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Obesity, physical activity and sleep quality in patients admitted to a posttraumatic stress inpatient ward.
- Source :
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Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists [Australas Psychiatry] 2020 Jun; Vol. 28 (3), pp. 270-273. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 11. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Objective: The aim of this paper was to cross-sectionally examine the association between physical health indicators and PTSD symptomatology.<br />Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among inpatients of a service related trauma-focused ward. Physical and mental health indicators including sleep quality, fitness, physical activity, body mass index and PTSD symptomatology were assessed.<br />Results: Among 60 inpatients, significant associations were found between sedentary time ( r = 0.42; p < .001) and sleep quality ( r = 0.40; p < .001) with PTSD symptomatology. The vast majority of inpatients ( n = 56; 93%) were found to be either overweight or obese according to body mass index.<br />Conclusion: Inpatients of a PTSD treatment facility had extremely high rates of obesity, physical inactivity, poor cardiorespiratory fitness and poor sleep quality. Sedentary behaviour is a modifiable risk factor associated with symptoms and physical health.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged
Comorbidity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
New South Wales epidemiology
Young Adult
Inpatients psychology
Obesity epidemiology
Physical Fitness psychology
Sedentary Behavior
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic epidemiology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1440-1665
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32391730
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856220917075