiovascular health behaviors and overall cardiovascular health with cognitive and executive function and brain cortical volume. Although our study is cross-sectional, the findings from a representative group of early adolescents add to the existing evidence suggesting a relationship between cardiovascular and brain health.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"27 ","pages":"Article 100611"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141276460","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":"Effect of interactive exergame training on physical fitness and executive function among men with substance use disorder in rehabilitation center","authors":"Jiawei Guo,&nbsp;Longhai Zhang,&nbsp;Ling Zhang,&nbsp;Yanbing Li,&nbsp;Shutong Yang,&nbsp;Yixuan Sun,&nbsp;Ruoqi Zhang,&nbsp;Wenfei Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100598","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Substance use disorder (SUD) is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive or difficult to control despite harmful consequences. Researchers have found treatments to help people recover from SUD and lead productive lives. Exercise therapies have been approved to be effective on executive function, physical fitness, and cravings in men with SUD. Exergaming, which involves physical activity through interactive video games, has attracted considerable interest due to its ability to provide a fun and engaging aerobic workout while stimulating cognitive functions. However, despite its popularity in recreational settings and its potential to promote physical fitness and cognitive well-being, the use of exergaming as a therapeutic modality for SUD remains relatively underexplored. This study aimed to investigate the effects of exergame on physical fitness and executive function in men with SUD.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The 44 compulsory men in a rehabilitation center (mean age = 39.7 ± 9.2 years) were divided to either an exergame training (ET) or a control group. The ET group underwent a moderate-intensity (65%–75% of maximum heart rate) exergame training intervention (Fitness Boxing 2 &amp; Super Mario Party) for 50 min thrice weekly during a 12-week period. The control group maintained their original lifestyle in the rehabilitation center. Before and after the intervention, participants were evaluated for drug craving, executive function (working memory and attention bias), and physical fitness (blood biochemical, choice reaction time, and BMI et al.).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The exergame training group showed a significantly positive effect in drug craving and attention bias score, relative to the control group (drug craving: F = 4.374, <em>p</em> = 0.043, d = − 0.51; attention bias score: F = 4.832, <em>p</em> = 0.034, d = − 0.357). No significant effect has been found in other variables (<em>p</em> &gt; <em>0.05</em>).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The 12-week interactive exergame training can effectively reduce drug craving and improve executive function in men with SUD in drug rehabilitation centers. This training may offer a new and alternative exercise treatment against SUD. Exercise treatment approaches tailored to men with SUD may lead to continued recovery in health and lower the risk of returning to substance use.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100598"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140822896","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":"Enhancing young children's executive function through physical activities: A three-level meta-analysis","authors":"Yonggang Wei ,&nbsp;Lu Wang ,&nbsp;Yi Tang ,&nbsp;Hong Deng ,&nbsp;Junyue Su ,&nbsp;Qinglong Li","doi":"10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100592","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and aims</h3><p>The cultivation of executive functions during early childhood establishes the fundamental underpinning for advanced cognitive development in adulthood. Presently, there remains a degree of controversy surrounding the empirical findings pertaining to the impact of physical activity on the executive functions of young children. This study aimed at elucidating the potential moderating factors influencing the relationship between physical activity and the executive functions of young children.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>In this study, we have conducted a meta-analysis encompassing twenty-four experimental studies with a total of 1426 participants. The meta-analysis was conducted using Stata version 17.0 and R version 4.3.2 software, with Hedges'g serving as the chosen effect size metric.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The outcomes of our investigation underscore the salient point that physical activity possesses the capacity to enhance the executive functions of young children. Furthermore, it is noteworthy that the developmental impact of physical activity on the executive functions of young children is notably contingent upon the duration of the intervention. The implementation of game-based pedagogical approaches within the realm of sports activities emerges as a particularly potent means to foster the development of executive functions in young children.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This meta-analysis serves to proffer quantitative evidence affirming the positive influence of physical activities on the executive functions of young children during their early developmental years. It carries substantial implications for practical application.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":51589,"journal":{"name":"Mental Health and Physical Activity","volume":"26 ","pages":"Article 100592"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140141488","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}