title: Assessing health-related quality of life in Northern Plains American Indians: prominence of physical activity as a health behavior.
abstract: Associations of behavioral health risks and healthy behaviors with self-reported health-related quality of life measures were investigated in a Northern Plains American Indian sample. Participants were surveyed in person using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. The results showed that regular physical activity was significantly associated with better self-reported overall health, fewer mentally unhealthy and activity limitation days in the past 30 days, and with a greater number of good health days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of North DakotaGrand Forks, ND 58202-8380, USA. dpoltavski@medicine.nodak.edu
authors.forename: Dmitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Poltavski
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holm
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vogeltanz-Holm
authors.forename: Leander
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D040343:Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004930:Inuit / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D009516:New Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D009658:North Dakota / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology