Sick as a parrot or over the moon: an evaluation of the impact of playing regular matches in a football league on mental health service users

McElroy, Paddy; Evans, Paul M.; Pringle, Alan

doi:10.1002/pdh.245

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“…As important, though more modest, are the improvements to self-esteem and quality of life at the 6 month follow up. The results of this study are in line with other quantitative evaluation football interventions on confidence [18,19] and general well-being [20]. Furthermore, these findings seem to be in concordance with outcomes of qualitative studies that show a positive impact on self-esteem and well-being including one study of Coping Through Football itself [21].…”

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Evaluation of the Coping Through Football Project: Physical Activity and Psychosocial Outcomes

Friedrich¹,

Mason²

2017

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Background: Football is increasingly used as an adjunct intervention for people with mental problems, intended to improve their mental, physical and social health. Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate psychosocial outcomes and physical activity in participants of “Coping Through Football” (CTF), a London-based football intervention for people who receive secondary mental health care. Methods: In a one group pre-post study design, participants completed self-report measures on physical activity and mental well-being at baseline (i.e. when joining the intervention), and at 6 months and 12 months thereafter. Perceived quality of life was measured using the WHOQOL-BREF which assess domains such as physical health, psychological well-being, social relationships and environment. The Rosenberg Self-esteem scale was used to measure self-esteem in the participants. Self-reported physical activity (vigorous activity, moderate activity, walking and sitting) was assessed using the short form of the International Physical Activity questionnaire (IPAQ). Results: For the 6 months follow up, data was available for 72 participants; at 12 month follow up data was available for 32 participants. Levels of vigorous activity doubled between baseline (102.98 min/week) and the short term follow up (196.85 min/week) as well as between baseline (117.26 min/week) and the one year follow up (248.23 min/week). For moderate activity, we find similar results with an improvement from 78.13 min/week at baseline to 149 min/week at the short term follow up and an increase from 87.74 min/week at baseline to 209.61 min/week. Increases on psychosocial measures were more modest, reaching significance at only the 6 month time point. There were no statistically significant changes with regard to the time spent sitting or walking at either the 6 or the 12 month follow up. Conclusion: While the impact on psychosocial measures was only moderate, the increase in physical activity in participants encourages the use of adjunct football interventions for people with mental health problems as a means to increase physical activity levels.

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Evaluation of the Coping Through Football Project: Physical Activity and Psychosocial Outcomes

Friedrich¹,

Mason²

2017

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“…McElroy et al32 have shown how several social agencies have actively supported interventions using soccer in several mental health initiatives. In particular, the Care Standard Improvement Program supports the Care Standard Improvement Program league in Manchester and regularly brings together over 200 users of mental health services to play competitions in a league of 7-a-side with matches lasting 20 minutes each 32. Soccer, indeed, appears to be a good complementary strategy for improving psychophysical health and performance in psychotic subjects.…”

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Soccer practice as an add-on treatment in the management of individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia

Battaglia¹,

Alesi²,

Inguglia³

et al. 2013

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Physical activity is an important aspect of good health for everyone; it is even more important for psychiatric patients who usually live an unhealthy lifestyle. In recent years, there has been growing focus on the use of soccer as a vehicle to improve the health of subjects with severe mental illness. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of soccer practice on the self-reported health quality of life (SRHQL) and sports performance (SP) in psychotic subjects. Eighteen male patients with diagnosis of schizophrenia were randomized into either a trained (TG) or a control group (CG). The TG was trained for 12 weeks using two soccer training sessions per week. The CG did not perform any regular sports activity during the experimental period. Anthropometric measurements, SRHQL, personal time records in a 30 meter sprint test and slalom test running with a ball were evaluated before and after the experimental period. SRHQL was assessed using Short Form-12 questionnaire measuring physical and mental component summary scores. After the training period, the TG showed a relevant decrease by 4.6% in bodyweight (BW) and body mass index compared to baseline. Conversely, the CG showed an increased BW and body mass index by 1.8% from baseline to posttest. Moreover, after 12 weeks we found that control patients increased their BW significantly when compared to trained patients (Δ = 5.4%; P < 0.05). After the training period, comparing the baseline TG’s Short Form-12-scores to posttest results, we found an improvement of 10.5% and 10.8% in physical component summary and mental component summary, respectively. In addition, performances on the 30 meter sprint test and slalom test running with a ball in the TG improved significantly (P < 0.01) from baseline to posttest when compared to CG. Soccer practice appears able to improve psychophysical health in individuals with diagnosis of schizophrenia. Indeed, our study demonstrated that programmed soccer physical activity could reduce antipsychotic medication-related weight gain and improve SRHQL and sports performance in psychotic subjects.

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“…In relation to more general social issues, a review of government and local football initiatives found that the sport could be used to bring communities together in order to tackle important issues such as mental illhealth, racism and educational problems. The idea underpinning such initiatives originates from the concept that football is an almost universal interest that brings people together (McElroy, Evans, & Pringle, 2008).…”

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Football and dementia: A qualitative investigation of a community based sports group for men with early onset dementia

2016

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(2016) Football and dementia: A qualitative investigation of a community based sports group for men with early onset dementia. Dementia, 15 (6 A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or from the version of record. If you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the repository url above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription. AbstractThis study investigates the impact of a weekly group providing sport and physical activities for men with early onset dementia established by Notts County Football in the Community (NCFC). There were three aims:investigate the effect of early onset dementia on individuals with the condition and their carers; examine perceptions of current levels of service provision for people with early onset dementia; and analyse the impact of the group. Men with dementia (n=5) attending the sessions, their carers (n=5), NCFC coaching staff (n=5) and people organising/facilitating the sessions (n=5), were interviewed. Semi-structured interviews explored the participants' experiences of dementia, their opinions on current service provisions and on the sessions.Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Four main themes were found: loss related to the condition of dementia and its impact on relationships ('Loss'); lack of age-appropriate services for people with early onset dementia ('Lack of Resources'); enjoyment and positive anticipation related to the group for all involved ('Enjoyment and Anticipation'); and 'the Notts County Effect' which attributed the success of the sessions to the strong brand of the football club, and to personalised service in a "dementia-free" environment. The NCFC sessions provided a safe low-cost intervention with positive effects upon quality of life for both people with early onset dementia, their carers and the staff involved. This suggests that the service may be valuable to a wider range of people living in different areas KeywordsDementia; early onset dementia; football; men; quality of life; sporting activities.

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Sick as a parrot or over the moon: an evaluation of the impact of playing regular matches in a football league on mental health service users

Cited by 25 publications

References 10 publications

Evaluation of the Coping Through Football Project: Physical Activity and Psychosocial Outcomes

Evaluation of the Coping Through Football Project: Physical Activity and Psychosocial Outcomes

Soccer practice as an add-on treatment in the management of individuals with a diagnosis of schizophrenia

Football and dementia: A qualitative investigation of a community based sports group for men with early onset dementia

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