Exercise therapy improves mental and physical health in schizophrenia: a randomised controlled trial

T. W. Scheewe; F. J. G. Backx; T. Takken; F. Jorg; A. C. P. van Strater; A. G. Kroes; R. S. Kahn; W. Cahn

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Exercise therapy improves mental and physical health in schizophrenia: a randomised controlled trial

T. W. Scheewe^*, F. J. G. Backx, T. Takken, F. Jorg, A. C. P. van Strater, A. G. Kroes, R. S. Kahn, W. Cahn

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Objective The objective of this multicenter randomised clinical trial was to examine the effect of exercise versus occupational therapy on mental and physical health in schizophrenia patients. Method Sixty-three patients with schizophrenia were randomly assigned to 2h of structured exercise (n=31) or occupational therapy (n=32) weekly for 6months. Symptoms (Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale) and cardiovascular fitness levels (Wpeak and VO2peak), as assessed with a cardiopulmonary exercise test, were the primary outcome measures. Secondary outcome measures were the Montgomery and angstrom sberg Depression Rating Scale, Camberwell Assessment of Needs, body mass index, body fat percentage, and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Results Intention-to-treat analyses showed exercise therapy had a trend-level effect on depressive symptoms (P=0.07) and a significant effect on cardiovascular fitness, measured by Wpeak (P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	464-473
Number of pages	10
Journal	Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
Volume	127
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/acps.12029
Publication status	Published - Jun 2013

Keywords

mental health
physical health
need of care
cardiovascular fitness
metabolic syndrome
NEGATIVE-SYNDROME-SCALE
MOTIVATIONAL INTERVENTION
RISK
DISORDERS
MORTALITY
SYMPTOMS
PEOPLE
ADULTS
RELIABILITY
INSTRUMENT

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