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Alpers SE, Pallesen S, Vold JH, Haug E, Lunde LH, Skogen JC, Mamen A, Mæland S, Fadnes LT. The association between psychological distress and alcohol consumption and physical activity: a population-based cohort study. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1181046. [PMID: 37426109 PMCID: PMC10323831 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1181046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic and infection control measures caused changes to daily life for most people. Heavy alcohol consumption and physical inactivity are two important behavioral risk factors for noncommunicable diseases worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic, with its social distancing measures, home office policies, isolation, and quarantine requirements may have an impact on these factors. This three-wave longitudinal study aims to investigate if psychological distress and worries related to health and economy were associated with levels and changes in alcohol consumption and physical activity during the two first years of the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. Methods We used data collected in April 2020, January 2021, and January 2022 from an online longitudinal population-based survey. Alcohol consumption and physical activity status were assessed at all three measuring points via the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT-C) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF). COVID-19-related worries, home office/study, occupational situation, age, gender, children below 18 years living at home, and psychological distress (measured with the Symptom Checklist (SCL-10)) were included as independent variables in the model. A mixed model regression was used and presented with coefficients with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results Analysis of data from 25,708 participants demonstrates that participants with substantial symptoms of psychological distress more often reported higher alcohol consumption (1.86 units/week, CI 1.48-2.24) and lower levels of physical activity [-1,043 Metabolic Equivalents of Task (METs) per week, CI -1,257;-828] at baseline. Working/studying from home (0.37 units/week, CI 0.24-0.50) and being male (1.57 units/week, CI 1.45-1.69) were associated with higher alcohol consumption. Working/studying from home (-536 METs/week, CI -609;-463), and being older than 70 years (-503 METs/week, CI -650;-355) were related to lower levels of physical activity. The differences in activity levels between those with the highest and lowest levels of psychological distress reduced over time (239 METs/week, CI 67;412), and similarly the differences in alcohol intake reduced over time among those having and not having children < 18 years (0.10 units/week, CI 0.01-0.19). Conclusion These findings highlight the substantial increases in risks related to inactivity and alcohol consumption among those with high levels of psychological distress symptoms, and particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, and increase the understanding of factors associated with worries and health behavior.
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Affiliation(s)
- Silvia Eiken Alpers
- Department of Addiction Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Optentia Research Focus Area, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
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- Bergen Addiction Research, Department of Addiction Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Division of Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Health Promotion and Development, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Teacher Education, NLA University College, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Addiction Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Health Promotion, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway
- Alcohol and Drug Research Western Norway, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway
- Centre for Evaluation of Public Health Measures, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- School of Health Sciences, Kristiania University College, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Bergen Addiction Research, Department of Addiction Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Derhon V, Guimarães MEA, Vancampfort D, Moraleida FRDJ, Schuch FB. Association between physical activity and global functioning in individuals with mental disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychiatry Res 2023; 326:115312. [PMID: 37364506 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Physical activity is associated with better global functioning in the general population and in people with physical conditions. However, there is no meta-analytic evidence on the associations between daily physical activity levels and global functioning in people with mental disorders. The objective of the present meta-analysis therefore was to evaluate the associations between daily physical activity levels and global functioning in individuals with mental disorders. Pubmed, Embase, PsycINFO and SPORTdiscus were searched from inception to August 1st, 2022. Risk of bias was assessed using the National Institutes of Health Study Quality Assessment Tools. A random-effects meta-analysis was performed. Ten studies were identified and six were meta-analyzed including 251 adults (39.2 ± 11.9 years, 33.6% of women). The pooled results from six studies found a moderate positive correlation (r = 0.39, 95% CI 0.242 to 0.528, p<0.001, I²=49.3%) between daily physical activity and global functioning. Three out of four studies not included in the meta-analysis also found significant associations between physical activity and global functioning. The current meta-analysis demonstrated a moderate association between daily physical activity and global functioning in individuals with mental disorders. However, the evidence is based on cross-sectional studies and a causal relationship cannot be established. High-quality longitudinal studies aiming to address this relationship should be conducted.
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- Viviane Derhon
- Department of Sports Methods and Techniques, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brasil.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University Pyschiatric center KU Leuven, KU Leuven, Kortenberg, Belgium
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- Department of Sports Methods and Techniques, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brasil; Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Providencia, Chile
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de Ternay J, Larrieu A, Sauvestre L, Montègue S, Guénin M, Icard C, Rolland B. Insufficient Physical Activity Is a Global Marker of Severity in Alcohol Use Disorder: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study in 382 Treatment-Seeking Patients. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14234958. [PMID: 36500988 PMCID: PMC9739230 DOI: 10.3390/nu14234958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 11/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Improving physical activity (PA) in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) has recently emerged as an important component of the global treatment strategy to improve drinking outcomes and quality of life. However, this new approach should focus on AUD patients with insufficient baseline PA and requires this subgroup to be better characterized. In a population of 382 treatment-seeking AUD patients, PA was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and participants were divided into two groups: insufficient PA group and sufficient PA group. The severity of the AUD was assessed using the DSM-5 criteria, the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test, and the Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire. In logistic regression models, individuals with insufficient PA were more likely than other AUD individuals to present a higher Body Mass Index (p < 0.001), a higher number of AUD DSM-5 criteria (p < 0.05), more frequent opioid use (p < 0.05), higher scores at the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence (p < 0.001), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (p < 0.001), impulsivity scale (p < 0.05), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory (p < 0.05), and lower WHO Quality of Life (p < 0.001) scores. In AUD, an insufficient baseline PA is associated with several markers of severity, and physical exercise interventions should be part of a multimodal treatment program integrating the global impairments of patients.
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- Julia de Ternay
- Service Universitaire d’Addictologie de Lyon (SUAL), Hôpital Édouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69003 Lyon, France
- Correspondence:
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- Service Universitaire d’Addictologie de Lyon (SUAL), CH Le Vinatier, 69678 Lyon, France
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- Service Universitaire d’Addictologie de Lyon (SUAL), CH Le Vinatier, 69678 Lyon, France
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- Service Universitaire d’Addictologie de Lyon (SUAL), CH Le Vinatier, 69678 Lyon, France
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- Service Universitaire d’Addictologie de Lyon (SUAL), CH Le Vinatier, 69678 Lyon, France
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- Service Universitaire d’Addictologie de Lyon (SUAL), CH Le Vinatier, 69678 Lyon, France
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- Service Universitaire d’Addictologie de Lyon (SUAL), Hôpital Édouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69003 Lyon, France
- Service Universitaire d’Addictologie de Lyon (SUAL), CH Le Vinatier, 69678 Lyon, France
- Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon (Psychiatric Disorders, PSYR2), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Inserm U1028, CNRS UMR 5292, 69100 Lyon, France
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Vancampfort D, Vandael H, Hallgren M, Van Damme T. Test-retest reliability and correlates of the 6-min walk test in people with alcohol use disorders. PHYSIOTHERAPY RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 26:e1900. [PMID: 33639026 DOI: 10.1002/pri.1900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES People with alcohol use disorders (AUD) are at a higher risk for physical co-morbidities. Consequently, their daily life functioning needs to be reliably assessed and followed-up. We examined the reliability of the 6-min walk test (6MWT) in a cohort of inpatients with AUD. Secondary aims were to assess minimal detectable changes (MDC95 ), practice effects and associations of the 6MWT with demographical and clinical variables. METHODS Two 6MWTs were administered within 3 days to 45 (32♂) inpatients with a DSM-5 diagnosis of AUD. Physical complaints before and after the 6MWT were recorded. Patients performed a standing broad jump to assess muscle strength and completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. RESULTS Patients walked 636.3 ± 82.3 meters and 638.1 ± 77.6 meters at the first and second test. The intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.94 (95% confidence interval 0.90-0.97). The MDC95 was 15 meters for men and 9 meters for women. No practice effect was detected. The presence of feet or ankle problems or pain before the test, dyspnea after the test, impaired muscle strength and lower PANAS positive affect scores were independently related to shorter 6MWT distance accounting for 67.3% of the variance. CONCLUSION The 6MWT is a reliable tool for evaluating the functional exercise capacity in inpatients with AUD. Health care professionals should consider musculoskeletal and respiratory symptoms when interpreting fitness test outcomes in this vulnerable population.
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- Davy Vancampfort
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,KU Leuven-University of Leuven, University Psychiatric Centre (UPC) KU Leuven, Leuven-Kortenberg, Belgium
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- KU Leuven-University of Leuven, University Psychiatric Centre (UPC) KU Leuven, Leuven-Kortenberg, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinksa Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Hallgren M, Vancampfort D, Nguyen TTD, Ekblom-Bak E, Wallin P, Andersson G, Lundin A. Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Alcohol Consumers. Am J Health Promot 2021; 35:669-678. [PMID: 33406851 PMCID: PMC8165738 DOI: 10.1177/0890117120985830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Purpose: To describe physical activity habits, sedentary behavior, and
cardiorespiratory fitness levels among alcohol abstainers, hazardous and
non-hazardous drinkers. Design: Cross-sectional study with data collected between 2017-19. Setting: Sweden. Subjects: Adults aged 18-65 years (n = 47,559; 59.4% male). Measures: During a routine health assessment, participants answered validated
single-item questions regarding: habitual physical activity, structured
exercise, and the percentage of time spent sedentary during leisure-time
(past 30 days), and completed a 6-minute cycle ergometer test (V02max) to
determine cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). Participants were categorized as
alcohol abstainers, non-hazardous drinkers or hazardous drinkers (low/high)
based on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) cut-points
for men and women. Analysis: Logistic regression models stratified by sex and age. Results: Compared to non-hazardous drinkers, the heaviest drinkers were less
physically active (males: OR = 1.38, CI = 1.13-1.67, p = .001; females: OR =
1.41, CI = 1.01-1.97, p = .040) and more sedentary during leisure time
(males: OR = 1.94, CI = 1.62-2.32, p = .000; females: OR = 1.62, CI =
1.21-2.16, p = .001). Apart from young females, the heaviest drinkers also
did less structured exercise than non-hazardous drinkers (males: OR = 1.22,
CI = 1.15-1.51, p = .000; females: OR = 1.43, CI = 1.15-1.78, p = .001). The
strongest associations were seen among adults aged 40-65 years (shown here).
High-hazardous drinking was associated with low CRF among older males only
(OR = 1.19, CI = 1.00-1.41). Conclusion: Middle-aged adults with AUDIT-C scores of ≥6 (women) and ≥7 (men) were less
physically active and more sedentary during leisure time and may be
appropriate targets for physical activity interventions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mats Hallgren
- Epidemiology of Psychiatric Conditions, Substance Use and Social Environment (EPiCSS), Department of Public Health Sciences, 27106Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Leuven; and University Psychiatric Center, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
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- Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (MEB), 27106Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Astrand Laboratory of Work Physiology, 42750The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Research Department, HPI Health Profile Institute, Danderyd, Sweden
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- Research Department, HPI Health Profile Institute, Danderyd, Sweden
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- Epidemiology of Psychiatric Conditions, Substance Use and Social Environment (EPiCSS), Department of Public Health Sciences, 27106Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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