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Relationship of the perceived social and physical environment with mental health-related quality of life in middle-aged and older adults: mediating effects of physical activity
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posted on 2015-01-01, 00:00 authored by D Van Dyck, Megan TeychenneMegan Teychenne, Sarah McNaughtonSarah McNaughton, I De Bourdeaudhuij, Jo SalmonJo SalmonBACKGROUND: Mental health conditions are among the leading non-fatal diseases in middle-aged and older adults in Australia. Proximal and distal social environmental factors and physical environmental factors have been associated with mental health, but the underlying mechanisms explaining these associations remain unclear. The study objective was to examine the contribution of different types of physical activity in mediating the relationship of social and physical environmental factors with mental health-related quality of life in middle-aged and older adults. METHODS: Baseline data from the Wellbeing, Eating and Exercise for a Long Life (WELL) study were used. WELL is a prospective cohort study, conducted in Victoria, Australia. Baseline data collection took place in 2010. In total, 3,965 middle-aged and older adults (55-65 years, 47.4% males) completed the SF-36 Health Survey, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and a questionnaire on socio-demographic, social and physical environmental attributes. Mediation analyses were conducted using the MacKinnon product-of-coefficients test. RESULTS: Personal safety, the neighbourhood physical activity environment, social support for physical activity from family or friends, and neighbourhood social cohesion were positively associated with mental health-related quality of life. Active transportation and leisure-time physical activity mediated 32.9% of the association between social support for physical activity from family or friends and mental health-related quality of life. These physical activity behaviours also mediated 11.0%, 3.4% and 2.3% respectively, of the relationship between the neighbourhood physical activity environment, personal safety and neighbourhood social cohesion and mental health-related quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: If these results are replicated in future longitudinal studies, tailored interventions to improve mental health-related quality of life in middle-aged and older adults should use a combined strategy, focusing on increasing physical activity as well as social and physical environmental attributes.
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PLoS OneVolume
10Issue
3Article number
e0120475Pagination
1 - 16Publisher
PLoSLocation
San Francisco, Calif.Publisher DOI
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1932-6203Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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AgedAustraliaFemaleHealth SurveysHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedMotor ActivityProspective StudiesQuality of LifeSocial EnvironmentSocioeconomic FactorsScience & TechnologyMultidisciplinary SciencesScience & Technology - Other TopicsTELEVISION VIEWING TIMETRANSITIONBEHAVIORDEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMSNEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICSDETERMINANTSASSOCIATIONSENGAGEMENTMULTILEVELRESIDENTSSUPPORTANXIETYCRIME
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