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ArticleAmerican journal of lifestyle medicine2025

Is Engagement in Physical Activity Related to Its Perceived Mental Health Benefits Among People With Depression and Anxiety? A Population-Scale Survey Study.

Henry Onyeaka, Juliana Zambrano, Hannah Szlyk, Christopher Celano, Philip Baiden, Chioma Muoghalu, Valentine Enemuo, Esther Ayisire Oghenetega, Jeff C Huffman, John Torous and 1 more

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Henry OnyeakaDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH, JT); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH); Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ); Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA (HS); School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA (PB); Plains Regional Medical Center, Clovis, NM, USA (CM); Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA (CM); Department of Psychiatry, Community Health of South Florida, Miami, FL, USA (VE); Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, UK (EAO); Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA (JT); Division of Psychology and Mental Health,University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (JF).ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1987-0941
Juliana ZambranoDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH, JT); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH); Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ); Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA (HS); School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA (PB); Plains Regional Medical Center, Clovis, NM, USA (CM); Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA (CM); Department of Psychiatry, Community Health of South Florida, Miami, FL, USA (VE); Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, UK (EAO); Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA (JT); Division of Psychology and Mental Health,University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (JF).
Hannah SzlykDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH, JT); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH); Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ); Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA (HS); School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA (PB); Plains Regional Medical Center, Clovis, NM, USA (CM); Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA (CM); Department of Psychiatry, Community Health of South Florida, Miami, FL, USA (VE); Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, UK (EAO); Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA (JT); Division of Psychology and Mental Health,University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (JF).
Christopher CelanoDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH, JT); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH); Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ); Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA (HS); School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA (PB); Plains Regional Medical Center, Clovis, NM, USA (CM); Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA (CM); Department of Psychiatry, Community Health of South Florida, Miami, FL, USA (VE); Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, UK (EAO); Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA (JT); Division of Psychology and Mental Health,University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (JF).ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0547-2851
Philip BaidenDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH, JT); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH); Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ); Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA (HS); School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA (PB); Plains Regional Medical Center, Clovis, NM, USA (CM); Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA (CM); Department of Psychiatry, Community Health of South Florida, Miami, FL, USA (VE); Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, UK (EAO); Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA (JT); Division of Psychology and Mental Health,University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (JF).
Chioma MuoghaluDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH, JT); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH); Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ); Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA (HS); School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA (PB); Plains Regional Medical Center, Clovis, NM, USA (CM); Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA (CM); Department of Psychiatry, Community Health of South Florida, Miami, FL, USA (VE); Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, UK (EAO); Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA (JT); Division of Psychology and Mental Health,University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (JF).
Valentine EnemuoDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH, JT); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH); Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ); Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA (HS); School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA (PB); Plains Regional Medical Center, Clovis, NM, USA (CM); Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA (CM); Department of Psychiatry, Community Health of South Florida, Miami, FL, USA (VE); Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, UK (EAO); Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA (JT); Division of Psychology and Mental Health,University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (JF).
Esther Ayisire OghenetegaDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH, JT); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH); Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ); Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA (HS); School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA (PB); Plains Regional Medical Center, Clovis, NM, USA (CM); Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA (CM); Department of Psychiatry, Community Health of South Florida, Miami, FL, USA (VE); Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, UK (EAO); Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA (JT); Division of Psychology and Mental Health,University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (JF).
Jeff C HuffmanDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH, JT); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH); Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ); Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA (HS); School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA (PB); Plains Regional Medical Center, Clovis, NM, USA (CM); Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA (CM); Department of Psychiatry, Community Health of South Florida, Miami, FL, USA (VE); Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, UK (EAO); Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA (JT); Division of Psychology and Mental Health,University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (JF).
John TorousDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH, JT); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH); Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ); Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA (HS); School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA (PB); Plains Regional Medical Center, Clovis, NM, USA (CM); Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA (CM); Department of Psychiatry, Community Health of South Florida, Miami, FL, USA (VE); Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, UK (EAO); Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA (JT); Division of Psychology and Mental Health,University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (JF).
Joseph FirthDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH, JT); Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ, CC, JCH); Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (HO, JZ); Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA (HS); School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA (PB); Plains Regional Medical Center, Clovis, NM, USA (CM); Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA (CM); Department of Psychiatry, Community Health of South Florida, Miami, FL, USA (VE); Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, University of South Wales, UK (EAO); Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA (JT); Division of Psychology and Mental Health,University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (JF).

Funding

A novel behavioral intervention to promote adherence in heart failureR01HL155301 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CELANO, CHRISTOPHER M · 2021 to 2025
$3.8M
Pragmatic collaborative care for cardiac inpatients with depression or anxietyR01HL133149 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI HUFFMAN, JEFF C · 2017 to 2021
$3.8M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL133149NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL155301
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine the prevalence of awareness of PA (physical activity) benefits among those with mental disorders and explore how this is related to actual PA levels in this population.

methodsWe queried data from the Health Information National Trends Survey 2019. A sample of 1,139 adults with self-reported depression and anxiety (61% female; mean age of 52.5 years) was analyzed. Multivariable logistic regression was employed to investigate the association between awareness that PA benefits mental health and respondents' levels of PA.

resultsOf the entire sample, a total of 904 individuals (80.9%) endorsed awareness that PA helps reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. In multivariable analysis, awareness that PA improves mental health was significantly associated with greater odds of being less sedentary (OR 2.31; P = 0.025) and meeting national recommendations for weekly physical activity (OR 2.35; P = 0.046).

conclusionOverall, findings from this nationally representative survey data indicates that about 4 in 5 adults living with depression and anxiety in the United States endorsed awareness of the mental health benefits of PA. Furthermore, we found that the awareness of these benefits is related to PA engagement.

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anxietyawarenessdepressionMental disordersphysical activitysedentary behavior

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PMID39822316
PMCPMC11733101

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