A prospective study of leisure-time physical activity and mental health in Swedish health care workers and social insurance officers

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 373-377

  Jonsdottir, Ingibjörg H ^a   Rödjer, Lars ^a   Hadzibajramovic, Emina ^a   Börjesson, Mats ^a   Ahlborg, Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Burnout; Depression; Perceived stress; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SITTING; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SECURITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 77958174666     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.07.019     Document Type: Article

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