The relationship between physical activity and mental health in a sample of the UK public: A cross-sectional study during the implementation of COVID-19 social distancing measures.

COVID-19 Mental health Physical activity SARS-COV-2 Social distancing

Journal

Mental health and physical activity
ISSN: 1755-2966
Titre abrégé: Ment Health Phys Act
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101476300

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Oct 2020
Historique:
received: 22 06 2020
revised: 30 06 2020
accepted: 01 07 2020
entrez: 25 8 2020
pubmed: 25 8 2020
medline: 25 8 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The aim of the present study was to investigate the cross-sectional association between physical activity levels with depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and positive mental well-being in a sample of the UK public social distancing owing to COVID-19. This paper presents pre-planned interim analyses of data from a cross-sectional epidemiological study. Levels of physical activity during COVID-I9 social distancing were self-reported. Mental health was measured using the Beck Anxiety and Depression Inventory. Mental wellbeing was measured using The Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale. Participants also reported on sociodemographic and clinical data. The association between physical activity and mental health was studied using regression models. 902 adults were included in this study (63.8% of women and 50.1% of people aged 35-64 years). After adjusting for covariates, there was a negative association between moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day in hours and poor mental health (OR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.80-0.97). Similar findings were obtained for moderate-to-severe anxiety symptoms, moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms and poor mental wellbeing. In the present sample of UK adults social distancing owing to COVID-19 those who were physically active have better overall mental health. Owing, to the cross-sectional design of the present study the direction of the association cannot be inferred.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32834833
doi: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2020.100345
pii: S1755-2966(20)30029-6
pii: 100345
pmc: PMC7378001
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

100345

Informations de copyright

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

None.

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Auteurs

Louis Jacob (L)

Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, CIBERSAM, Dr Antoni Pujadas, 42, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08830, Spain.

Mark A Tully (MA)

Institute of Mental Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK.

Yvonne Barnett (Y)

Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.

Guillermo F Lopez-Sanchez (GF)

Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Murcia, Spain.

Laurie Butler (L)

Faculty of Science and Engineering, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.

Felipe Schuch (F)

Department of Sports Methods and Techniques, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil.

Rubén López-Bueno (R)

Department of Physical Medicine and Nursing, University of Zaragoza, Spain.

Daragh McDermott (D)

School of Psychology and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.

Joseph Firth (J)

Division of Psychology and Mental Health, The University of Manchester, UK.

Igor Grabovac (I)

Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Centre for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15/1, 1090, Vienna, Austria.

Anita Yakkundi (A)

Northern Ireland Public Health Research Network, School of Health Sciences, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK.

Nicola Armstrong (N)

HSC R&D Division, Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland), Belfast, UK.

Timothy Young (T)

Medical Research Council, Cancer Unit, Cambridge, UK.

Lee Smith (L)

The Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.

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