Impact of exercise intervention on anxiety levels and mood profile of Greek prison inmates

Psychou, Dimitra; Kokaridas, Dimitrios; Koulouris, Nikolaos; Theodorakis, Yannis; Κrommidas, Charalampos; Psycho, Christos

doi:10.14198/jhse.2021.161.13

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“…Psychou study (2020) illustrated that the exercise program is beneficial on mood profile which can reduce the anxiety and stress level. 6,10 In addition, some important findings were found in this study. Our findings illustrated that heart failure patients face harsh emotional challenges, particularly anxiety which may have led to negative health outcomes.…”

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Reducing Anxiety among Heart Failure Patients by Doing the Six-Minute Walk

2021

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Heart failure has been one of the emerging diseases in terms of prevalence, morbidity, and mortality, which cause a physical and psychological impact on society. Anxiety was found as the most common issue among them. Inadequate anxiety management leads to the treatment compliance, aggravate functional status, prolonge hospitalization and increase mortality rate, thus effective management is essential. The present study was to investigate the impact of a safety exercise of the six-minute walk in reducing anxiety level among heart failure patients. A quasi-experimental study was performed at a cardiovascular outpatient of the acute care setting in Indonesia. The anxiety level of respondents was measured by using the Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale. A descriptive and paired t-test was performed for data analysis. Fifteen heart failure outpatients enrolled in the study, most were male with the maximum age of 78 years. More than half of respondents experienced anxiety during pre-test in the first week of this program, then their anxiety level reduced after a moth implementation of the six-minute walk. This study provides baseline information reflecting the effectiveness of the six-minute walk in reducing anxiety level among heart failure patients.

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Reducing Anxiety among Heart Failure Patients by Doing the Six-Minute Walk

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“…The studies were a mix of randomized and non-randomized trials. In one randomized trial, researchers measured state anxiety levels in 37 prisoners after the exercise group completed a six-week interval exercise training program [ 11 ]; another randomized trial measured depression, state anxiety, and trait anxiety in 60 prisoners after the exercise group underwent a 12-week exercise program [ 12 ]. In a non-randomized trial, depression and anxiety were measured in 30 prisoners with pre-existing mental health symptoms after the exercise group completed a three-month exercise program [ 13 ]; another non-randomized trial measured somatization, anxiety, social dysfunction, and severe depression in 97 prisoners, where the individuals in the exercise group exercised at least three times each week [ 14 ].…”

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“…Exercise. Eight studies measured the effect of various forms of exercise on mental health outcomes [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. While most studies examined exercise conducted in group settings, the interventions described all indicated that the activity would be possible to perform on one's own, without an activity facilitator, and all measured outcomes at the individual level were not likely to have been obtained as part of a group experience.…”

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A rapid review of home-based activities that can promote mental wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health measures such as isolation, quarantine, and social distancing are needed. Some of these measures can adversely affect mental health. Activities that can be performed at home may mitigate these consequences and improve overall mental well-being. In this study, home-based activities that have potential beneficial effects on mental health were examined. Methods A rapid review was conducted based on a search of the following databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PyscINFO, Global Health, epistemonikos.org, covid19reviews.org, and eppi.ioe.ac.uk/covid19_map_v13.html. Eligible studies include randomized controlled trials and non-randomized studies published between 1/1/2000 and 28/05/2020 and that examined the impact of various activities on mental health outcomes in low-resource settings and contexts that lead to social isolation. Studies of activities that require mental health professionals or that could not be done at home were excluded. Two review authors performed title/abstract screening. At the full-text review stage, 25% of the potentially eligible studies were reviewed in full by two review authors; the rest were reviewed by one review author. Risk of bias assessment and data extraction were performed by one review author and checked by a second review author. The main outcome assessed was change or differences in mental health as expressed in Cohen’s d; analysis was conducted following the synthesis without meta-analysis guidelines (SWiM). PROSPERO registration: CRD42020186082. Results Of 1,236 unique records identified, 160 were reviewed in full, resulting in 16 included studies. The included studies reported on the beneficial effects of exercise, yoga, progressive muscle relaxation, and listening to relaxing music. One study reported on the association between solitary religious activities and post traumatic stress disorder symptoms. While most of the included studies examined activities in group settings, particularly among individuals in prisons, the activities were described as something that can be performed at home and alone. All included studies were assessed to be at risk of bias in one or more of the bias domains examined. Conclusions There is some evidence that certain home-based activities can promote mental wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guidelines are needed to help optimize benefits while minimizing potential risks when performing these activities.

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“…In particular, self-ratings of physical strength are relative (“compared with my peers”) rather than absolute and are therefore probably affected by rank order fluctuation, especially considering the hierarchical structure of prison society (Ugelvik, 2014 ; Kreager et al, 2017 ) as noted previously. Also, although the sample size appears low, it is justified by power analysis and is equivalent to the preponderance of samples from similar interventions on this topic (Mohan et al, 2018 ; Legrand et al, 2020 ; Pralong et al, 2020 ; Psychou et al, 2020 ; Papa et al, 2021 ).…”

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“…The prison setting is ideal for physical activity interventions as there is an absence of important barriers to physical activity such as cost, insufficient time, partner and family commitment and issues, absence of equipment, and transportation to training facilities (Plugge et al, 2011 ; Parker et al, 2014 ; Jones et al, 2021 ). Physical activity interventions among prisoners have been associated with increased physical health and strength, higher self-esteem and self-efficacy, improved mood and reduced aggressive behavior, and enhanced mental health (Mohan et al, 2018 ; Psychou et al, 2019 , 2020 ).…”

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A Mixed-Method Evaluation of a Prison Anti-doping Intervention: The Hercules Prison Program

Sagoe¹,

Johnsen²,

Lindblad³

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Front. Sports Act. Living

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The Norwegian Offender Mental Health and Addiction study denotes the need for physical activity and anti-doping interventions in Norwegian prisons. We developed and evaluated the efficacy of such intervention—the Hercules prison program. The program combines theoretical anti-doping lessons with practical strength training. The study adopts a mixed-methods approach (pretest-posttest design) comprising a longitudinal survey, observation, informal conversations, and in-depth interviews. Survey respondents were 104 male prisoners aged 18–56 (M = 34.81, SD = 9.34) years from seven Norwegian prisons. Of these, 52 provided both baseline and posttest responses. Participants completed questionnaires including demographic, doping use, and psychophysical items/measures. At the end of the intervention, in-depth interviews were conducted with 11 of the survey respondents. The survey data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, as well as independent and paired samples t-tests. The qualitative data were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. A total of 7.5% and 33.3% of participants were current and former AAS users respectively, whereas 86.1% personally knew at least one current or former AAS user. Consistent with our expectation, there were increases in self-rated physical strength (t = −4.1, p < 0.001, d = 0.46) and strength training self-efficacy (t = −8.33, p < 0.001, d = 1.36), and a decrease in moral disengagement in doping (t = −4.05, p < 0.001, d = 0.52) from baseline to posttest. These findings are supported by the qualitative data. Notable success factors are relationship-building, instructors' expertise and acceptability, and gatekeepers' navigation and co-creation. The program provides valuable evidence of the potential benefits of combining anti-doping education with practical strength training in doping prevention in correctional settings.

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Impact of exercise intervention on anxiety levels and mood profile of Greek prison inmates

Cited by 9 publications

References 23 publications

Reducing Anxiety among Heart Failure Patients by Doing the Six-Minute Walk

Reducing Anxiety among Heart Failure Patients by Doing the Six-Minute Walk

A rapid review of home-based activities that can promote mental wellness during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Mixed-Method Evaluation of a Prison Anti-doping Intervention: The Hercules Prison Program

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