Mental Health and Physical Activity Level in Military Police Officers from Sergipe, Brazil

The objective of the present study was to analyse the association between the level of physical activity and mental health indicators in this population. A total of 254 military police officers, male and female, aged between 21 and 55, participated in military battleships and police companies in the...

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Published inMotricidade Vol. 16; no. suppl 1; pp. 136 - 143
Main Authors Nascimento, Victor Matheus Santos do, de Oliveira, Levy Anthony Souza, Teles, Luan Lopes, Oliveira, Davi Pereira Monte, Soares, Nara Michelle Moura, Silva, Roberto Jerônimo dos Santos
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Ribeira de Pena Edições Desafio Singular 24.12.2020
Desafio Singular
Subjects
Anxiety
Body mass index
Burnout
Exercise
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Military police
Population
Questionnaires
Sleep
Sociodemographics
SPORT SCIENCES
Stress
Workloads
anxiety disorders
psychological exhaustion
mental health
physical fitness
public health
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Summary:The objective of the present study was to analyse the association between the level of physical activity and mental health indicators in this population. A total of 254 military police officers, male and female, aged between 21 and 55, participated in military battleships and police companies in the metropolitan region of Aracaju, Sergipe. They responded to an assessment form, available online, on Google Forms, containing questions about socio-demographic, anthropometric and occupational characteristics, quality of sleep (Pittsburgh scale), stress (EPS-10), anxiety and depression (HAD scale), Exhaustion syndrome (MBI - GS), suicidal ideation (YRBSS - adapted), and Physical Activity level (IPAQ-short). Officers classified as "insufficiently active" had a higher risk for "burnout syndrome" (OR = 2.49; CI: 95% 1.42-4.43) and a greater feeling of "deep sadness" (OR = 1.85; CI: 95% 1.03-3.33) compared with physically active colleagues. In addition, longer service time was a protective factor against anxiety (OR = 0.30; CI: 95% 0.13-0.68), burnout syndrome (OR = 0.28; CI: 95% 0.12 -0.67) and deep sadness (OR = 0.25; CI: 95% 0.11-0.57). Older officers are more likely to be affected by "deep sadness" (OR = 2.80; CI: 95% 1.37-5.71). It was concluded that physical activity is associated with changes in the mental health of the police officers evaluated.
ISSN:1646-107X
2182-2972
DOI:10.6063/motricidade.22334