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Relationship between physical activity levels of Portuguese physical therapists and mental health during a COVID-19 pandemic: being active is the key

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dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Laura Cristina
dc.contributor.authorGrilo, Ana
dc.contributor.authorCarolino, Elisabete
dc.contributor.authorTomás, Maria Teresa
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-07T16:20:24Z
dc.date.available2022-12-07T16:20:24Z
dc.date.issued2022-11
dc.descriptionFCT_UIDB/05608/2020. FCT_UIDP/05608/2020.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Physical activity is essential for a healthy life and quality of life, representing a fundamental role in individuals' physical and mental health. Concomitantly, the physical therapist, through the promotion of physical activity and exercise, can improve mental health, an essential factor in the current pandemic, triggering anxiety, fear, and depression crisis. Objective: To verify physical activity among Portuguese physical therapists and its association with mental health during the pandemic times. Methods: An online questionnaire was applied through social media to all Portuguese physical therapists between October 21, 2021, and January 14, 2022. It contained general characterization questions of the sample, the IPAQ-SF questionnaire to assess physical activity levels, the Goldberg General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), which assesses the levels of mental health, and the WHO Well-Being Index (WHO-5) to assess subjective well-being. Results: The sample totaled 286 respondents (82% female), with a mean age of 33. Of the total answers, 82% practiced physical activity, 45% had moderate levels of physical activity, and 19% were vigorous. Physical therapists in these categories had lower values in the GHQ-28 and higher in the WHO-5. Those with better mental health also showed better subjective well-being (r = -0.571, p = 0.000). Conclusion: The data obtained showed that physical therapists mostly have moderate and vigorous levels of physical activity and that physical activity positively influences individuals' mental health and well-being, which proved to be a key factor due to the pandemic situation.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationAlmeida LC, Grilo AM, Carolino E, Tomás MT. Relationship between physical activity levels of Portuguese physical therapists and mental health during a COVID-19 pandemic: being active is the key. Front Public Health. 2022;10:986158.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpubh.2022.986158pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/15131
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediapt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.986158/fullpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_PT
dc.subjectMental healthpt_PT
dc.subjectPandemicpt_PT
dc.subjectPhysical activitypt_PT
dc.subjectPhysical therapistspt_PT
dc.subjectFCT_UIDB/05608/2020pt_PT
dc.subjectFCT_UIDP/05608/2020pt_PT
dc.titleRelationship between physical activity levels of Portuguese physical therapists and mental health during a COVID-19 pandemic: being active is the keypt_PT
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oaire.citation.titleFrontiers in Public Healthpt_PT
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