Association between sedentary behavior and wish to die among adults aged =50 years: Findings from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing.
Por:
Smith L, López Sánchez GF, Soysal P, Veronese N, Rahmati M, Tully MA, Yon DK, Alghamdi BS, Butler L, Ahluwalia S, Ball G, Shin JI and Koyanagi A
Publicada:
1 oct 2024
Ahead of Print:
6 ago 2024
Resumen:
We investigated the association between sedentary behavior (SB) and wish to die (WTD; i.e., feeling that one would be better off dead or wishing for one's own death), and the extent to which this can be explained by sleep problems, depression, anxiety, loneliness, perceived stress, and social network in a nationally representative sample of adults aged =50 years from Ireland. Cross-sectional data from Wave 1 of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing 2009-2011 were analyzed. WTD was defined as answering affirmatively to the question "In the last month, have you felt that you would rather be dead?" SB was used as a continuous variable (hours/day), and also as a categorical (< or =8 h/day) variable. Multivariable logistic regression and mediation analyses were conducted. Data on 8163 adults aged =50 years were analyzed [mean (SD) age 63.6 (9.1) years; 48.0% males]. Overall, =8 (vs. <8) hours/day of SB was associated with a significant 2.04 (95%CI = 1.50-2.76) times higher odds for WTD, while a 1-h increase in SB per day was associated with 1.11 (95%CI = 1.06-1.16) times higher odds for WTD. Mediation analysis showed that sleep problems, depression, loneliness, perceived stress, and social network explained a modest proportion of the association between SB and WTD (mediated percentage 9.3%-14.8%). The present cross-sectional study found that increasing or higher levels of SB is positively associated with WTD. Addressing the identified potential mediators may reduce WTD among people who are sedentary. However, future longitudinal and intervention studies are needed to make concrete recommendations.
Filiaciones:
Smith L:
Centre for Health Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
López Sánchez GF:
Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
Soysal P:
Department of geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
Veronese N:
Geriatric Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Rahmati M:
Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Lorestan University, Khoramabad, Iran
Tully MA:
School of Medicine, Ulster University, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
Yon DK:
Center for Digital Health, Medical Science Research Institute, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Department of Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Alghamdi BS:
Department of Physiology, Neuroscience Unit, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
Butler L:
Centre for Health Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
Ahluwalia S:
School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK
Ball G:
Medical Technology Research Centre, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK
Shin JI:
Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Severance Underwood Meta-Research Center, Institute of Convergence Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
Koyanagi A:
Research and Development Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Dr. Antoni Pujadas, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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