Observational studyHealth and quality of life outcomes2013
Associations between physical activity and quality of life outcomes in adults with severe obesity: a cross-sectional study prior to the beginning of a lifestyle intervention.
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- Ten-year cardiometabolic progression and health-related quality of life in individuals with isolated abdominal obesity.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Unlocking student well-being: the serial mediation of screen time and emotion management ability in the physical activity-life satisfaction link, moderated by health literacy.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Meeting physical activity recommendations is associated with health-related quality of life in women before and after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2019Article
- Associations between health-related quality of life, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength, physical activity and waist circumference in 10-year-old children: the ASK study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2017Article
- Diet and physical activity in people with intermediate cardiovascular risk and their relationship with the health-related quality of life: results from the MARK study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2016Article
- Quality of life and psychological well-being in obesity management: improving the odds of success by managing distress.International journal of clinical practice · 2016Review
- Improving health-related quality of life through an evidence-based obesity reduction program: the Healthy Weights Initiative.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2016Article
- Factors influencing BMI classifications of Korean adults.Journal of physical therapy science · 2015Article
- Physical activity and quality of life in severely obese adults during a two-year lifestyle intervention programme.Journal of obesity · 2015Article
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- A descriptive study of health status and health related quality of life in selected outpatients with type 2 diabetes, pathological body mass index and cardiovascular risk in Spain.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundSeverely obese individuals who seek lifestyle interventions have impaired quality of life (QoL). Research suggests that physical activity (PA) plays a role in weight reduction and improved health in this group, but knowledge about the association of PA with QoL outcomes is sparse and inconsistent. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a higher level of PA was independently associated with higher QoL in severely obese individuals prior to the beginning of a lifestyle intervention.
methodsDuring 2010, a total of 49 severely obese individuals who began a lifestyle intervention programme in Western Norway agreed to participate in the study. Data were collected prior to the beginning of the intervention. QoL was measured by a one-item scale on life satisfaction and the SF-36, PA was measured by an accelerometer, and clinical data were collected by health staff. Linear regression analyses were used to determine the associations between PA and QoL outcomes (life satisfaction, physical functioning, and mental health), adjusting for age, gender, and body mass index (BMI).
resultsIn the adjusted analyses, we found positive relationships between PA and life satisfaction (Stand. coeff. 0.39, p = 0.024) and physical functioning (Stand. coeff. 0.34, p = 0.025). There was no association between PA and mental health (Stand. coeff. 0.15, p = 0.376).
conclusionThis study detected associations between objectively measured PA and life satisfaction as well as physical functioning in a group of severely obese individuals before they began a lifestyle intervention programme.
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