Why the study?
Does structured exercise improve symptoms and cardiovascular fitness in patients with schizophrenia?
Population
63 patients with schizophrenia
Comparison
2 hours of structured exercise weekly for 6 months vs Occupational therapy weekly for 6 months
Design
RCT, randomly assigned
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Supports exercise therapy in schizophrenia care for fitness gains; confirms RCT benefits while leaving per-protocol symptom effects open to replication.
Does structured exercise improve symptoms and cardiovascular fitness in patients with schizophrenia?
Structured exercise therapy improves cardiovascular fitness and may reduce psychiatric symptoms in patients with schizophrenia.
Scheewe et al. (2012) studied this question.
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