Prevalence of Mental Health Problems and Factors Associated with Psychological Distress in Mountain Exercisers: A Cross-Sectional Study in Austria.
Prevalence of Mental Health Problems and Factors Associated with Psychological Distress in Mountain Exercisers: A Cross-Sectional Study in Austria.
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DOI：
10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01237
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发表时间：
2017
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Kopp M
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作者：
Niedermeier M;Hartl A;Kopp M
非常需要了解心理健康问题的潜在保护因素。在户外环境中进行定期的身体活动（PA），如山地运动，可能会减少心理困扰。因此，本研究的目的是评估在山地锻炼者的心理健康问题的患病率，并检测与心理困扰的因素。在一项横断面设计中，我们收集了1,536名奥地利山地锻炼者的自我报告数据。采用Kessler心理困扰量表（Kessler Psychological Distress Scale）、PA国际体力活动问卷（PA International Physical Activity Questionnaire）和PA期间的情感评价量表（Feeling Scale），调查两组患者的心理健康问题和心理困扰发生率。采用逐步多元线性回归分析心理困扰的影响因素。奥地利山地锻炼者心理健康问题的患病率为14%。健康促进PA水平和PA期间较高的情感效价与较低的心理困扰显著相关。与非活动性PA水平相比，最低PA水平与较低的心理困扰无显著相关性。婚姻状况、教育程度、高山协会会员资格和身体质量指数对心理困扰没有显着影响。与欧洲人口相比，奥地利山地锻炼者的心理健康问题患病率似乎较低。增强健康的PA水平和情感效价增加形式的PA被证明与较低的心理困扰。结果可能会导致干预性研究，重点是户外PA的潜力，例如，山地运动，作为一种辅助治疗的人在风险或与心理健康问题。
Knowledge about potential protective factors against mental health problems is highly needed. Regular physical activity (PA) in an outdoor environment, like mountain exercising, might reduce psychological distress. Therefore, the aims of the present study were to assess the prevalence of mental health problems in mountain exercisers and to detect factors associated with psychological distress. In a cross-sectional design, we collected self-reported data of 1,536 Austrian mountain exercisers. The prevalence of mental health problems and psychological distress (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale), the level of PA International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and affective valence during PA (Feeling Scale) were obtained. Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to assess factors influencing psychological distress. The prevalence of mental health problems in Austrian mountain exercisers was 14%. Health-enhancing PA level and higher affective valence during PA were significantly associated with lower psychological distress. Minimal PA level was not significantly associated with lower psychological distress compared to inactive PA level. Marital status, education, alpine association membership, and body mass index did not show a significant influence on psychological distress. The prevalence of mental health problems seems to be lower in Austrian mountain exercisers compared to the European population. A health-enhancing PA level and affective valence increasing forms of PA were shown to be associated with lower psychological distress. Results might lead to interventional studies focusing on the potential of outdoor PA, e.g., mountain exercise, as an adjunct treatment in people at risk or with mental health problems.
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