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Andrew Chen1, Simon Rosenbaum2, Ruth Wells1
1School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia.
Objective:
The aim of this paper was to cross-sectionally examine the association between physical health indicators and PTSD symptomatology.
Method:
A cross-sectional study was conducted among inpatients of a service related trauma-focused ward. Physical and mental health indicators including sleep quality, fitness, physical activity, body mass index and PTSD symptomatology were assessed.
Results:
Among 60 inpatients, significant associations were found between sedentary time (r = 0.42; p < .001) and sleep quality (r = 0.40; p < .001) with PTSD symptomatology. The vast majority of inpatients (n = 56; 93%) were found to be either overweight or obese according to body mass index.
Conclusion:
Inpatients of a PTSD treatment facility had extremely high rates of obesity, physical inactivity, poor cardiorespiratory fitness and poor sleep quality. Sedentary behaviour is a modifiable risk factor associated with symptoms and physical health.
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