A digital intervention to support healthy lifestyle behaviours among online help seekers

This study examined the clustering of lifestyle behaviours in children aged six years from a prospective cohort study in the Netherlands. Additionally, we analysed the associations between socioeconomic status and the lifestyle behaviour clusters that we identified. Data of 4059 children from the Generation R Study were analysed. Socioeconomic status was measured by maternal educational level and net household income. Lifestyle behaviours including screen time, physical activity, calorie-rich snack consumption and sugar-sweetened beverages consumption were measured via a parental questionnaire. Hierarchical and non-hierarchical cluster analyses were applied. The associations between socioeconomic status and lifestyle behaviour clusters were assessed using logistic regression models. Three lifestyle clusters were identified: “relatively healthy lifestyle” cluster (n = 1444), “high screen time and physically inactive” cluster (n = 1217), and “physically active, high snacks and sugary drinks” cluster (n = 1398). Children from high educated mothers or high-income households were more likely to be allocated to the “relatively healthy lifestyle” cluster, while children from low educated mothers or from low-income households were more likely to be allocated in the “high screen time and physically inactive” cluster. Intervention development and prevention strategies may use this information to further target programs promoting healthy behaviours of children and their families.

Download Full-text

THE IMPACT OF LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS ON HEALTHY AGING TRAJECTORIES: THE ATHLOS PROJECT

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.2943 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S799-S800

Author(s):

Christina Daskalopoulou ◽

Yu-Tzu Wu ◽

Artemis Koukounari ◽

Graciela Muniz Terrera ◽

Stefanos Tyrovolas ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Older People ◽

Healthy Aging ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Lifestyle Behaviours ◽

Growth Mixture ◽

Growth Mixture Modelling ◽

Aging Study ◽

Multilevel Item Response Theory ◽

The Impact

Abstract The number of people above 60 years old will double by 2050. There is a considerate variability in the health status of older people. The identification of the different trajectories that people follow as they grow older constitutes one of the aims of the ATHLOS project. In the current study, we created a metric of health in the four available waves (2001, 2003, 2012, 2015) of the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) by employing Bayesian multilevel Item Response Theory. Growth mixture modelling indicated that older Mexicans (n=14,143) age by following four distinct pathways (i.e. high-stable, moderate-stable, low-stable, decliners). Adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviours (i.e. physical activity, non-smoking, limited alcohol consumption) was associated with better health trajectories. Preliminary analyses in the ATHLOS harmonised dataset also suggest that older people age by following four distinct pathways. The impact of lifestyle behaviours within the harmonised dataset will be investigated and also presented.

Download Full-text

Mortality risk comparing walking pace to handgrip strength and a healthy lifestyle: A UK Biobank study

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology ◽

10.1177/2047487319885041 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 204748731988504 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Francesco Zaccardi ◽

Paul W Franks ◽

Frank Dudbridge ◽

Melanie J Davies ◽

Kamlesh Khunti ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Mortality Risk ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Handgrip Strength ◽

Brisk Walking ◽

Uk Biobank ◽

Tv Viewing ◽

Unhealthy Lifestyle ◽

Lifestyle Behaviours

Aims Brisk walking and a greater muscle strength have been associated with a longer life; whether these associations are influenced by other lifestyle behaviours, however, is less well known. Methods Information on usual walking pace (self-defined as slow, steady/average, or brisk), dynamometer-assessed handgrip strength, lifestyle behaviours (physical activity, TV viewing, diet, alcohol intake, sleep and smoking) and body mass index was collected at baseline in 450,888 UK Biobank study participants. We estimated 10-year standardised survival for individual and combined lifestyle behaviours and body mass index across levels of walking pace and handgrip strength. Results Over a median follow-up of 7.0 years, 3808 (1.6%) deaths in women and 6783 (3.2%) in men occurred. Brisk walkers had a survival advantage over slow walkers, irrespective of the degree of engagement in other lifestyle behaviours, except for smoking. Estimated 10-year survival was higher in brisk walkers who otherwise engaged in an unhealthy lifestyle compared to slow walkers who engaged in an otherwise healthy lifestyle: 97.1% (95% confidence interval: 96.9–97.3) vs 95.0% (94.6–95.4) in women; 94.8% (94.7–95.0) vs 93.7% (93.3–94.2) in men. Body mass index modified the association between walking pace and survival in men, with the largest survival benefits of brisk walking observed in underweight participants. Compared to walking pace, for handgrip strength there was more overlap in 10-year survival across lifestyle behaviours. Conclusion Except for smoking, brisk walkers with an otherwise unhealthy lifestyle have a lower mortality risk than slow walkers with an otherwise healthy lifestyle.

Download Full-text

Healthy lifestyle behaviours and cardiovascular mortality among Japanese men and women: the Japan collaborative cohort study

European Heart Journal ◽

10.1093/eurheartj/ehr429 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 33 (4) ◽

pp. 467-477 ◽

Cited By ~ 50

Author(s):

Eri Eguchi ◽

Hiroyasu Iso ◽

Naohito Tanabe ◽

Yasuhiko Wada ◽

Hiroshi Yatsuya ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Cardiovascular Mortality ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Japanese Men ◽

Men And Women ◽

Lifestyle Behaviours

Download Full-text

Tufts research supports interdependence of healthy lifestyle behaviours

Nutrition Bulletin ◽

10.1046/j.1467-3010.2002.00230.x ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 97-100

Author(s):

Sandra Klemmer

Keyword(s):

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Lifestyle Behaviours

Download Full-text

Enhancing the Emotional and Social Skills of the Youth to Promote their Wellbeing and Positive Development: A Systematic Review of Universal School-based Randomized Controlled Trials

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health ◽

10.2174/1745017901511010021 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 21-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

Federica Sancassiani ◽

Elisa Pintus ◽

Arne Holte ◽

Peter Paulus ◽

Maria Francesca Moro ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Social Skills ◽

Social Learning ◽

Youth Development ◽

Positive Youth Development ◽

Life Skills ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Positive Development ◽

Lifestyle Behaviours ◽

School Based

Background:The acquisition of social and emotional skills is associated with positive youth development, character education, healthy lifestyle behaviours, reduction in depression and anxiety, conduct disorders, violence, bullying, conflict, and anger. School-based interventions aimed to enhance these skills go beyond a problem-focused approach to embrace a more positive view of health; they could also improve the youth’s wellbeing.Aim:To describe the main features and to establish the effectiveness of universal school-based RCTs for children and the youth, aimed to promote their psychosocial wellbeing, positive development, healthy lifestyle behaviours and/or academic performance by improving their emotional and social skills.Methods:Systematic review by searching for relevant papers in PubMed/Medline with the following key words: “mental health” OR “wellbeing” OR “health promotion” OR “emotional learning” OR “social learning” OR “emotional and social learning” OR “positive youth development” OR “life skills” OR “life skills training” AND “school”. Interval was set from January 2000 to April 2014.Results:1,984 papers were identified through the search. Out of them 22 RCTs were included. While most interventions were characterized by a whole-school approach and SAFE practices, few studies only used standardized measures to assess outcomes, or had collected follow-up data after ≥ 6 months. The results of all these trials were examined and discussed.Conclusion:Universal school-based RCTs to enhance emotional and social skills showed controversial findings, due to some methodological issues mainly. Nevertheless they show promising outcomes that are relatively far-reaching for children and youth wellbeing and therefore are important in the real world.

Download Full-text