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Can lifestyle interventions improve Canadian men's mental health? Outcomes from the HAT TRICK programme.
- Source :
- Health Promotion International; Aug2021, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p943-951, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Engaging men in mental health promotion can be difficult because of reticence about help-seeking, especially for gender neutral programmes. Developments in men's health research has pointed to the success of gender-sensitized programmes to increase men's engagement in healthy lifestyle interventions targeting physical activity and healthy eating; however, less is known about the impact of these interventions on men's mental health. This study explored changes to men's depression risk and health-related quality of life at post-intervention (12 weeks) and 9-month follow-up, after participating in HAT TRICK, a gender-sensitized lifestyle intervention for overweight men. Participants completed validated self-report measures of mental health at baseline, post-intervention (12 weeks) and 9-month follow-up. Men's scores on the Male Depression Risk Scale (MDRS) and the SF-12 questionnaire, including physical health (PH12) and mental health (MH12) composite scores, were analyzed using mixed linear models to assess linear trends. At baseline, men (N = 62) had a mean age of 50.98 (SD = 10.09) years and BMI of 35.87 (SD = 5.51) kg/m<superscript>2</superscript>. Results show that both the MDRS and the MH12 showed improvements in participants' mental health, with significant linear trends (p = 0.003; p = 0.003) qualified with significant quadratic trends over time (p = 0.02; p = 0.03). There were no significant changes in the PH12 over time. Gender-sensitized programmes for overweight men, such as HAT TRICK, are a promising approach to positively influence components of men's mental health, with the potential for sustained improvements over the long term. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PREVENTION of mental depression
COMPETENCY assessment (Law)
OBESITY treatment
HEALTH education
RESEARCH
FOOD habits
SOCIAL participation
MEN'S health
CLINICAL trials
CONFIDENCE intervals
RESEARCH methodology
SELF-evaluation
PRE-tests & post-tests
PHYSICAL activity
HEALTH behavior
QUALITY of life
QUESTIONNAIRES
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH funding
DATA analysis software
BEHAVIOR modification
HEALTH promotion
LONGITUDINAL method
SOCIAL integration
GOAL (Psychology)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09574824
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Health Promotion International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152190917
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaa120