The Influence Of Sport Climbing On Depression And Anxiety Levels - Literature Review

Zieliński Grzegorz, Byś Aleksandra, Baszczowski Michał, Ginszt Michał, Suwała Marta, Majcher Piotr. The influence of sport climbing on depression and anxiety levels - literature review. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(7):336-344. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1318229 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5674 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/sedno-webapp/works/871689 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part b item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eissn 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2018; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 02.06.2018. Revised: 18.06.2018. Accepted: 20.07.2018. The influence of sport climbing on depression and anxiety levels - literature review Grzegorz Zieliński, Aleksandra Byś, Michał Baszczowski, Michał Ginszt, Marta Suwała, Piotr Majcher Chair and Department of Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy and Balneotherapy, Medical University of Lublin Corresponding author: Michał Ginszt Address: Magnoliowa 2 20-143 Lublin, Poland +48602533723 michal.ginszt@umlub.pl Acknowledgments The results of the present study do not constitute an endorsement of the product by the authors or the journal. Conflict of interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Key words: depression, climbing, anxiety ABSTRACT Introduction: Depression, as one of the most common psychological disorders, which is characterized by anxiety problems, lack of energy, feeling of worthlessness or self-esteem problems affects from 5 to 17% of the population. Despite the fact that it is such a vast problem, standard methods of treatment are usually unsatisfactory and relatively not universally accessible. For these reasons, it is crucial that some alternatives to traditional methods of depression treating, such as physical activity should be pursued. Methods and materials: The main study material of our research consisted of publications, which were found in PubMed, ResearchGate and Google Scholar databases. The first stage of the research was to find publications from the last 5 years and review the mentioned titles. The second stage was to conduct an overview of the abstracts as well as entire texts. Based on these criteria, four publications have been qualified for the study. Results: The overview of the literature indicates that despite the differences in methodology, size and age of the study groups, some comparable conclusions when it comes to the effectiveness of practicing climbing on the process of regulating emotions can be drawn. What is more, practicing climbing can benefit depression treatment by controlling the feeling of fear and anxiety, which may also occur during depression. Conclusions: The research suggests that sport climbing can positively influence the reduction of the depression and anxiety levels as well as maintain emotional stability. Further research should be carried out on the question of whether it is sport climbing as a particular sport that influences the reduction of depression and anxiety levels, or is any other form of physical activity equally influential when it comes the reduction of these disorders.