Effects of physical activity on the mental health of university students. Systematic review
Keywords:
Students, university students, mental health, physical exercise.Abstract
Introduction: Disorders related to mental health have becomea health problem in the world and especially in the Americas region,
however, one of the main ways to improve these disorders is through the
practice of physical exercise in a stable way.
Objective: To synthesize scientific evidence on the effect of physical
exercise on the mental health of university students.
Material and Methods: A systematic review was carried out
following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. The information resources used
for the methodological systematization were the Medline, Dimensions,
LILACS, and SciELO regional databases; as well as the Google academic
search engine. The data extraction period was October 25-31, 2023.
Results: A total of 12 articles were finally included in the study,
which were divided according to their design into: two on the design
and implementation of physical activity programs, four on the evaluation
of the effects of physical exercise programs, and six on the relationship
between physical activity and quality of life or mental disorders. The
authors of the studies were from different parts of the world and the
most frequent language of publication was English.
Conclusions: The existing scientific evidence in various sources of
information on the effect of physical exercise on the mental health of
university students was synthetized, and the direct relationship existing
between the practice of healthy physical exercise for the treatment and
prevention of mental disorders and quality of life was demonstrated.
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