在海湾战争时期的退伍军人中,身体活动和自杀念头
E McRae Calhoun1, Jack D Wiese1, Samantha J Meckes2,3,4
1Davidson College, Davidson, NC, USA (EMC, JDW).
American journal of lifestyle medicine
|May 19, 2025
概括
身体活动可能会降低海湾战争退伍军人的自杀风险. 活跃的退伍军人报告自杀念头和行为比不活跃的同龄人更低,即使考虑到其他风险因素.
科学领域:
- 军人卫生保健 军人卫生保健
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 海湾战争退伍军人面临着独特的心理健康挑战,包括增加自杀风险.
- 身体活动是心理健康的潜在保护因素.
研究的目的:
- 研究海湾战争退伍军人的身体活动水平与自杀念头和行为风险之间的关联.
- 为了确定身体活动是否是一个独立的保护因素,防止自杀行为.
主要方法:
- 对1098名海湾战争退伍军人的全国样本进行了调查.
- 使用快速体育活动评估来评估体育活动.
- 自杀念头和行为被测量使用自杀行为问卷-修订.
主要成果:
- 活跃的退伍军人报告去年自杀念头的可能性较低 (12%) 与不活跃的退伍军人相比 (24%).
- 身体活动水平与较低的自杀念头几率 (OR=0.63) 和较高的自杀行为风险 (OR=0.66) 有关.
- 这些关联在控制疼痛,健康,抑郁症,PTSD,物质使用,自我伤害和心理社会功能后仍然显著.
结论:
- 较高的体力活动水平与海湾战争退伍军人的自杀念头和行为风险降低有关.
- 在这个人群中,体育活动可以作为预防自杀的保护因素.
- 促进身体活动的干预措施可能对海湾战争退伍军人的心理健康有益.
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