Work-related physical activity and psychological distress among women in different occupations: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent evidence suggests that work-related physical activity may not have the same mental health benefits as leisure-time physical activity. Further, work-related physical activity is likely to include a variety of different behaviours for people with different occupations. As such, the aim of this study was to determine if occupation type moderated the association between work-related physical activity and psychological distress.

Methods

A randomly selected sample of 1080 women from Melbourne, Australia completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30), and reported their current occupation.

Results

Linear regression analyses indicated that occupation significantly moderated the association between

SUBMITTER: White RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7318444 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature