%0 Journal Article
%T The Associations Between Physical Activity and Mental Health Problems in Middle-aged Indonesians.
%A Handayani S
%A Isfandari S
%A Effendi DE
%A Agustiya RI
%A Ardani I
%A Nugroho AP
%A Fitrianti Y
%J J Prev Med Public Health
%V 57
%N 4
%D 2024 Jul 12
%M 38993116
暂无%R 10.3961/jpmph.24.003
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>Mental health issues have become a growing concern worldwide. Research has shown that regular physical activity (PA) can positively affect mental health. This study investigated the associations between PA and mental health problems (MHPs) in middle-aged Indonesians.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>The study utilized data from the 2018 Indonesian Basic Health Research Survey and used a cross-sectional approach. The participants included individuals aged 40-60 years who completed the 20-question Self-Reporting Questionnaire. A logistic regression was performed to analyze a sample of 263 930 data points.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Nearly 10.4% of the participants suffered from mental health issues. Notably, among those who did not engage in moderate and vigorous PA, a sign of MHPs was found in 12.5% of participants. Those who met World Health Organization standards for PA were less likely to experience MHPs (10.1%). This study found a significant association between PA and mental health. After adjusting for smoking, alcohol consumption, non-communicable diseases, and socio-demographic variables like age, sex, education, occupation, marital status, and residence, the connection between PA and mental health became even stronger (adjusted odds ratio, 0.81; 95% confidence interval, 0.78 to 0.85; p&lt;0.001).<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>Regular PA has been shown to affect mental health positively. Therefore, it is important to improve health education and efforts to raise awareness among middle-aged Indonesians about the importance of PA in maintaining good mental health.