Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorPapa, Veronica
dc.contributor.authorTafuri, Domenico
dc.contributor.authorVaccarezza, Mauro
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-09T01:30:41Z
dc.date.available2021-03-09T01:30:41Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationPapa, V. and Tafuri, D. and Vaccarezza, M. 2021. Could Physical Activity Have any Role in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Prisoners? A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18 (5): Article No. 2307.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/82811
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph18052307
dc.description.abstract

More than 10.74 million people are currently held in penal institutions worldwide. Moreover, there is also evidence that the percentage of elder and female prisoners has been consistently growing. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Exercise training and physical activity help to prevent both primary and secondary cardiovascular events. Data on the influence of physical activity on the well-being in prison population is scarce. Here, we discussed, in a systematic review, the general health conditions and the cardiovascular risk profile in the prisoners compared to the general population and evaluated whether or not exercise could be a valuable tool in preventing these diseases in inmates. We performed a systematic review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement: 769 were initially identified, and a total of 24 studies were finally included. Nine studies evaluated the health conditions in prisoners, five studies evaluated the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) in the prison population, and 10 studies evaluated the feasibility and the effectiveness of exercise programs in prisoners. Sports-educational programs can benefit prison inmates. It appears that supervised exercise training is an effective coping strategy to deal with incarceration. Moreover, it seems the sports programs might be a useful tool in improving physical and mental health of prisoners as well as in decreasing cardiovascular risk factors.

dc.languageeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectCVD
dc.subjectphysical activity
dc.subjectprevention
dc.subjectprison
dc.titleCould Physical Activity Have any Role in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Prisoners? A Systematic Review.
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume18
dcterms.source.number5
dcterms.source.issn1661-7827
dcterms.source.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.date.updated2021-03-09T01:30:41Z
curtin.note

© 2021 The Authors. Published by MDPI Publishing.

curtin.departmentCurtin Medical School
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.contributor.orcidVaccarezza, Mauro [0000-0003-3060-318X]
dcterms.source.eissn1660-4601
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridVaccarezza, Mauro [6701350504]


Files in this item

Thumbnail

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/