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| Title |
The effect of physical activity on psychological distress, cortisol and obesity: results of the farming fit intervention program
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1018 |
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| Authors |
Susan Brumby, Ananda Chandrasekara, Peter Kremer, Susan Torres, Scott McCoombe, Paul Lewandowski |
| Abstract |
Rural and regional Australians have a higher likelihood of mental illness throughout their lifetime than people living in major cities, although the underlying reasons are not yet well defined. Additionally, rural populations experience more lifestyle associated co-morbidities including obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Research conducted by the National Centre for Farmer Health between 2004 and 2009 revealed a positive correlation between obesity and psychological distress among the farming community. Chronic stress is known to overstimulate the regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and cortisol secretion which are associated with abdominal adiposity. Increasing physical activity may normalise cortisol secretion and thereby positively impact both physical and mental health. This paper assesses the effects of increasing physical activity on obesity, health behaviors and mental health in Victorian farming men and women. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 33% |
| Canada | 1 | 11% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |
| Australia | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 3 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 4 | 44% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 33% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 22% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 246 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 239 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 44 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 35 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 31 | 13% |
| Researcher | 26 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 6% |
| Other | 34 | 14% |
| Unknown | 62 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 51 | 21% |
| Psychology | 35 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 27 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 19 | 8% |
| Sports and Recreations | 14 | 6% |
| Other | 28 | 11% |
| Unknown | 72 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 December 2013.
All research outputs
#6,448,853
of 23,881,329 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#6,625
of 15,466 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#57,063
of 215,584 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#131
of 285 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 23,881,329 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 72nd percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 15,466 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 14.3. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 56% of its peers.
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We're also able to compare this research output to 285 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 54% of its contemporaries.