Association between common mental disorders and the level of physical activity in university students

• Autor(a) principal: Monteiro, Lais Rodrigues
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Munhoz, Rosa Leocadio, Lara, Simone
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde (Santa Maria)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/revistasaude/article/view/37686
• topic: Mental health; Students; Mental disorders; Physical activity; Saúde mental; Estudantes; Transtornos mentais; Atividade física

Objective: To identify the association between common mental disorders (CMD) and the level of habitual physical activityin (HPA) in college students. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 21 students, in which they were submitted to an evaluation protocol, through the Self-ReportQuestionnaire (SRQ-20), and HPA. The young women were classified as more active (> 6,000 steps / day) and less active (<6,000 steps / day). Results: There was no association between CMD and NAF in this sample of students analyzed (p> 0.05). However, this study showed a worrying profile, related to the low level of physical activity (5,318.14 steps per day) and an indicative score of CMD (9.04 in SRQ-20), indicating two risk factors that may affect the quality of life of these young women. Conclusions: Based on the data obtained, strategies are needed to encourage the practice of physical activity in the academic environment, improving the health and physical and mental well-being of young people.