Physical activity, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt and death among individuals with mental or other medical disorders: a systematic review of observational studies
Physical activity, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt and death among individuals with mental or other medical disorders: a systematic review of observational studies
A growing body of research has demonstrated the potential role for physical activity as an intervention across mental and other medical disorders. However, the association between physical activity and suicidal ideation, attempts, and deaths has not been systematically appraised in clinical samples. We conducted a PRISMA 2020-compliant systematic review searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO for observational studies investigating the influence of physical activity on suicidal behavior up to December 6, 2023. Of 116 eligible full-text studies, seven (n = 141691) were included. Depression was the most frequently studied mental condition (43%, k = 3), followed by chronic pain as the most common other medical condition (29%, k = 2). Two case-control studies examined suicide attempts and found an association between physical activity and a reduced frequency of such attempts. However, in studies examining suicidal ideation (k = 3) or suicide deaths (k = 2), no consistent associations with physical activity were observed. Overall, our systematic review found that physical activity may be linked to a lower frequency of suicide attempts in non-prospective studies involving individuals with mental disorders.
Medical disorder, Mental disorder, Physical activity, Suicide
Fabiano, Nicholas
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Gupta, Arnav
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Wong, Stanley
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Holt, Richard
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Cortese, Samuele
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on behalf of the ECNP Physical And meNtal (PAN-)Health group
28 January 2024
Fabiano, Nicholas
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Gupta, Arnav
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Wong, Stanley
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Holt, Richard
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Cortese, Samuele
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Fabiano, Nicholas, Gupta, Arnav and Wong, Stanley
,
et al. and on behalf of the ECNP Physical And meNtal (PAN-)Health group
(2024)
Physical activity, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt and death among individuals with mental or other medical disorders: a systematic review of observational studies.
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 158, [105547].
(doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105547).
Abstract
A growing body of research has demonstrated the potential role for physical activity as an intervention across mental and other medical disorders. However, the association between physical activity and suicidal ideation, attempts, and deaths has not been systematically appraised in clinical samples. We conducted a PRISMA 2020-compliant systematic review searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO for observational studies investigating the influence of physical activity on suicidal behavior up to December 6, 2023. Of 116 eligible full-text studies, seven (n = 141691) were included. Depression was the most frequently studied mental condition (43%, k = 3), followed by chronic pain as the most common other medical condition (29%, k = 2). Two case-control studies examined suicide attempts and found an association between physical activity and a reduced frequency of such attempts. However, in studies examining suicidal ideation (k = 3) or suicide deaths (k = 2), no consistent associations with physical activity were observed. Overall, our systematic review found that physical activity may be linked to a lower frequency of suicide attempts in non-prospective studies involving individuals with mental disorders.
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Accepted/In Press date: 12 January 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 20 January 2023
Published date: 28 January 2024
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Full list of authors: Nicholas Fabiano, Arnav Gupta, Stanley Wong, Jason Tran, Ibrahim YZ Mohammad, Shan Bal, Jess G Fiedorowicz, Joseph Firth, Brendon Stubbs, Davy Vancampfort, Felipe B Schuch, Lucas J Carr, Risa Shorr, Samuele Cortese, Mirko Manchia, Catharina A Hartman, Anne Høye, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Ai Koyanagi, Eduard Vieta, René Ernst Nielsen, Richard IG Holt, Christoph U Correll, Ebba Du Rietz, Heidi Taipale , Kelli Lehto, Henrik Larrson, Merete Nordentoft, Elena Dragioti, Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka & Marco Solmi on behalf of the ECNP Physical And meNtal (PAN-)Health group
JF is supported by a University of Manchester Presidential Fellowship (P123958) and a UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship (MR/T021780/1) and has received honoraria / consultancy fees from Atheneum, Informa, Gillian Kenny Associates, Big Health, Nutritional Medicine Institute, ParachuteBH, Richmond Foundation and Nirakara, independent of this work.
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Medical disorder, Mental disorder, Physical activity, Suicide
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