Real-Time Data Collection to Examine Relations Between Physical Activity and Affect in Adults With Mental Illness

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 386-393
Author(s):  
Danielle R. Madden ◽  
Chun Nok Lam ◽  
Brian Redline ◽  
Eldin Dzubur ◽  
Harmony Rhoades ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Compliance Rate ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Bidirectional Relationship ◽  
Limited Physical Activity ◽  
Ecological Momentary

Adults with serious mental illness engage in limited physical activity, which contributes to significant health disparities. This study explored the use of both ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) and activity trackers in adults with serious mental illness to examine the bidirectional relationship between activity and affect with multilevel modeling. Affective states were assessed up to seven times per day using EMA across 4 days. The participants (n = 20) were equipped with a waist-worn accelerometer to measure moderate to vigorous physical activity. The participants had a mean EMA compliance rate of 88.3%, and over 90% of completed EMAs were matched with 30-min windows of accelerometer wear. The participants who reported more positive affect than others had a higher probability of engaging in moderate to vigorous physical activity. Engaging in more moderate to vigorous physical activity than one’s usual was associated with more negative affect. This study begins to address the effect of momentary mood on physical activity in a population of adults that is typically difficult to reach.

scholarly journals Doing exercise or sport together with one’s child is positively associated with mothers’ momentary affect in daily life, but not with higher levels of overall physical activity

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Kanning ◽  
Bridgette Do ◽  
Tyler B. Mason ◽  
Britni R. Belcher ◽  
Chih-Hsiang Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Light Physical Activity ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Abstract Background Physical inactivity is a widespread problem with a great need for innovative intervention concepts to overcome it. Epidemiological studies have identified working women in high-income Western countries to be at greater risk for physical inactivity. The current study included working mothers and examined within-subject associations between doing exercise/sport together with one’s child and five different affective states, and with light physical activity (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA).Method: During one week, mothers (N = 192) completed up to eight ecological momentary assessment (EMA) surveys a day to assess momentary affect and certain situational circumstances (e.g., doing exercise/sport, being together with child). Physical activity was assessed objectively with waist-worn accelerometers. Results Multilevel analysis showed that doing exercise/sport together with one’s child was associated with higher positive affect and lower negative affect compared to being active alone. However, greater frequency of doing exercise/sport together with children was negatively associated with MVPA. Discussion Due to the positive effect on momentary affect, combining spending time together with one’s child and simultaneously doing exercise/sport might be a good strategy of pairing two relevant personal goals. However, this strategy was not associated with sufficient MVPA.

scholarly journals Age-varying Bi-directional Associations Between Momentary Affect and Movement Behaviors in Children: Evidence From a Multi-wave Ecological Momentary Assessment Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Hsiang Yang ◽  
Jennifer Zink ◽  
Britni R Belcher ◽  
Martina Kanning ◽  
Genevieve F Dunton
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Abstract Background The bi-directional associations between affective states and movement behaviors (e.g., physical activity, sedentary behavior) have been observed in children. It is unclear if the strength of these bi-directional associations varies with age as children transition from childhood to adolescence. Purpose This multi-wave ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study investigates the acute time-varying associations between affect and movement behaviors among youth. Methods Children (N = 195, baseline mean age = 10.72, range = 8–12 years, mean BMI-z = 0.49, 51% female) participated in a six-wave EMA study across three years. Each EMA survey captured momentary positive and negative affect. Time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time in the 15-min window before and after each EMA survey was calculated using accelerometry data. Time-varying effect models (TVEM) examined the acute bi-directional associations between momentary positive/negative affect and MVPA/sedentary time across ages 8 to 14. Results Children provided 14,246 valid activity-matched EMA surveys across all waves. TVEM plots revealed that the directionality and the strength (time-varying slopes) of associations between momentary affect and activity levels vary across ages. Positive affect was associated with higher MVPA levels and lower sedentary time at younger ages, whereas negative affect linked to lower MVPA levels and more sedentary time at older ages. Conclusions The acute associations between momentary affect and (in)activity levels may vary as a function of children's age. Applying TVEM to intensive longitudinal data could provide valuable information for developing age-tailored interventions that promote healthy lifestyles among children and adolescents.

scholarly journals Doing exercise or sport together with one’s child is positively associated with mothers’ momentary affect in daily life, but not with higher levels of overall physical activity

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Kanning ◽  
Bridgette Do ◽  
Tyler B. Mason ◽  
Britni R. Belcher ◽  
Chih-Hsiang Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Light Physical Activity ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Abstract Background Physical inactivity is a widespread problem with a great need for innovative intervention concepts to overcome it. Epidemiological studies have identified working women in high-income Western countries to be at greater risk for physical inactivity. The current study included working mothers and examined within-subject associations between doing exercise/sport together with one’s child and five different affective states, and with light physical activity (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA).
Method: During one week, mothers (N = 192) completed up to eight ecological momentary assessment (EMA) surveys a day to assess momentary affect and certain situational circumstances (e.g., doing exercise/sport, being together with child). Physical activity was assessed objectively with waist-worn accelerometers.Results Multilevel analysis showed that doing exercise/sport together with one’s child was associated with higher positive affect and lower negative affect compared to being active alone. However, greater frequency of doing exercise/sport together with children was negatively associated with MVPA.Conclusion Due to the positive effect on momentary affect, combining spending time together with one’s child and doing simultaneously exercise/sport might be a good strategy of pairing two relevant personal goals. However, this strategy was not associated with sufficient MVPA.

Quality of Life, Physical Activity Level and Psychological Profile of Nigerians with Serious Mental Illness and Healthy Psychotropic Naive Subjects (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Arinze Okonkwo ◽  
Peter Olarenwaju Ibikunle ◽  
Izuchukwu Nwafor ◽  
Andrew Orovwigho
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Psychological Profile ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Apparently Healthy

BACKGROUND Quality of life (QoL), physical activity (PA) level and psychological profile (PF) of patients with serious mental illness have been neglected during patient’s management OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of selected psychotropic drugs on the QoL, PA level and PF of patients with serious mental illness METHODS A cross sectional survey involving one hundred and twenty-four subject [62 Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and 62 apparently healthy subjects as control] using purposive and consecutive sampling respectively .Questionnaires for each of the constructs were administered to the participants for data collation. Analysis of the data was done using non parametric inferential statistics of Mann-Whitney U independent test and Spearman’s rho correlation with alpha level set as 0.05. RESULTS Significant difference was recorded in the QoL (p<0.05) of patient with SMI and apparently healthy psychotropic naive participants. There was a significant correlation between the QoL (p<0.05) and PF of participants with SMI. Participants with SMI had significantly lower QoL than apparently healthy psychotropic naive subject. QoL of the healthy psychotropic naive group was better than those of the participants with SMI. Female participants with SMI had higher PA than their male counterparts CONCLUSIONS Psychological profiles of male participants with SMI were lower than male healthy psychotropic naive participants. Clinicians should take precaution to monitor the QoL, PA level and PF because the constructs are relevant in evaluation of treatment outcome.

The Impact of a Pedometer Intervention on Physical Activity in Those With Serious Mental Illness

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (4_Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 7411515419p1
Author(s):  
Maureen Grainger ◽  
Danielle Hicks ◽  
Alexis Kessaris ◽  
Moriah NesSmith ◽  
Melissa Scammacca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Assessing physical activity in people with mental illness: 23-country reliability and validity of the Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire (SIMPAQ)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Rosenbaum ◽  
Rachel Morell ◽  
Amal Abdel-Baki ◽  
Mohammad Ahmadpanah ◽  
Thekkethayyil Viswananthan Anilkumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Sedentary Behaviour ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Validity Data ◽  
Physical Activity Questionnaire ◽  
Alternative Method ◽  
Activity Questionnaire

Abstract Background: Physical inactivity is a key contributor to the global burden of disease and disproportionately impacts the wellbeing of people experiencing mental illness. Increases in physical activity are associated with improvements in symptoms of mental illness and reduction in cardiometabolic risk. Reliable and valid clinical tools that assess physical activity would improve evaluation of intervention studies that aim to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in people living with mental illness. Methods: The five-item Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire (SIMPAQ) was developed by a multidisciplinary, international working group as a clinical tool to assess physical activity and sedentary behaviour in people living with mental illness. Investigators from 43 centres in 23 countries collected reliability and validity data on the SIMPAQ from patients with DSM or ICD mental illness diagnoses. Test-retest repeatability was assessed one-week apart. Results: Criterion SIMPAQ validity was assessed against accelerometer-derived measures of physical activity. Data were obtained from 1,010 participants. The SIMPAQ had good test-retest reliability (Spearman rho approximately 0.70). Criterion validity for moderate-vigorous physical activity was comparable to studies conducted in general population samples. Criterion validity of the sedentary behaviour item was poor. An alternative method to calculate sedentary behaviour had greater criterion validity. This alternative method is recommended for use in future studies employing the SIMPAQ. Conclusions: The SIMPAQ is a brief measure of physical activity and sedentary behaviour that can be reliably and validly administered by health professionals.

scholarly journals Group-Based Smoking Cessation Program for Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 864-864
Author(s):  
Heather Leutwyler ◽  
Erin Hubbard
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Physical Activity Intervention ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Smoking Cessation Counseling ◽  
Excess Morbidity

Abstract Smoking is one of the most important modifiable risk factors for excess morbidity and mortality in older adults with serious mental illness (SMI). Many older smokers with SMI are reportedly motivated to quit, however evidence-based treatment targeting this vulnerable group is limited. To address an urgent need to identify interventions that assist smoking cessation efforts, we are conducting a pilot two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) targeting adults with SMI. Our VIdeogame-based Physical activity (“VIP”) smoking cessation intervention includes: a) group videogame-based physical activity intervention (50 minutes, 3X/week for 12 weeks), b) pharmacotherapy (bupropion or nicotine replacement therapy), and c) smoking cessation counseling. Upon completion of the 12 week program, participants in the VIP and control groups completed a semi-structured interview in order to determine how the program impacted their smoking cessation. To date, six participants completed an interview. Participants described how the program helped with smoking cessation because it allowed them to “face their addiction” and learn more about why they smoke and how to quit. The program provided the structure, resources, and encouragement needed to start the process of quitting. Finally, they enjoyed having the game time as a distraction from smoking. Older adults with SMI need support, resources, and group-based exercise as they begin quitting and practice the skills needed to quit.

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