Key result
Patients with severe mental illness had significantly lower levels of physical activity compared with healthy controls (P <0.0001).
Why the study?
Do patients with severe mental illness have lower physical activity levels compared to healthy controls?
Case-Control (n=75)
Do patients with severe mental illness have lower physical activity levels compared to healthy controls?
Patients with severe mental illness have hazardously low levels of physical activity compared to healthy controls, highlighting the need for physical activity interventions to mitigate cardiovascular risk.
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Supports activity screening in severe mental illness; leaves open whether promotion reduces cardiovascular events.
BACKGROUND: Physical inactivity is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and Type 2 diabetes, both being highly prevalent in patients with severe mental illness. Though physical activity has become an important issue in psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation in the past decade, systematic evaluations of physical activity level in psychiatric populations could be more disseminated. AIM: The primary aim of the study was to investigate the physical activity level of psychiatric patients in comparison with healthy controls. METHODS: Patients with severe mental illness (n =47) and a group of healthy controls (n =28) matched on sex and age reported their physical activity level using the Physical Activity Scale (PAS). PAS was administered as an interview in relation to patients and as a questionnaire in relation to healthy controls. RESULTS: Patients had statistically significant lower levels of physical activity compared with healthy controls (P <0.0001) and the level of physical activity among patients was hazardously low. CONCLUSION: The study confirmed previous studies and clinical experience that patients with severe mental illness are physically inactive and emphasize the importance of physical activity in psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation. The PAS is an applicable and relevant method for evaluating physical activity levels in psychiatric patients.
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Nyboe et al. (2012) conducted a case-control in Severe mental illness (n=75). Severe mental illness vs. Healthy controls was evaluated on Physical activity level (p=<0.0001). Patients with severe mental illness had significantly lower levels of physical activity compared with healthy controls (P <0.0001).
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