Relation of Leisure Time, Occupational, Transport Physical Activity, and Inactivity Behavior to Stress, Subjective Health and Health-related Quality of Life

Background:The objective of this study was to assess the associations among body mass index (BMI), leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and health-related quality of life (HRQL) trajectories among adults.Methods:Self-reported data were drawn from the Canadian National Population Health Survey, with respondents being interviewed every 2 years between 1996–97 and 2006–07. Using growth curve modeling, HRQL trajectories for individuals aged 18 and over were associated with measures of BMI and LTPA. Growth models were constructed separately for males and females.Results:Findings suggested that, for males, BMI categories had little impact on baseline HRQL, and no impact on the rate of change in HRQL. Among women, higher BMI categories were associated with significantly lower baseline HRQL. However, BMI had no impact on the rate of change of HRQL. Conversely, for both men and women and regardless of BMI category, LTPA had significant impacts on baseline HRQL, as well as the rate of change in HRQL. Individuals who were inactive or sedentary had much steeper declines in HRQL as they aged, as compared with individuals who were active in their leisure time.Conclusions:The results underscore the importance of LTPA in shaping trajectories of HRQL.

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Joint predictability of health related quality of life and leisure time physical activity on mortality risk in people with diabetes

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/1471-2458-13-67 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Chia-Lin Li ◽

Hsing-Yi Chang ◽

Chih-Cheng Hsu ◽

Jui-fen Rachel Lu ◽

Hsin-Ling Fang

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Mortality Risk ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Differences between leisure-time physical activity, health-related quality of life and life satisfaction: Al Ritmo de las Comunidades, a natural experiment from Colombia

Global Health Promotion ◽

10.1177/1757975917703303 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 5-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Susana C. Barradas ◽

Carolyn Finck Barboza ◽

Olga L. Sarmiento

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Leisure Time ◽

Natural Experiment ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

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Physical inactivity is one of the major public health problems worldwide. Community-based interventions have been pointed out as a promising strategy to increase physical activity (PA) levels and impact population health. Recreovía is a community program with a potential to promote PA. There is growing evidence for two benefits derived from the practice of PA: an increased perception of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and life satisfaction (LS). The purpose of this study was to assess differences between leisure-time PA and perceptions of both HRQoL and LS, as well as to assess differences between perceptions of both HRQoL and LS for Recreovía and non-Recreovía participants. Data were obtained using the baseline cross-sectional survey of 1533 participants (501 belonged to the intervention group) as part of the natural experiment Al Ritmo de las Comunidades. HRQoL was measured with the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer 30-item questionnaire, LS was measured with Questions on Life Satisfaction Scale, and self-reported minutes of leisure-time PA were measured with the long version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. The mean age of participants was 41.7 years (standard deviation (SD) = 16.3). The participants had a good overall HRQoL and LS. The mean minutes of leisure-time PA were 158.1 min (SD = 230.2) a week. Results showed that those participants who reported higher leisure-time PA levels also reported a significantly higher LS (M = 41.9, SD = 35.0) relative to participants with lower levels (M = 37.6, SD = 34.2, t(1532) = −2.36, p < 0.01). There were no statistical differences in the perception of HRQoL and leisure-time PA ( t(1532) = −1.03, p = 0.30), although active people had higher scores. Both HRQoL and LS scores were higher in individuals who were participating in Recreovía ( p < 0.001). Higher LS scores were found in the group with higher leisure-time PA, while HRQoL showed no differences. Better psychological well-being indices were found in the Recreovía group.

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