Mental distress links with physical activities, sedentary lifestyle, social support, and sleep problems: A Syrian population cross-sectional study.

Autor:	Swed S; Faculty of Medicine, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria., Alibrahim H; Faculty of Medicine, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria., Bohsas H; Faculty of Medicine, Aleppo University, Aleppo, Syria., Nashwan AJ; Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar., Elsayed M; Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy III, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany.; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany., Almoshantaf MB; Department of Neurosurgery, Ibn Al-Nafees Hospital, Damascus, Syria., Kadri SA; Faculty of Medicine, Syrian Private University, Damascus, Syria., Sawaf B; Faculty of Medicine, Syrian Private University, Damascus, Syria., Albuni MK; Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria., Battikh E; Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria., Elkalagi NK; Internal and Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al Arish University, Al Arish, Egypt., Ahmed SM; Faculty of Medicine, Shendi University, Shendi, Sudan., Ahmed EM; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nile Valley University, Khartoum, Sudan., Hasan MM; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh., Patwary MM; Environment and Sustainability Research Initiative, Khulna, Bangladesh.; Environmental Science Discipline, Life Science School, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh., Shoib S; Department of Psychiatry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India., Hafez W; Medical Research Division, Department of Internal Medicine, The National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in psychiatry [Front Psychiatry] 2023 Jan 16; Vol. 13, pp. 1013623. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 16 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1013623
Abstrakt:	Background: Mental diseases are very widespread and difficult to treat, affecting around 12% of the global population in 2019. Since social interaction is crucial to human existence and loneliness has been proven to be a significant predictor of depressive symptoms, it stands to reason that social connection problems would also contribute to depression. Physical inactivity seems to weaken and aggravate insulin tolerance alterations, glucose homeostasis, and plasma triglyceride levels, thereby influencing one's mood and happiness. This suggests that physical inactivity may be a significant risk factor for mental illness. This research contributes to our understanding of the mental health situation in Syria by exploring associations between a set of measurable characteristics that may be adjusted. Methods: An online quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted between March and April 2022 in Syria, using a structured questionnaire that assesses data on behaviors of health, health in general, wellbeing, and adult population quality of life. Results: Among 1,224 respondents (371 men and 853 women), women have shown higher levels of mental distress, sleep issues, low engagement in structured activities, and a difficult work environment than men. Women experiencing mental anguish have reported being more sedentary, participating in less scheduled activities, and receiving less social support. Conclusions: There are observable connections between high sedentary time and women experiencing mental distress. The mental health of Syrian women in distress was associated with a lack of participation in both organized activities and physical exercise in their free time. Furthermore, sleep issues and financial troubles were seen in persons with mental diseases of both males and females. Competing Interests: AN was employed by the company Hamad Medical Corporation. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2023 Swed, Alibrahim, Bohsas, Nashwan, Elsayed, Almoshantaf, Kadri, Sawaf, Albuni, Battikh, Elkalagi, Ahmed, Ahmed, Hasan, Patwary, Shoib and Hafez.)
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