Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Work-related physical activity and psychological distress among women in different occupations: a cross-sectional study |
| Authors: |
Rhiannon Lee White, Jason Bennie, Gavin Abbott, Megan Teychenne |
| Source: |
BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2020) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2020. |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Exercise, Mental health, Occupations, Physical activity, Psychological distress, Work, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background Recent evidence suggests that work-related physical activity may not have the same mental health benefits as leisure-time physical activity. Further, work-related physical activity is likely to include a variety of different behaviours for people with different occupations. As such, the aim of this study was to determine if occupation type moderated the association between work-related physical activity and psychological distress. Methods A randomly selected sample of 1080 women from Melbourne, Australia completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30), and reported their current occupation. Results Linear regression analyses indicated that occupation significantly moderated the association between work-related walking and psychological distress (F [8, 55] = 2.26, p = .036). Given evidence of moderation, we fitted linear regression models to test the associations between work-related physical activity and psychological distress for three separate groups; professionals, sales and services workers, and tradespersons. Female tradespersons who engaged in a low (B = − 3.81, p = .006) or high amount of work-related walking (B = − 3.23, p = .029), had significantly lower psychological distress symptoms than those who engaged in no work-related walking. There were no significant associations between work-related physical activity of any intensity and psychological distress for professionals, or sales and service workers. Conclusions Given the relationship does not exist across all occupations, work-related physical activity should not be promoted above and beyond leisure-time physical activity. However, walking at work may be important in reducing psychological distress for some people and should therefore, not be discounted. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1471-2458 |
| Relation: |
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09112-7; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12889-020-09112-7 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/c303f98fb2e1447e9a870f4ea93145db |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.303f98fb2e1447e9a870f4ea93145db |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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