Physical activity and mental well-being in student nurses

Hawker, Clare

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2011.07.013

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“…Studies in the USA, Brazil and in the Great Britain show extremely low levels of physical activity among nursing students [11,1,9], with similar findings in Slovenia [10]. This led us to decide that the research will include students who are the least physically active and who can give us the main reasons for physical inactivity.…”

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“…A study in Hong Kong showed higher physical activity in male nursing students compared to female nursing students [7], while a study from the US showed full-time nursing students to be more physically active than part-time nursing students [8]. Nursing students in the UK did not meet the recommended physical activity guidelines of the WHO (World Health Organization) [9]. The main obstacles for nursing students to carry out physical activity are lack of free time, physical effort, lack of energy, busy work schedule, mental effort and busy learning schedule [7,8].…”

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“…The studies also show a connection between physical and mental health. Reduced physical activity also affects the mental state and the emergence of mental disorders such as depression and anxiety [9].…”

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StreSzczenieAktywność fizycznA wśród Studentów PielęgniArStwA Wprowadzenie. Pielęgniarki powinny zachęcać swoich pacjentów do prowadzenia zdrowego trybu życia, ponieważ już w czasie studiów stają się one świadome tego, jak ważna jest aktywność fizyczna. Przedmiotem pracy było zbadanie poziomu aktywności fizycznej studentów pielęgniarstwa. Cel pracy. Celem pracy było przeanalizowanie stanu aktywności fizycznej studentów pielęgniarstwa oraz poznanie głównych przyczyn w przypadku braku takiej aktywności. Materiał i metodyka. Przeprowadzono badanie przekrojowe z użyciem mieszanych metod badawczych. Dane ilościowe zostały zebrane za pomocą ankiety w wygodnej próbie 123 studentów, a do ich analizy zastosowano statystykę opisową i dedukcyjną. W przypadku danych jakościowych użyto teorii ugruntowanej z częściowo ustrukturyzowanymi wywiadami z czworgiem celowo dobranych studentów. Wyniki i wnioski. W części ilościowej badania dostrzeżono znacząco wyższy stosunek aktywności fizycznej uprawianej na zewnątrz do aktywności uprawianej wewnątrz (p < 0,001). Część jakościowa badania zawiera główną kategorię aktywności fizycznej oraz trzy podkategorie: stosunek do aktywności fizycznej, przeszkody i bodźce zachęcające. Studenci pielęgniarstwa nie uprawiają regularnie aktywności fizycznych z powodów, takich jak braku czasu, obowiązki na uczelni, pora roku czy finanse. Słowa kluczowe: aktywność fizyczna, studenci pielęgniarstwa, dobrostan psychiczny, dobrostan fizyczny AbStrActPhySicAl Activity Among nurSing StudentS Introduction. Nurses need to encourage patients to lead a healthy lifestyle, hence it is important that as nursing students they are already aware of the importance of physical activity. The purpose of the study was to investigate the physical activities of nursing students. Aim. The aim of the study was to find out in what state physical activity of nursing students is and to find out what are their main reasons for lack of physical activity. Material and methods. We conducted a cross-sectional observational study using a mixed methods design. The quantitative data was collected using the survey method with a convenience sample of 123 students and used descriptive and inferential statistics for the analysis. For the qualitative data we used a Grounded Theory Method with semi-structured interviews on purposive samples of four students. Results and conclusions.In the quantitative part of this study we found a significantly higher proportion of outdoor physical activity in comparison to indoor physical activity (p < 0.001). The qualitative part contains the main categories of physical activity implementation, as well as three sub-categories: attitude to physical activity, barriers and incentives. Nursing students do not do physical activities regularly due to lack of time, obligations at the university, time of the year and finances. key words: physical activity, nursing students, mental well-being, physical well-being

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“…Specifically, there is evidence to indicate that active women experience greater well-being than inactive women Hawker, 2012; …”

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Conflict between Women's Physically Active and Passive Leisure Pursuits: The Role of Self‐Determination and Influences on Well‐Being

Williams

Guérin

Fortier

2014

Applied Psych Health & Well

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Background: Evidence in support of both physically active and passive leisure as significant contributors to well‐being has surfaced around the world. However, for physically active, working mothers, fitting leisure into an already busy schedule can be challenging. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of time resources and self‐determination for active and passive leisure on conflict between these two leisure domains and the influence of this conflict on well‐being. Methods: A total of 66 working mothers completed validated questionnaires measuring satisfaction with time and motivation at baseline followed by two weeks of computerized diary capture to evaluate leisure engagement with final measures of goal conflict and well‐being at the end of the two weeks. Results: Results indicated that dissatisfaction with time resources is associated with increased goal conflict as are non‐self‐determined motivation for physically active leisure and self‐determined motivation for passive leisure. Controlling for engagement in physically active and passive leisure, well‐being is negatively influenced by goal conflict. Conclusions: Time resources, goal conflict, and motivation are important factors to consider in efforts to increase well‐being among physically active working mothers. Further research is required to understand the influence of opposing motivational orientations on goal conflict.

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“…People who engage in physical exercise are also on average more satisfied and happy with their lives than those who do not (Stubbe et al, 2007). Frequent physical exercise has been associated with good mental health, the prevention of depression and anxiety, and the promotion and maintenance of positive self-esteem and sense of well-being in teenagers (Rees & Sabia, 2010;Rothon et al, 2010) and in adults (Arciero & Ormsbee, 2009;Baldwin, 2010;Hawker, 2012). The relation between well-being and physical activity seems to be somewhat more straightforward than the relationship between well-being and parenthood or partnership.…”

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Partnership Interacts with the Association between Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Positive Affect

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Bador²,

Kerekes³

2016

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Background: Subjective well-being is a central concept of positive psychology, and is directly coupled with a high level of positive affect and a low level of negative affect. Positive affect is associated with enthusiasm, activity, hope and inspiration, while negative affect is associated with emotions such as anger, contempt, guilt, shame, fear, anxiety, depression, and stress. Physical activity is crucial for both physical and mental health and is positively associated with well-being. Gender and social factors (e.g., parenthood or partnership) have complex relations with well-being and affect. In the present study we aimed to 1) examine the association between leisure-time physical activity and affect and 2) investigate whether or not social factors interact with this association. Method: The study included information from 155 Swedish university students: 64 men (mean age 23 years) and 91 women (mean age 27 years). Students were asked to estimate their usual engagement in physical activity during their leisure-time by responding to the Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire. They also reported the level of positive and negative emotions experienced during past weeks by completing the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule instrument. Results: In the Swedish student population leisure-time physical activity correlated only with positive and not with negative affect. Students' gender, age or whether or not they had children did not influence this association. However, this correlation differed significantly between those who lived with a partner and those who were single. Conclusion: Leisure-time physical activity is positively correlated with an overall subjective well-being, and this correlation is modified by the social factor of partnership.

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Physical activity and mental well-being in student nurses

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Physical activity among nursing students

Physical activity among nursing students

Conflict between Women's Physically Active and Passive Leisure Pursuits: The Role of Self‐Determination and Influences on Well‐Being

Partnership Interacts with the Association between Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Positive Affect

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