Investigating self-reported health behaviors in Australian adults with mental illness

David Scott; Brenda Happell; Sheree Strange; Chris Platania-Phung

doi:10.1080/08964289.2012.726289

Investigating self-reported health behaviors in Australian adults with mental illness

David Scott, Brenda Happell, Sheree Strange, Chris Platania-Phung

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Abstract

To investigate self-reported health behaviors among Australian adults with mental illness, 1,935 Australian adults completed an online survey including the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale and instruments assessing health behaviors in October 2011. Participants with moderate or higher psychological distress reported significantly lower weekly physical activity levels (p =.024), daily fruit (p =.001) and vegetable (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	60-65
Number of pages	6
Journal	Behavioral Medicine
Volume	39
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08964289.2012.726289
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

diet
mental illness
physical activity
psychological distress
substance use

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