AIM: Adolescents living in orphanages are at a disadvantage with respect to mental health. The aim of this study was to assess the distribution of @entity1109 and their association with the level of physical activity (PA) in adolescents living in orphanages. METHOD: The study group consisted of 13-16-year-old adolescents (N=166) living in orphanages in Ankara, @entity233 . Data were collected cross-sectionally in 2008 via questionnaires, including the Brief Symptom Inventory and Kiddo-KINDL Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize data, whereas chi-square, ANOVA, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, and t tests were used to compare groups. RESULTS: Median age of the @entity1 was 16.0 years and 65.7% were male. Female gender, not going to school or work, dissatisfaction with school, contact with the family, @entity102 , chronic medication use, sleep problems, regular @entity286 use, @entity102 in the family, and low quality of life score were associated with increased risk (GSI-Global Symptom Index>1 SD) for @entity146 . Physically active adolescents' use of @entity286 , @entity167 , other substances, and medications, as well as GSI and @entity308 scores were lower and their quality of life scores were higher than those of their less active counterparts. CONCLUSION: Prevalence of @entity1109 in adolescents living in orphanages were higher than in the general adolescent population. Physically active adolescents' mental health indices and @entity146 with regard to @entity286 , @entity167 , and substances were more favorable. Encouraging adolescents to participate in sports and improving sports facilities in orphanages are interventions that can promote mental health.

Adolescents living in orphanages in Ankara: XXXX , level of physical activity, and associated factors.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants'] @entity286 :: ('4097', 'Species') :: ['tobacco'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity233 :: ('9103', 'Species') :: ['Turkey'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['mental disorders', 'abstinence behaviors'] @entity167 :: ('CHEBI:16236', 'Chemical') :: ['alcohol'] @entity1109 :: ('MESH:D012678', 'Disease') :: ['psychological symptoms'] @entity102 :: ('MESH:D002908', 'Disease') :: ['chronic disease']
@entity1109 :: (MESH:D012678,Disease) :: ['psychological symptoms']
