The association between physical activity and depression among individuals residing in Brazil

Oliveira, Gisele Dias de; Oancea, S. Cristina; Nucci, Luciana Bertoldi; Vogeltanz-Holm, Nancy

doi:10.1007/s00127-017-1441-6

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“…Physical activity directly contributes to the prevention of functional decline 39 and chronic diseases, 34 and it has been associated with reduction of depression in Brazilian men. 40 In the present study, physically active older adults had a lower risk of death compared to those who were sedentary. However, this finding did not remain significant in the fully adjusted analysis.…”

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Depressive symptoms as an independent risk factor for mortality

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d’Orsi

et al. 2021

Braz. J. Psychiatry

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Objective: To evaluate the relationship between presence of depressive symptoms and risk of death in older adults residing in a municipality in Southern Brazil. Methods: Between 2009 and 2014, 1,391 people participated in the EpiFloripa Aging Cohort Study, a population-based longitudinal study. Depressive symptoms were assessed through the Geriatric Depression Scale. The initial time was considered the age at the first interview, and the end time, the age at the last contact or death. Cox regression models were used to estimate the mortality risk associated with depressive symptoms, adjusted by sex, education, income, paid work, smoking status, alcohol consumption, morbidities, medication use, physical activity, disability, cognitive impairment, and body mass index. Results: The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 23.5% (95%CI 20.4-26.9). On crude analysis, the risk of mortality was 1.86 (95%CI 1.35-2.55) for individuals with depressive symptoms; in adjusted models, the risk of mortality was 1.67 (95%CI 1.15-2.40). Conclusion: Depressive symptoms are an independent risk factor for mortality in older Brazilian adults. Our findings highlight the importance of screening this population for depression and the practice of preventive actions.

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Depressive symptoms as an independent risk factor for mortality

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d’Orsi

et al. 2021

Braz. J. Psychiatry

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“…Among the most commonly investigated demographic variables are gender Almeida & Kessler, 1998; Nolen-Hoeksema, 2001) education (Steele et al, 2007) and age (Christensen et al, 1999 ). For health behaviours, a large literature suggests that moderate to vigorous physical exercise from three to five times per week leads to reduced anxiety ( Wipfli, Rethorst & Landers, 2008) , depression (Craft & Landers, 1998; de Oliveira et al, 2018) , stress (Stults-Kolehmainen & Sinha, 2014) and other mental health issues (Landers & Arendt, 2007) . Similar associations are found with dietary habits; a diet low in fat, sugar or carbohydrate tends to be associated with fewer psychological issues (Molendijk et al, 2018; O‘Neil et al, 2014) .…”

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Factors linked to changes in mental health outcomes among Brazilians in quarantine due to COVID-19

Stults‐Kolehmainen

Filgueiras

Blacutt

2020

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“…However, men were more likely than women to exercise for disease prevention and treatment, and women were more likely than men to exercise for entertainment. Physical activity for leisure was not associated with depression among Brazilian females, and this association was significant among Brazilian males, who might be able to benefit from physical activity for leisure to reduce their symptoms of depression [23]. A possible reason for this finding was that although the prevalence of depression in females is twice as high as that in men, while there was no significant gender difference among participants who exercised with the motivation of mood regulation.…”

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Who exercises for mood regulation? Results from the Guangdong National Physique Monitoring data

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Purpose: This study focused on different exercise motivations, especially mood regulation and their relation to the possible influencing factors of adults in China.Methods: 5242 participants aged 20-69 years from 2016 to 2018 were recruited in this study to finish the questionnaire of Guangdong National Physique Monitoring organized by the Guangzhou Institute of Sports Science. Multiple statistical analyses methods were used to study each exercise motivation and its sociodemographic characteristics (gender, age, education and job), exercise measurements (frequency, duration and intensity) and physical conditions (BMI, abdominal obesity and basic diseases). An exercise index that is good for mental health (index 1: 45 min per session and 3-5 times per week; index 2: exercise motivation of mood regulation and exercise 60-120 min per week) was also used to investigate the number and type of people who were more likely to meet the index.Results: Substantial evidence showed that exercise is good for mood regulation, but 44.9% (2355/5242) of participants showed exercise inactivity in this study. Only older participants and those with an average level of education showed a significant association with mood regulation. Few people met the index that is good for mental health (16.64% (872/5242) met index 1 and 2.84% (149/5242) met index 2), and higher education showed a significant association with a reduction in the mental health burden and the prevention of depression.Conclusion: This investigation suggests motivating people to be more active, educating people on the mental health benefits of exercise.

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The association between physical activity and depression among individuals residing in Brazil

Abstract: Although PA for leisure is not associated with depression among Brazilian females, the obtained results suggest that this association is significant among Brazilian males, who may be able to benefit from PA for leisure to reduce their symptoms of depression.

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Depressive symptoms as an independent risk factor for mortality

Depressive symptoms as an independent risk factor for mortality

Factors linked to changes in mental health outcomes among Brazilians in quarantine due to COVID-19

Who exercises for mood regulation? Results from the Guangdong National Physique Monitoring data

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