scholarly journals A Mobile Phone–Based Healthy Lifestyle Monitoring Tool for People With Mental Health Problems (MyHealthPA): Development and Pilot Testing

JMIR Cardio ◽  
10.2196/10228 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. e10228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Thornton ◽  
Frances Kay-Lambkin ◽  
Bree Tebbutt ◽  
Tanya L Hanstock ◽  
Amanda L Baker

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Maenhout ◽  
Carmen Peuters ◽  
Greet Cardon ◽  
Geert Crombez ◽  
Ann DeSmet

Abstract Background Healthy lifestyles may contribute to better mental health, which is particularly important in adolescence, an age at which half of all mental health problems first occur. This association may be even more relevant in adolescents of low family affluence, who show more mental health problems, as well as more unhealthy lifestyles. This study investigated the healthy lifestyle behaviors, namely sufficient sleep and physical activity, daily breakfast intake, low levels of alcohol use or smoking, in relation to mental health and mental health problems (feelings of depression, anxiety, stress and self-esteem) among adolescents from different family affluence. Furthermore, the moderating role of family affluence was examined in those relations.Methods Adolescents aged 12-18y were recruited via a random sample of schools. A total of 1037 adolescents participated (M age=15.2, 49.8% female). Multiple linear regression analyses assessed the association between healthy lifestyles and mental health outcomes and the moderating role of family affluence.Results All healthy lifestyle behaviors were associated with at least one mental health outcome. Adolescents from low-medium family affluence had lower levels of physical activity, less often took breakfast, and reported lower self-esteem than adolescents from high family affluence. The results only showed a moderating effect of family affluence for smoking in relation to stress: at low levels of smoking, high family affluence youngsters experienced more stress symptoms than low-medium family affluence youth. At high levels of smoking, low-medium family affluence youth, however, experienced more stress symptoms than high family affluence youth.Conclusion These findings support the value of integrating healthy lifestyle behaviors in interventions for mental health promotion, for both youth of low-medium and high family affluence.



2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 28-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Sheret ◽  
Martyn Lewis ◽  
Jerry Warr






2021 ◽  
pp. 001789692199413
Author(s):  
Anna Onnela ◽  
Tuula Hurtig ◽  
Hanna Ebeling

Objective: Adolescence is a vulnerable age for emerging mental health problems, but also a time at which the foundations for a healthy lifestyle are established. Attitudes towards mental health problems and the ability to recognise them can be affected at this age. The aim of this study was to describe a psychoeducative intervention aimed at increasing knowledge of mental health problems and decreasing the stigma of mental health disorders among eighth-grade students in Finland. Design: Mixed-methods exploration of how a universal psychoeducation delivered in the classroom can affect attitudes towards, and recognition of, mental health disorders and how young people perceive the psychoeducation received. Setting: The study involved 162 eighth-grade students in two comprehensive schools in Finland. Method: The intervention consisted of four lessons on the topics of anxiety, eating disorders, conduct disorder, and depression and substance use. Results: Students in both the intervention and non-intervention groups recognised the symptoms of mental health disorders well before and after the intervention, and the intervention improved boys’ ability to recognise conduct disorder. Following the intervention, students saw mental health disorders as real medical conditions. Students experienced the intervention as beneficial, increasing their knowledge, understanding and open-mindedness with regards to mental health. Conclusion: Mental health promotion interventions have the goal of increasing the ability of individuals to understand mental health issues and engage in self-care of mental health. Providing mental health promotion interventions to young people has the potential to increase knowledge and skills in maintaining a healthy lifestyle in adulthood.



Author(s):  
Felicia Lim ◽  
Martin Halim

Based on the results of the Basic Health Reset in 2018, health problems in Indonesia are divided into two types namely infectious and non-communicable diseases. Infectious diseases have experienced many significant decreases whereas for non-communicable diseases it is still experiencing an increase. Many ways you can do to keep the body healthy from disease. Applying a healthy lifestyle for physical health, spiritual calm is also needed for the mental health of the community, especially for areas that have high density and mobility like in Jakarta. It is undeniable that these factors are often the main triggers of mental health problems in today's society. Waterlake Sport is a type of physical sport related to water, especially lakes. Senayan Waterlake Sport Island is located near Gelora Bung Karno (GBK), the largest sports center in Jakarta and even in Indonesia which provides more than 18 types of sports in it. The design method used is pattern language by examining the physical patterns around the site and creating new patterns by linking the resulting building programs. Besides water sports as the main program, there are also other main programs, namely Healthy Culinary and Floating Market. Both of these programs aim to provide a dining area with a healthy concept as well as education for people who still think that a healthy eating pattern is defined as something boring and unpleasant that being healthy does not have to suffer. AbstrakBerdasarkan hasil Reset Kesehatan Dasar tahun 2018, masalah kesehatan di Indonesia dibagi menjadi dua macam yaitu penyakit menular dan penyakit tidak menular. Penyakit menular sudah mengalami banyak penurunan yang cukup signifikan sedangkan untuk penyakit tidak menular justru masih mengalami kenaikan. Banyak cara yang dapat dilakukan untuk menjaga tubuh tetap sehat terhindar dari penyakit. Menerapkan pola hidup yang Sehat untuk kesehatan jasmani,  ketenangan rohani juga dibutuhkan untuk kesehatan mental para masyarakat khususnya untuk daerah yang memiliki kepadatan serta mobilitas tinggi seperti di Jakarta ini. Waterlake Sport adalah jenis olahraga fisik yang berhubungan dengan air khususnya danau. Island sendiri berarti pulau. Senayan Waterlake Sport Island berlokasi di dekat Gelora Bung Karno (GBK), pusat olahraga terbesar di Jakarta bahkan di Indonesia yang menyediakan lebih dari 18 jenis olahraga di dalamny. Metode perancangan yang digunakan adalah pattern language dengan mengkaji pola fisik di sekitar tapak dan membuat pola baru dengan mengaitkan program bangunan yang dihasilkan. Island yang berarti sebuah pulau merupakan tempat dari area Waterlake Sport itu sendiri. Selain olahraga air sebagai program utama, ada juga program utama lainnya yaitu Kuliner Sehat dan Pasar Apung. Kuliner sehat yang dimaksud adalah  Kedua program ini bertujuan menyediakan suatu area tempat makan dengan konsep sehat sekaligus sebagai edukasi untuk masyarakat yang masih menganggap bahwa pola makan sehat diartikan dengan sesuatu yang membosankan dan tidak enak bahwa menjadi sehat tidak haruslah menderita.



2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Maenhout ◽  
Carmen Peuters ◽  
Greet Cardon ◽  
Sofie Compernolle New ◽  
Geert Crombez ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Healthy lifestyles may contribute to better mental health, which is particularly important in adolescence, an age at which half of all mental health problems first occur. This association may be even more relevant in adolescents of low family affluence, who show more mental health problems, as well as more unhealthy lifestyles. This study investigated healthy lifestyle behaviors, namely sufficient sleep and physical activity, daily breakfast intake, low levels of alcohol use or smoking, in relation to mental health and symptoms of mental health problems (feelings of depression, anxiety, stress and self-esteem) among adolescents from different family affluence. Furthermore, the moderating role of family affluence was examined in those relations. Methods Adolescents aged 12-18y were recruited via a random sample of schools in Flanders, Belgium. A total of 1037 adolescents participated (M age=15.2, 49.8% female). Independent samples t-tests, Mann Whitney U-tests and χ²-tests determined the differences in healthy lifestyle behaviors and mental health indicators between adolescents of low-medium and high family affluence. Regression analyses assessed the association between healthy lifestyles and mental health outcomes and the moderating role of family affluence. Results All healthy lifestyle behaviors were associated with at least one mental health outcome, with the exception of alcohol consumption. Adolescents from low-medium family affluence had lower levels of physical activity, less often took breakfast, had lower levels of alcohol consumption and reported lower self-esteem than adolescents from high family affluence. The results showed no moderating effect of family affluence for the association between healthy lifestyle and mental health . Conclusion These findings support the value of integrating healthy lifestyle behaviors in interventions for mental health promotion, for both youth of low-medium and high family affluence.



10.2196/27039 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Antònia Fiol-DeRoque ◽  
Maria Jesús Serrano-Ripoll ◽  
Rafael Jiménez ◽  
Rocío Zamanillo-Campos ◽  
Aina María Yáñez-Juan ◽  
...  




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