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ArticleBMJ open2019

Mental health informed physical activity for first responders and their support partner: a protocol for a stepped-wedge evaluation of an online, codesigned intervention.

Grace McKeon, Zachary Steel, Ruth Wells, Jill M Newby, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic, Davy Vancampfort, Simon Rosenbaum

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Article in BMJ open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05061225 (The Efficacy of a Facebook-delivered Physical Activity Counselling Intervention on Mental Health in Firefighters), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT05061225 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

The Efficacy of a Facebook-delivered Physical Activity Counselling Intervention on Mental Health in Firefighters: a Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorKU LeuvenRan2021 to 2022Enrolled60ConditionsPTSD, Stress, Psychological, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Disorders and SymptomsArmsPhysical activity counselling
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Grace McKeonSchool of Psychiatry, UNSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia g.mckeon@unsw.edu.au.
Zachary SteelSchool of Psychiatry, UNSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Ruth WellsSchool of Psychiatry, UNSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Jill M NewbySchool of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Dusan Hadzi-PavlovicSchool of Psychiatry, UNSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Davy VancampfortUniversity Psychiatric Centre KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Simon RosenbaumSchool of Psychiatry, UNSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFirst responders (police, fire and ambulance officers) are at a significantly increased risk of experiencing poor mental health, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. These conditions are associated with high rates of cardiovascular disease, in part due to low levels of physical activity (PA) and high levels of sedentary behaviour. Using a person's social support system may be an effective solution to help increase PA levels to improve mental and physical health outcomes. We will examine the efficacy of a group-based online intervention in increasing PA in first responders and their support partners, iteratively codesigned with advisors with lived experience of mental illness among first responders.

methodsThis study will recruit a convenience sample of self-identified sedentary first responders and their self-selected support partners to a 10-week PA programme delivered through a private Facebook group. We will deliver education on predetermined topics related to PA and diet and provide participants with an activity tracker (Fitbit). A stepped-wedged design will be applied to compare multiple baselines to intervention and follow-up phases within subjects. Five cohorts of n=20 will be recruited, with each cohort randomised to a different baseline length. Our primary outcome will be psychological distress (Kessler-6). Secondary outcomes include feasibility, self-report and objective PA data (Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire and Fitbit accelerometry), depression and anxiety (Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 items), post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSD Checklist for DSM-5), quality of life Assessment of Quality of Life-6 dimensions, sleep quality (The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), suicidal ideation (Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale) and social support for exercise. The mobile data collection platform MetricWire will be used. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval was obtained from the University of New South Wales, Deupty Vice-Chancellor Research, Human Research Ethics Committee on 3 June 2019, HC180561. Findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and disseminated at national conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12619000877189.

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ExerciseSocial SupportDietEmergency RespondersHealth EducationHumansInternet-Based InterventionNew South WalesPeer GroupQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicStress Disorders, Post-Traumaticemergency service workersfacebookfirst respondermental healthphysical activityPTSD

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PMID31511290
PMCPMC6747645

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