Association Between Physical Activity Dose and Mental Health Among Stroke Survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although physical activity correlates with reduced depressive symptoms among survivors of stroke, how frequency, intensity, and duration of physical activity relate to mental health is unknown. This study aims to find the association of physical activity doses recommended in 2011, 2014, and 2021 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines with mental health burden (number of days of poor mental health). Analysis was expanded to find the optimal dose linked to mental health burden.

Methods

We used data from the 2011 to 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, a nationally representative survey. The mental health burden between guideline-adherent and nonadherent groups was compared. Propensity score matching was used to balance the 2 gr

SUBMITTER: Vemuri AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12450018 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature