Measuring Healthy Lifestyle and Mental Health Indicators in South AsianWomen Using the "Your Health: Quality of Life andWell-Being" Questionnaire
Measuring Healthy Lifestyle and Mental Health Indicators in South AsianWomen Using the "Your Health: Quality of Life andWell-Being" Questionnaire
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DOI：
10.1016/j.aogh.2017.09.007
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发表时间：
2017-05-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Sami, Amtul Salam
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作者：
Ahmed, Nida;Ahmed, Sabahat;Sami, Amtul Salam
健康是一种身体、精神和社会全面健康的状态，而不仅仅是没有疾病或虚弱。一项文献回顾表明，目前还没有专门的问卷可以用来评估社区内的幸福感。方法随机选择50名南亚女性完成《您的健康：生活质量和幸福感问卷》，评估饮食、生活方式和心理健康等。从问卷中提取数据，并根据这些发现对参与者进行分类。结果该工具确定了健康状况不佳的一些关键风险因素、与精神疾病相关的症状，以及评估队列中的共病负担。63%的女性体重指数(BMI)不健康，超过一半的女性不知道每天盐的最高限量，近四分之一的女性有多种健康状况。结论该问卷是一种在社区内使用的有效工具。在被研究的南亚人群中，肥胖的负担很重，并伴有不良的生活习惯和显著的情绪和焦虑症状。
INTRODUCTION Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. A literature review has revealed that there is no specific questionnaire available to assess well-being within the community.METHODS Fifty South Asian women were randomly selected to complete the "Your Health: Quality of Life and Well-being Questionnaire" assessing diet, lifestyle, and mental health among others. Data from the questionnaires was extracted and participants were categorised based on these findings.RESULTS This tool has positively identified a number of key risk factors for poor health, symptoms associated with mental illness, and the burden of comorbidities within the assessed cohort. Sixty-three percent of the women had an unhealthy body mass index (BMI), over half did not know the maximum limit of salt per day, and almost one-fourth had multiple health conditions.CONCLUSIONS This questionnaire is an effective tool to use within the community. There is a significant burden of obesity, complicated by poor lifestyle habits and significant mood and anxiety symptoms within the studied South Asian population.