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Physical Activity in Relation to Wellbeing Among Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden: A Quantitative Study
Background: Little is known about physical activity among newly arrived refugees and what impact physical activity might have on their health, as measured by mental wellbeing, vitality, stress and sleep quality. Thus, this study sought to investigate the relationship between physical activity and we...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7820172/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33490005 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.532883 |
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author | Sjögren Forss, Katarina Mangrio, Elisabeth Leijon, Matti Grahn, Mathias Zdravkovic, Slobodan |
author_facet | Sjögren Forss, Katarina Mangrio, Elisabeth Leijon, Matti Grahn, Mathias Zdravkovic, Slobodan |
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description | Background: Little is known about physical activity among newly arrived refugees and what impact physical activity might have on their health, as measured by mental wellbeing, vitality, stress and sleep quality. Thus, this study sought to investigate the relationship between physical activity and wellbeing among refugees who were newly arrived in Sweden. Methods: The present study was based on the results from a survey, conducted in 2015–2016 among newly arrived adult refugees who spoke Arabic, Pashto, Somali or Dari, participated in a mandatory public integration support programme in the Scania region of Sweden and agreed to participate in the survey. Ultimately 681 participants completed the survey (a response rate of 39.5%). Results: We found a significant association between physical activity and mental wellbeing, vitality, stress and sleep quality among newly arrived refugees. Conclusions: Newly arrived refugees need to be informed about the importance of prioritizing physical activity for their health and wellbeing, regardless of their external circumstances, and supported in their attempts to do so. |
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spelling | pubmed-78201722021-01-23 Physical Activity in Relation to Wellbeing Among Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden: A Quantitative Study Sjögren Forss, Katarina Mangrio, Elisabeth Leijon, Matti Grahn, Mathias Zdravkovic, Slobodan Front Public Health Public Health Background: Little is known about physical activity among newly arrived refugees and what impact physical activity might have on their health, as measured by mental wellbeing, vitality, stress and sleep quality. Thus, this study sought to investigate the relationship between physical activity and wellbeing among refugees who were newly arrived in Sweden. Methods: The present study was based on the results from a survey, conducted in 2015–2016 among newly arrived adult refugees who spoke Arabic, Pashto, Somali or Dari, participated in a mandatory public integration support programme in the Scania region of Sweden and agreed to participate in the survey. Ultimately 681 participants completed the survey (a response rate of 39.5%). Results: We found a significant association between physical activity and mental wellbeing, vitality, stress and sleep quality among newly arrived refugees. Conclusions: Newly arrived refugees need to be informed about the importance of prioritizing physical activity for their health and wellbeing, regardless of their external circumstances, and supported in their attempts to do so. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-08 /pmc/articles/PMC7820172/ /pubmed/33490005 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.532883 Text en Copyright © 2021 Sjögren Forss, Mangrio, Leijon, Grahn and Zdravkovic. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Public Health Sjögren Forss, Katarina Mangrio, Elisabeth Leijon, Matti Grahn, Mathias Zdravkovic, Slobodan Physical Activity in Relation to Wellbeing Among Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden: A Quantitative Study |
title | Physical Activity in Relation to Wellbeing Among Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden: A Quantitative Study |
title_full | Physical Activity in Relation to Wellbeing Among Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden: A Quantitative Study |
title_fullStr | Physical Activity in Relation to Wellbeing Among Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden: A Quantitative Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Physical Activity in Relation to Wellbeing Among Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden: A Quantitative Study |
title_short | Physical Activity in Relation to Wellbeing Among Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden: A Quantitative Study |
title_sort | physical activity in relation to wellbeing among newly arrived refugees in sweden: a quantitative study |
topic | Public Health |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7820172/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33490005 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.532883 |
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