Association between adherence to a healthy lifestyle and firefighters' depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in Taiwan: A longitudinal, prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate how an integrated healthy lifestyle can affect firefighters' mental health.

Methods

We prospectively followed a firefighter cohort in Taiwan from 2023 to 2024. We surveyed participants' adherence to a healthy lifestyle at baseline using a validated modified Mediterranean lifestyle score (MEDI-Lifestyle score, range: 0-7, encompassing non-obesity, no smoking, sufficient sleep and naps, adequate physical activity, reduced sedentary time, and quality diet). Mental health was repeatedly measured using the revised Beck Depression Inventory for Primary Care (BDI-PC, range: 0-18), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8, range: 0-24), and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5, range: 0-76). We built mixed-effects models to investigate the lon

SUBMITTER: Lan FY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12743514 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature