Identifying Patients at Risk for Cardiometabolic and Chronic Diseases by Using the Exercise Vital Sign to Screen for Physical Inactivity

Preventing Chronic Disease, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 22

Опубликована: Янв. 2, 2025

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, others who strive to improve health public through chronic disease prevention.

Язык: Английский

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Co-designing a Physical Activity Service for Refugees and Asylum Seekers Using an Experience-Based Co-design Framework

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 26(4), С. 674 - 688

Опубликована: Апрель 12, 2024

Abstract People from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds resettling in Australia often experience intersecting risks for poor mental physical health. Physical activity can promote better health outcomes, however there are limited programs tailored this population. Therefore, understanding how to support refugees seekers engage is crucial. This paper aims describe the experience-based co-design (EBCD) process was used identify priorities a new service seekers. Using an EBCD framework we conducted qualitative interviews workshops with users (refugees living community) providers at community Centre Sydney, Australia. Sixteen participants, including eight engaged over 12-months. The revealed common themes or ‘touchpoints’ barriers enablers participation such as access, safety competing stressors. Subsequent focus groups resulted establishment of five fundamental actionable strategies; ensuring cultural psychological safety, promoting accessibility, facilitating access basic needs, enhancing literacy fostering social connection. methodology, study insights lived experiences both which safe, supportive, accessible. results implementation evaluation program ongoing.

Язык: Английский

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Self-Reported Physical Activity and Mental Health Among Asylum Seekers in a Refugee Camp

Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 21(7), С. 657 - 667

Опубликована: Апрель 15, 2024

Background : Global forced displacement has been rising steeply since 2015 as a result of wars and human rights abuses. Forcibly displaced people are often exposed to physical mental strain, which can cause traumatic experiences poor health. Physical activity linked with better health, although such evidence is scarce among those populations. The purpose the study was examine relationships self-reported fitness health indices residing in refugee camp Greece asylum seekers. Methods Participants were 151 individuals (76 women, 75 men; mean age 28.90 y) from their homes for an average 32.03 months. Among them, 67% Afghanistan countries southwest Asia, 33% sub-Saharan African countries. completed self-report measures assessing activity, fitness, symptoms post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, well-being. Results High prevalence disorder well-being identified, women Asians showing poorer Symptoms anxiety related perceived but not activity. Regression analysis showed that ( β 0.34; 95% CI, 0.43 1.52) low-intensity 0.24; 0.001 0.009) significantly positively predicted well-being, small medium effect. Conclusions findings provide useful insights regarding link between well-being; nevertheless, further research examining objectively measured warranted complement these data explore associations

Язык: Английский

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Effects of an exercise and sport intervention on symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health indices among asylum seekers in a camp. A pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

Mental health and physical activity, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 100676 - 100676

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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The Association and Impact of Psychological and Social Factors on Physical Activity Levels amongst Women in the Australian WATCH Longitudinal Study

Psychology of sport and exercise, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 102844 - 102844

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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‘A Spark to Start’: Experiences of Forcibly Displaced Individuals Participating in a Co-Designed Exercise and Sport Intervention

Mental health and physical activity, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 100681 - 100681

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Psychological well-being, mental distress, metabolic syndrome, and associated factors among people living in a refugee camp in Greece: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11

Опубликована: Июнь 16, 2023

Background Forcibly displaced people face various challenges and are therefore at higher risk of being affected by mental physiological distress. The present study aimed to determine levels psychological well-being, PTSD symptom severity, metabolic syndrome, associated factors among forcibly in Greece response WHO’s call for evidence-based public health policies programs people. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional n = 150 (50% women) originating from Sub-Sahara Africa Southwest Asia living Greek refugee camp. Self-report questionnaires were used assess symptoms PTSD, depression, generalized anxiety disorder insomnia, perceived stress, headache, fitness. Cardiovascular markers assessed cardiorespiratory fitness was measured with the Åstrand-Rhyming Test Maximal Oxygen Uptake. Results prevalence distress disorders overall elevated. Only 53.0% participants rated their well-being as high. Altogether, 35.3% scored above clinical cut-off 33.3% 27.9% disorder, 33.8% insomnia. One four (28.8%) met criteria syndrome. While moderate or severe insomnia syndrome differed little global population, markedly increased. In multivariable analysis, (OR 1.35, p 0.003) decreased likelihood 0.80, 0.031). Participants elevated psychiatric less likely report high 0.22, had increased odds severity 3.27, 0.034). Increased stress perception 1.13, 0.002). Conclusion There is an compared population burden findings underpin urgent action. Policies should aim reduce post-migration stressors address non-communicable diseases programs. Sport exercise interventions may be favorable add-on, given that both benefits.

Язык: Английский

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A Scoping Review of the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Mental Health Among Immigrants in Western Countries: An Integrated Bio-Psycho-Socio-Cultural Lens

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 25(5), С. 1137 - 1151

Опубликована: Июль 4, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Migrant women’s engagement in health-promotive activities through a women’s health collaboration

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11

Опубликована: Июнь 15, 2023

Introduction Social determinants of health impact health, and migrants are exposed to an inequitable distribution resources that may their negatively, leading inequality social injustice. Migrant women difficult engage in health-promotional activities because language barriers, socioeconomic circumstances, other determinants. Based on the framework Paulo Freire, a community promotion program was established community-academic partnership with community-based participatory research approach. Aim The aim this study describe how collaborative women’s initiative contributed migrant engagement activities. Materials methods This part larger program, carried out disadvantaged city area Sweden. It had qualitative design approach, following up actions taken promote health. Health-promotional were developed collaboration group, facilitated by lay promoter. population formed 17 mainly Middle Eastern women. Data collected using story-dialog method material analyzed thematic analysis. Result Three important contributors identified at early stage analysis process, namely, group forming network, local facilitator from community, use places close home. Later connection made between these rationale behind importance, is, they motivated supported dialog conducted. therefore became designated themes connected all contributors, three main nine sub-themes. Conclusion key implication knowledge put it into practice. Thus, progression functional literacy level critical be said have occurred.

Язык: Английский

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Increase in physical activity is associated with an increase in sleep efficiency, but not with improvement in symptoms of PTSD: analysis of longitudinal data in trauma-affected refugees

Journal of Activity Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 3(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 15, 2024

Abstract Background In trauma-affected refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), research on physical activity is scarce. Knowing more about the relation between and PTSD symptoms may provide insight into as a possible target in treatment of PTSD. The aim present study was to examine whether baseline change level from end were related to, respectively, symptoms, quality life, sleep quality, efficiency refugees. Methods Longitudinal data randomized controlled trial analysed multiple linear regression. Level measured actigraphy PTSD, life self-report questionnaires. Results A higher significantly associated better borderline but not or efficiency. Furthermore, an increase improvement Change quality. Conclusion novelty current lies finding no results point complex sleep, towards need for studies these relations effective interventions Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov ID (NCT02761161), April 27, 2016.

Язык: Английский

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