ArticleTranslational behavioral medicine2021
Trauma-informed exercise for women survivors of sexual violence.
Article in Translational behavioral medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Targeting mental health and wellbeing in women who have experienced gender-based violence through moderate-vigorous physical activity: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of mind-body therapies on the mental health of women victims of violence: A meta-analysis.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Gender differences in PTSD severity and pain outcomes: Baseline results from the LAMP trial.PloS one · 2024Trial
- Left Write Hook: proof of concept for a survivor-designed, and peer-led programme incorporating expressive writing and boxing to support mental health in adult survivors of child sexual abuse.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Existing and Potential Therapies for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms in Intimate Partner Violence: A Narrative Review.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Presence 5 for trauma informed care: teaching tangible practices towards bidirectional healing in undergraduate medical education.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- The moderating effect of lifetime physical activity on brain alterations related to adverse childhood experiences.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Article
- Development and validation of the Decisional Balance Scale for Physical Activity in Female Survivors of Violence (DBSPA-FSV).Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Cross-sectional exercise-related differences in PTSD symptoms, psychological distress, physical pain, and sleep quality in trauma-exposed adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Gender differences in PTSD severity and pain outcomes: baseline results from the LAMP trial.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2023Article
- Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise training as an adjunct to trauma-focused psychotherapy in traumatized refugees and asylum seekers: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Article
- Trauma informed weight lifting: considerations for coaches, trainers and gym environments.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Methods-Motivational Interviewing Approach for Enhanced Retention and Attendance.American journal of preventive medicine · 2021Article
- Physical activity to address multimorbidity among survivors of sexual violence: A comprehensive narrative review.Psychology of sport and exercise · 2021Article
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Abstract
Compared to their male counterparts, women experience alarmingly high rates of sexual violence (SV). Nearly 20% of women in the USA have been victims of SV, and prevalence of sexual assault among female service members is reported to be even higher, up to 50%. SV results in negative health outcomes like posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, obesity, poor body image, and pain-related disability. Exercise has been shown to positively impact both mental and physical health outcomes in populations experiencing posttraumatic symptoms, yet women survivors of SV are often excluded from exercise trials in trauma-affected populations. The purpose of this paper is to comment on the importance of incorporating women-specific trauma-informed principles in the content and delivery of exercise interventions in trauma-affected populations, particularly as it relates to SV. Researchers discuss the implications of female-specific and trauma-informed exercise considerations for SV survivors. This commentary highlights the need for trauma-informed implementation efforts and outcome measurements in exercise interventions involving women affected by SV. Researchers call for (a) increased qualitative work on trauma-specific implementation efforts across exercise intervention domains and (b) increased assessment of trauma-specific outcomes in exercise trials.
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