Association of physical fitness with health-related quality of life in early postmenopause

Moratalla-Cecilia, N.; Soriano‐Maldonado, Alberto; Ruiz-Cabello, P.; Fernández, Manuel Montanero; Gregorio-Arenas, E.; Aranda, Pilar; Aparicio, Virginia A.

doi:10.1007/s11136-016-1294-6

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“…Similar associations were also found in the sample of another similar cross-sectional study by Häkkinen et al [9], but without examining muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness separately. Previous studiesmainly with incomparable samples -have particularly highlighted the importance of muscular fitness on HRQoL, for example, among women with autoimmune diseases [4] and in early post-menopause [8] as well as among children [34]. Evidence of cardiorespiratory fitness contributing to the physical well-being dimension of HRQoL has been found in adolescents [35], as well as in young [10] and middle-aged men [11].…”

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“…Evidence regarding the relationship between the level of physical fitness and HRQoL, however, is limited. To date, studies related to this topic have most commonly focused on specific target groups with specific health concerns [3][4][5][6] or conditions [7,8] finding a positive relationship between physical fitness and HRQoL. Only few studies have explored this association in the general adult population [9][10][11], but not separately for muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness.…”

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Muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with health-related quality of life among young adult men

Appelqvist‐Schmidlechner

Vaara

Vasankari

et al. 2020

BMC Public Health

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Background: Despite numerous studies providing evidence for positive effects of physical activity and physical fitness, evidence for association between physical fitness and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in young adults is limited. The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to investigate the association of cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness with HRQoL from the perspective of its physical and mental components among young adult Finnish males. Methods: The sample consisted of 754 men, with the mean age of 26 years (SD 6.7 years), who participated in the military refresher training. HRQoL was measured using the Finnish RAND 36-item health survey. Cardiorespiratory fitness was determined by a bicycle ergometer test, and muscular fitness by various tests measuring maximal strength and muscular endurance. Logistic regression modelling was used to compare low, moderate and high physical and mental component of HRQoL scores to the respective levels of muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness. Results: The findings of the adjusted (age, educational level, marital status, employment status, smoking, use of alcohol and BMI) analysis showed that cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness are positively associated with both physical and mental components of HRQoL. In terms of the physical component of HRQoL, even a moderate fitness level was positively associated with better HRQoL. In terms of the mental component of HRQoL, the impact was seen only in the group with the highest fitness level. Conclusions: The findings suggest a positive contribution of physical fitness to mental health and highlight the importance of both muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness in the promotion of HRQoL. Even lighter forms of physical activity that result in moderate physical fitness could contribute to the physical component of HRQoL. In terms of the mental component of HRQoL, higher levels of physical fitness may be needed to gain higher levels of HRQoL among young males.

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confidence: 99%

Muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with health-related quality of life among young adult men

Appelqvist‐Schmidlechner

Vaara

Vasankari

et al. 2020

BMC Public Health

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“…The study by Lee et al (1999) , although conducted among Korean adolescents, demonstrated the association between mental health and the physical fitness factors of endurance strength and agility. A study conducted in postmenopausal women reported an association between mental health and balance ( Moratalla-Cecilia et al, 2016 ). In a study of depression and physical fitness factors, Ho et al (2008) reported an association between depression and body fat in adult of china.…”

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Correlation of physical fitness with psychological well-being, stress, and depression in Korean adults

Jeoung¹

2020

J Exerc Rehabil

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between physical fitness and psychological well-being, stress, and depression in Korean adults. Participants were 160 adults aged 40-70 years living in the metropolitan area of Incheon. Results were collected from random sample of main measurements from Incheon fitness center of National Fitness Award Project (2019). We assessed participants using physical fitness test (national fitness award), Psychosocial well-being index short form, Perceived Stress Scale, Geriatric Depression Scale. The data were analyzed Pearson and Spearman rank correlation analysis, and linear was conducted using IBM SPSS Statistics ver. 25.0. The results indicated there were statistically significant associations between psychological well-being and agility, quick response; stress and flexibility; depression and strength endurance strength, body fat. In addition, analysis showed that strength, endurance strength, body fat of physical fitness factors could significantly predict depression, flexibility could significantly predict stress, agility and quick response could significantly predict psychological well-being.

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“…This finding is synonymous with a study where the researchers noted that natural events in life like menopause can alter the individual's quality of life. Consequently, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), is viewed as a dimension of QoL that deals with the effects of physical, psychological, social and spiritual factors on the overall QoL of individuals [20]. In other words, the QoL identifies four (4) domains (physical well-being such as sleep, social well-being such as family distress, psychological well-being such as depression and spiritual well-being such as hopelessness) that define an individual's QoL.…”

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Determinants of Quality of Life among Menopausal Market Women Traders in a South-Western Town, Nigeria

Farotimi

Akinbade

Okueso

2020

JAMMR

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Menopause marks the end of a woman’s reproductive life with associated physical, social, mental and cultural changes. Menopausal symptoms are known to impair the quality of life (QoL) of women. This study assessed the determinants of quality of life among menopausal women traders in a South-Western Town, Nigeria. Methodology: This study adopted descriptive research design. 421 respondents were purposively selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Standardized Structured Questionnaire that was pretested and validated was used to collect data. The data obtained were analyzed using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 23 and P-value were set as 0.05. Results: Socio-demographic characteristics distribution of respondents showed that 286 respondents (67.9%) were married; 205 respondents (48.7%) were secondary school holders and the menopausal mean age was 48.45±3.78 years. On determinants of QoL, 328 respondents (78.0%) reported good sleep; 301 respondents (71.5%) reported good memory; 138 respondents (32.8%) reported enjoyment of love life; and 215 respondents (51.0%) claimed to work actively. On the overall QoL 223 respondents (53.0%) experienced fair QoL; there is no significant relationship between QoL and selected demographic variables, their P value were, age = 0.48, number of children = 0.13, educational qualification = 0.70, occupation = 0.20 and monthly income = 0.53. Conclusion: The study concluded that respondents’ love life has the least reported response among the determinants, and little above half has fair QoL. Therefore public health practitioners need to pay special attention to comprehensive sexuality education for menopausal women to improve their QoL.

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Association of physical fitness with health-related quality of life in early postmenopause

Cited by 33 publications

References 43 publications

Muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with health-related quality of life among young adult men

Muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness are associated with health-related quality of life among young adult men

Correlation of physical fitness with psychological well-being, stress, and depression in Korean adults

Determinants of Quality of Life among Menopausal Market Women Traders in a South-Western Town, Nigeria

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