Jan Henrik Terheyden, David J Fink, Karl Mercieca, Maximilian W M Wintergerst, Frank G Holz, Robert P Finger
Knowledge about age-related eye diseases in the general population in Germany
BMC public health
compared men women alcohol use disorder aud likely drink manage stress negative affect given womens risk poor drinking outcomes critical develop test interventions target affective factors physical activity improves negative affect emerged promising adjunct aud treatment thus may especially valuable women fifty women aud 499 120 years age participated either 12week telephonedelivered lifestyle physical activity plus fitbit lpa fitbit health education contact hec control intervention following partial hospital addictions treatment program study examined changes drinking behaviors mental health outcomes physical activity engagement postintervention using conventional test statistics standard effect sizes higher rates continuous abstinence 12week period observed lpa fitbit condition 556 hec condition 336 odds ratio 297 however among women drank alcohol 12weeks slightly higher rates heavy drinking drinksday observed among women lpa fitbit condition significant differences improved mental health outcomes including depression anxiety negative affect positive affect perceived stress behavioral activation increased selfreported physical activity consistently observed among participants lpa fitbit condition relative hec lpa fitbit program positive impact alcohol abstinence mental health physical activity adult women receiving treatment aud future research continue investigate optimal implementation strategies duration intensity lpa interventions context fullypowered rct