Schizophrenia Research Foundation, Chennai, India.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2019 Nov;65(7-8):656-667. doi: 10.1177/0020764019871314.
Apart from its evident impact on physical health, physical activity also has a role to play in mental health. Individuals engaged in physical inactivity have been found to have higher morbidity and health care expenditure. In order to combat these issues and preserve mental health, interventions of exercise are typically advocated. This review aimed to assess the benefits of physical activity on common and severe mental disorders in the Indian context.
A Boolean search was carried out using both relevant keywords and MeSH terms. Articles were sourced from online databases including PubMed, ScienceDirect, Cochrane Database, PsycINFO and Google Scholar. All studies included in the review were peer-reviewed articles exclusively from India with Indian subjects reporting the relationship between physical activity and at least one mental health outcome including depression, anxiety, psychosis, stress, self-esteem and cognitive functioning.
Nineteen articles were found eligible for the narrative review. Out of these, 7 were cross-sectional studies and 12 were intervention studies.
Existing literature from India has shown promising results towards the impact of physical activity in mental health disorders. However, more research is needed in the assessment of physical activity and physical activity interventions suitable to the Indian context. This review found that exercise and yoga are effective in reducing mean scores for both severe and common mental disorders. Yoga had a more significant impact on patients with schizophrenia than exercise or no intervention. To confirm that exercise is an effective add-on treatment, further research is required.
除了对身体健康的明显影响外，身体活动在心理健康方面也有一定的作用。研究发现，不进行身体活动的个体发病率和医疗保健支出更高。为了解决这些问题和维护心理健康，通常提倡进行运动干预。本综述旨在评估身体活动对印度常见和严重精神障碍的益处。
使用相关关键字和 MeSH 术语进行了布尔搜索。文章来源于包括 PubMed、ScienceDirect、Cochrane 数据库、PsycINFO 和 Google Scholar 在内的在线数据库。本综述中包含的所有研究均为来自印度的同行评审文章，仅包含印度受试者报告身体活动与至少一种心理健康结果（包括抑郁、焦虑、精神病、压力、自尊和认知功能）之间关系的文章。
发现有 19 篇文章符合叙事综述的条件。其中，7 篇为横断面研究，12 篇为干预研究。
来自印度的现有文献表明，身体活动对精神健康障碍有积极影响。然而，需要更多针对印度背景的身体活动评估和适合印度的身体活动干预措施的研究。本综述发现，运动和瑜伽可以有效降低严重和常见精神障碍的平均得分。瑜伽对精神分裂症患者的影响比运动或不干预更大。为了确认运动是一种有效的附加治疗方法，还需要进一步的研究。
