Understanding the experience of initiating community-based group physical activity by people with serious mental illness: A systematic review using a meta-ethnographic approach

Autor: Gemma D Traviss-Turner, Scott Weich, Brendon Stubbs, Helen Crank, Helen Quirk, Emma Hock, Katarzyna Machaczek, Michelle Horspool, Emily Peckham, Deborah Harrop, Robert Copeland
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: European Psychiatry
ISSN: 0924-9338
DOI: 10.14288/hfjc.v14i3.588
Popis: Background: Regular physical activity (PA) may bring symptomatic improvements and enhance wellbeing among people living with serious mental illness (SMI), especially when undertaken in community-based group settings. Initiating PA can be difficult for people with SMI and so PA engagement is commonly low. Purpose: To use a meta-ethnography approach to review qualitative studies exploring the experience of PA initiation in community, group settings among adults with SMI. Methods: Eligible studies used qualitative methodology; involved adults (���18 years) with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, major depressive disorder, or psychosis; reported community-based group PA; and captured the experience of PA initiation. Study selection and quality assessment were performed by four reviewers. Results: Sixteen qualitative studies were included for review. We identified a ���journey' of PA initiation, including thought processes, expectations, barriers and support needs. Support from a trusted source was particularly important for getting people to the activity, both physically and emotionally. Conclusions: The journey illustrated that initiation of PA for people with SMI is a long complex transition. This complex process needs to be understood before ongoing participation in PA can be addressed. We provide recommendations for the design and delivery of supportive PA programmes for people with SMI. Funding: This review was funded by Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust.
The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress
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