The University of the West of Scotland, Division of Sport, Exercise and Health, Stephenson Place, Hamilton International Technology Park, South Lanarkshire G72 0LH, UK.
University of Aberdeen, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK.
Health Promot Int. 2024 Apr 1;39(2). doi: 10.1093/heapro/daae027.
Traditional interventions aiming to improve students' mental health and quality of life include meditation or canine therapy. The development of physical activity-related interventions has increased over the past decade. We aimed to review all studies using physical activity for improving the mental health and quality of life in higher education students whilst describing the interventions, measurements and effectiveness. A systematic search of six electronic databases including: ProQuest, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus and CENTRAL, was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. Randomized or non-randomized controlled trial physical activity-related interventions involving higher education students aiming to improve their mental health and quality of life were included. Searches yielded 58 articles with interventions involving martial arts, sport, mind-body exercises and anaerobic exercises. Psychological measures varied across studies including the State Trait Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory and the Perceived Stress Scale. Over half of the studies included in this review (n = 36) were effective in improving students' mental health or quality of life. Findings from our review suggest that interventions aiming to be effective in improving students' mental health quality of life should aim to deliver moderate-vigorous intensity exercises such as dance or Pilates. This systematic review was based on a published protocol in PROSPERO (registration number: CRD42022325975).
传统的旨在改善学生心理健康和生活质量的干预措施包括冥想或犬类疗法。过去十年中，与身体活动相关的干预措施的发展有所增加。我们旨在回顾所有使用身体活动来改善高等教育学生心理健康和生活质量的研究，同时描述干预措施、测量方法和效果。根据 PRISMA 指南，对六个电子数据库（ProQuest、MEDLINE、Embase、CINAHL、SPORTDiscus 和 CENTRAL）进行了系统搜索。纳入了涉及高等教育学生、旨在改善其心理健康和生活质量的随机或非随机对照试验的身体活动相关干预措施。搜索结果产生了 58 篇文章，涉及武术、运动、身心锻炼和无氧运动。研究中使用的心理测量方法各不相同，包括状态特质焦虑量表、贝克抑郁量表和感知压力量表。本综述中纳入的半数以上研究（n=36）在改善学生心理健康或生活质量方面是有效的。我们的综述结果表明，旨在有效改善学生心理健康和生活质量的干预措施应旨在提供中等至剧烈强度的运动，如舞蹈或普拉提。本系统评价是基于 PROSPERO 上发表的方案（注册号：CRD42022325975）。
