The effect of a physical activity programme on improving mood profile of patients with schizophrenia

Autor:	Odysseas D. Mouzas, Dimitrios Kokaridas, Asterios Patsiaouras, Ioannis Theodorakis, Nikolaos Diggelidis, S Dimitrakopoulos, Georgia Maggouritsa
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Social Psychology Physical activity Repeated measures design medicine.disease Profile of mood states Social relation Mood Schizophrenia medicine Physical therapy Anxiety medicine.symptom Psychiatry Psychology Applied Psychology Depression (differential diagnoses)
Zdroj:	International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 12:273-284
ISSN:	1557-251X 1612-197X
DOI:	10.1080/1612197x.2014.898968
Popis:	Objectives: Physical activity in persons with schizophrenia is associated with improvement of physical health parameters, reductions in depression and anxiety and an increased social interaction and psychological well-being. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of an exercise programme on improving mood profile of 30 patients with schizophrenia, separated in three groups (control group, experiment group A and experiment group B) of 10 individuals. Methods: Data from patients with schizophrenia collected using the instrument Profile of Mood States which was selected and administered prior, during and after application of the exercise programme. Repeated measures ANOVA and post hoc paired t-test were used to examine the short-term effect of the exercise programme prior and after the 1st, the 12th and the 24th training session between and within groups, respectively. The eight weeks duration of the exercise programme was conducted combining physical activity with behavioural treatment so as to pro...
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