516-P: Objective and Subjective Physical and Mental Health Benefits in Older Adults with Cardiometabolic Risk after Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)-Based Lifestyle Intervention

Introduction The American Heart Association created “Life’s Simple Seven” metrics to estimate progress toward improving US cardiovascular health in a standardized manner. Given the widespread use of federally funded Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)-based lifestyle interventions such as the Group Lifestyle Balance (DPP-GLB), evaluation of change in health metrics within such a program is of national interest. This study examined change in cardiovascular health metric scores during the course of a yearlong DPP-GLB intervention. Methods Data were combined from 2 similar randomized trials offering a community based DPP-GLB lifestyle intervention to overweight/obese individuals with prediabetes and/or metabolic syndrome. Pre/post lifestyle intervention participation changes in 5 of the 7 cardiovascular health metrics were examined at 6 and 12 months (BMI, blood pressure, total cholesterol, fasting plasma glucose, physical activity). Smoking was rare and diet was not measured. Results Among 305 participants with complete data (81.8% of 373 eligible adults), significant improvements were demonstrated in all 5 risk factors measured continuously at 6 and 12 months. There were significant positive shifts in the “ideal” and “total” metric scores at both time points. Also noted were beneficial shifts in the proportion of participants across categories for BMI, activity, and blood pressure. Conclusion AHA-metrics could have clinical utility in estimating an individual’s cardiovascular health status and in capturing improvement in cardiometabolic/behavioral risk factors resulting from participation in a community-based translation of the DPP lifestyle intervention.

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The ultimate guide to your at-home fitness regime

Dental Nursing ◽

10.12968/denn.2020.16.6.276 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. 276-277

Author(s):

Jay Kara

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Benefits ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Benefits ◽

At Home

There are huge physical and mental health benefits of exercise, even more so during these unprecedented times. Here, fitness coach Jay Kara offers his guide to the perfect home workout

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The relationship of health-related expectancies, fruit and vegetable intake, and positive mood: expectancies are important, but not in the way you expect

British Food Journal ◽

10.1108/bfj-03-2021-0289 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Elliot Smith ◽

Richard Stevenson ◽

Leah Dudley ◽

Heather Francis

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Vegetable Intake ◽

Mood State ◽

Health Benefits ◽

Positive Mood ◽

Fruit And Vegetable ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Expectancy Effects ◽

Content Type ◽

Mental Health Benefits

PurposeGreater fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake has been linked to more positive mood. Here, the purpose of this paper is to examine if this relationship is mediated by expectancies about their benefit to health/mental health.Design/methodology/approachParticipants completed a new questionnaire to assess expectancies related to F&V intake. This was administered alongside a validated food-frequency measure of F&V intake, an assessment of positive and negative mood state and other measures.FindingsParticipants held strongly positive expectations about the physical and mental health benefits of consuming F&V. The authors observed a significant relationship between self-reported F&V intake and positive mood (d = 0.52). Importantly, this effect was largely (but not completely) independent of expectancies. The authors also observed that expectancies about F&V intake were independently predictive of positive mood (d = 0.47).Originality/valueThis is the first study to explore expectancy effects in the mental health benefits of F&V intake. These data suggest that positive expectancies about F&V intake, and F&V intake itself, are both predictive of positive mood. The former finding is probably a placebo effect, whereby people believe they are consuming sufficient F&V (even if they are not) and so experience mood-related benefits due to their positive expectations. The latter finding is consistent with F&V exerting a biologically beneficial effect on the brain.

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Lifestyle Intervention Is Associated With Lower Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence: The Diabetes Prevention Program

Diabetes Care ◽

10.2337/diacare.29.02.06.dc05-1781 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 385-390 ◽

Cited By ~ 101

Author(s):

J. S. Brown ◽

R. Wing ◽

E. Barrett-Connor ◽

L. M. Nyberg ◽

J. W. Kusek ◽

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Keyword(s):

Urinary Incontinence ◽

Lifestyle Intervention ◽

Prevention Program ◽

Diabetes Prevention ◽

Diabetes Prevention Program ◽

Lower Prevalence

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Does mental health influence weight loss in adults with prediabetes? Findings from the VA Diabetes Prevention Program

General Hospital Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2018.04.001 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 53 ◽

pp. 32-37 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Carol A. Janney ◽

Jared M. Greenberg ◽

Tannaz Moin ◽

Hyungjin Myra Kim ◽

Robert G. Holleman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Weight Loss ◽

Prevention Program ◽

Diabetes Prevention ◽

Diabetes Prevention Program

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Affection Exchange Theory

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication ◽

10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.937 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Kory Floyd ◽

Benjamin E. Custer

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Close Relationships ◽

Health Benefits ◽

Exchange Theory ◽

Empirical Literature ◽

Health And Wellness ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Supportive Behaviors ◽

Mental Health Benefits ◽

Verbal Behaviors

Affectionate communication constitutes verbal behaviors (e.g., saying “I love you”), nonverbal gestures (e.g., hugging, handholding), and socially supportive behaviors (e.g., helping with a project) that humans employ to develop and maintain close relationships with others. In addition to its relational benefits, affectionate communication contributes to health and wellness for both senders and receivers. Affection exchange theory (AET) addresses the questions of why humans engage in affectionate communication and why diverse benefits are associated with such behaviors. A robust empirical literature supports AET’s contention that both expressing and receiving affectionate behavior are associated with physical and mental health benefits. Despite these contributions, however, some compelling questions about affectionate communication remain to be addressed, and AET can provide a useful framework for doing so.

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