Mentally ill patients' quality of life and physical activity features

Already performed researches shows positive physical activity influence on mental health, while quality of life is important method evaluating common mentally ill patients’ functioning. The aim of this research was to evaluate mentally ill patients’ quality of life and physical activity features and possible interfaces. In this research participated randomly selected 79 participants with any psychiatric diagnose from 18 until 92 years age. Participants were evaluated using quality of life questionnaire SF-36 and physical activity questionnaires. Results show, that quality of life of mentally ill patients is moderate. Respondents showed best evaluations in physical activity field, worst in vitality and social relations fields. The strong statistically significant correlations between areas of quality of life show, that increasing energy and vitality improve emotional status and general health evaluation. Also better emotional status and less activity limitations due to emotional problems positively affect general mental health. Furthermore, better physical activity leads to better general physical health. Mentally ill respondents have best physical activity at home and worst physical activity in daily life, including leisure physical activity. Married participants experience less pain if compared with lonely participants. Participants with lower education degree are more physical active, they have less activity limitations due to physical problems, has better general physical health. Significant monthly income, sex and working position influence on quality of life was not found. All kinds of physical activity is very important part of person’s behavior, which is seeking to improve one’s quality of life. There were determined weak statistically significant correlations: all kind of physical activity (at work, at home and during day) improves emotional status, vitality and general physical component