title: The relationship between exercise and hopelessness in prison.
abstract: This paper reports on the relationship between the levels of self-reported physical exercise and mental well-being (as measured using the Beck Hopelessness Scale) in a cohort of 914 prisoners within New South Wales, Australia. A significant inverse relationship between self-reported exercise in minutes per week and hopelessness was identified. The need to include exercise as a factor in inmate health plans is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Justice Health Nursing, The University of Sydney, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, NSW, Australia. andrews.cashin@uts.edu.au
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cashin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Potter
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Butler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011330:Prisons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*