Special Issue – Therapeutic Benefits of Physical Activity for Mood: A Systematic Review on the Effects of Exercise Intensity, Duration, and Modality

Chan, J.; Liu, Guanmin; Liang, Dezhi; Deng, Kanfeng; Wu, Jia‐Min; Jin, Yan

doi:10.1080/00223980.2018.1470487

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“…Self-concordant goals satisfy basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, key attributes of SDT (Ryan and Deci, 2001), and have been found to be important across cultures (see Sheldon et al, 2004). With an increasing number of young people experiencing mental health problems, increasing health care costs and an aging society, the interest in cost-effective behavioral interventions that can improve mental and physical health is burgeoning (e.g., Oettingen, 2012;Fulmer et al, 2018;Chan et al, 2019;Wilson et al, 2019; for reviews see Wilson, 2011;Walton, 2014). Especially promising is the research on the topic of meaning and purpose in life (Steger, 2012).…”

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Life Crafting as a Way to Find Purpose and Meaning in Life

2019

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Having a purpose in life is one of the most fundamental human needs. However, for most people, finding their purpose in life is not obvious. Modern life has a way of distracting people from their true goals and many people find it hard to define their purpose in life. Especially at younger ages, people are searching for meaning in life, but this has been found to be unrelated to actually finding meaning. Oftentimes, people experience pressure to have a "perfect" life and show the world how well they are doing, instead of following up on their deep-felt values and passions. Consequently, people may need a more structured way of finding meaning, e.g., via an intervention. In this paper, we discuss evidence-based ways of finding purpose, via a process that we call "life crafting." This process fits within positive psychology and the salutogenesis framework -an approach focusing on factors that support human health and well-being, instead of factors that cause disease. This process ideally starts with an intervention that entails a combination of reflecting on one's values, passions and goals, best possible self, goal attainment plans, and other positive psychology intervention techniques. Important elements of such an intervention are: (1) discovering values and passion, (2) reflecting on current and desired competencies and habits, (3) reflecting on present and future social life, (4) reflecting on a possible future career, (5) writing about the ideal future, (6) writing down specific goal attainment and "if-then" plans, and (7) making public commitments to the goals set. Prior research has shown that personal goal setting and goal attainment plans help people gain a direction or a sense of purpose in life. Research findings from the field of positive psychology, such as salutogenesis, implementation intentions, value congruence, broadenand-build, and goal-setting literature, can help in building a comprehensive evidence-based life-crafting intervention. This intervention can aid individuals to find a purpose in life, while at the same time ensuring that they make concrete plans to work toward this purpose. The idea is that life crafting enables individuals to take control of their life in order to optimize performance and happiness.

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Life Crafting as a Way to Find Purpose and Meaning in Life

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“…There is substantial evidence to support the relationship between physical activity (PA) and various mental health outcomes across the lifespan [5][6][7]. There has been investigation of low-intensity PA on mental health; for example, Kelly et al (2018) reported the positive relationships between walking and mental health in an earlier scoping review [8].…”

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A Scoping Review of the Relationship between Running and Mental Health

Oswald

Campbell

Williamson

et al. 2020

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Poor mental health contributes significantly to global morbidity. The evidence regarding physical benefits of running are well-established. However, the mental health impacts of running remain unclear. An overview of the relationship between running and mental health has not been published in the last 30 years. The purpose of this study was to review the literature on the relationship between running and mental health. Our scoping review used combinations of running terms (e.g., Run* and Jog*) and mental health terms (general and condition specific). Databases used were Ovid(Medline), Ovid(Embase), ProQuest and SportDiscus. Quantitative study types reporting on the relationships between running and mental health were included. Database searches identified 16,401 studies; 273 full-texts were analysed with 116 studies included. Overall, studies suggest that running bouts of variable lengths and intensities, and running interventions can improve mood and mental health and that the type of running can lead to differential effects. However, lack of controls and diversity in participant demographics are limitations that need to be addressed. Cross-sectional evidence shows not only a range of associations with mental health but also some associations with adverse mental health (such as exercise addiction). This review identified extensive literature on the relationship between running and mental health.

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“…All the cited studies above (79)(80)(81)(82)(83) identi ed a link between physical activity pro le and social participation probably due to the effects of physical activity on mental health, especially mood (84)(85)(86). However, several limitations related to study design, and the involvement of mostly non-HIV infected population do not allow for the comparisons of the results between our study and the above-cited studies.…”

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Impact of exercise training on symptoms of depression, physical activity level and social participation in people living with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Ibeneme

Uwakwe

Myezwa

et al. 2020

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Background: Symptoms of depression are prevalent in people living with human immune deficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (PLWHA), and worsened by lack of physical activity/exercises, leading to restriction in social participation/functioning. This raises the question: What is the extent to which physical exercise training affected symptoms of depression, physical activity level (PAL) and social participation in PLWHA compared to other forms of interventions, usual care, or no treatment controls? Objectives: To assess the impact of physical exercise training on symptoms of depression, PAL and social participation in PLWHA. Data sources: Eight databases were searched up to July 2020, according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) protocol. Study eligibility criteria: Only randomised controlled trials involving adults who were either on HAART/HAART-naïve and reported in the English language, were included. Data collection and analysis: Two independent reviewers determined the eligibility of the studies, extracted data, assessed their quality, and risk of bias using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) tool. Standardised mean difference (SMD) was used as summary statistics for the mean primary outcome (symptoms of depression) and secondary outcomes (PAL and social participation) since different measuring tools/units were used across the included studies. Summary estimates of effects were determined using a random-effects model (I2). Results: Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria with 779 participants (n=596 participants on study completion) randomised into the study groups, comprising 378 males, 310 females and 91 participants with undisclosed gender, and with an age range of 18-86 years. Across the studies, aerobic or aerobic plus resistance exercises were performed 2-3 times/week, at 40-60 minutes/session, and for between 6-24 weeks, and the risk of bias varied from high to low. Comparing the intervention to control groups showed significant difference in the symptoms of depression (SMD=-0.74, 95% confidence interval (CI)=-1.01,-0.48,p=<0.0002;I2=47%;5studies; 205participants) unlike PAL (SMD=0.98,95%CI=-0.25,2.17,p=0.11;I2=82%;2studies;62 participants) and social participation (SMD=0.04,95%CI=-0.65,0.73,p=0.91;I2=90%; 6 studies; 373 participants).Conclusion: Physical exercise training could have an antidepressant-like effect in PLWHA but did not affect their PAL and social participation. However, the high heterogeneity in the included studies, imply that adequately powered RCTs with clinical/methodological similarity are required in future studies.Registration number: INPLASY202040048

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Special Issue – Therapeutic Benefits of Physical Activity for Mood: A Systematic Review on the Effects of Exercise Intensity, Duration, and Modality

Cited by 171 publications

References 115 publications

Life Crafting as a Way to Find Purpose and Meaning in Life

Life Crafting as a Way to Find Purpose and Meaning in Life

A Scoping Review of the Relationship between Running and Mental Health

Impact of exercise training on symptoms of depression, physical activity level and social participation in people living with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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