Mental health and physical activity in the European Union
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Mentale Gesundheit und körperliche Aktivität in der Europäischen Union |
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Autor: | Abu-Omar, Karim; Rütten, Alfred; Lehtinen, Ville |
Erschienen in: | Sozial- und Präventivmedizin |
Veröffentlicht: | 49 (2004), 5, S. 301-309, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0303-8408, 1420-911X |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00038-004-3109-8 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201108006962 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
Objectives:This article is the 3rd in a series of four that present data about physical activity in 15 member states of the European Union collected by the Eurobarometer 58.2. On a descriptive level it investigates the relationships between physical activity (MET-h/week) and mental health. Methods:Data were collected in 2002 as part of the Eurobarometer by face-to-face interviews. A total of 16230 respondents age 15 years and older were interviewed. Sample sizes were about 1000 respondents in most nations. Mental health was assessed with the Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5) and the Energy and Vitality Scale (EVI-scale). Physical activity was assessed with the last 7-days short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Results:Across sociodemographic subgroups of the populations investigated (age, gender, marital status, gross household income, educational status) it was found, that those being more physically active had in general a better mental health. In some of the 15 nations evidence for a dose-response relationship between physical activity and mental health was found, while in others this was not the case.
Conclusions:Results seem to indicate a positive relationship between physical activity level and mental health for population subgroups. However, analysis found no evidence that this relationship can be characterized as being dose-response in all nations. Verf.-Referat