TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of physical activity on psychological well-being for those with schizophrenia
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Holley, Jessica
AU - Crone, Diane
AU - Tyson, Philip
AU - Lovell, Geoff
PY - 2011/2/17
Y1 - 2011/2/17
N2 - This paper systematically reviews the existing evidence of the effects of physical activity on psychological well-being for those with schizophrenia. A search of 15 databases including for example, PsycINFO, SportDiscus, and Science Direct was conducted to identify studies investigating the effects of physical activity on psychological well-being for those with schizophrenia. The included studies were then assessed, extracted, and synthesized. Fifteen studies met the inclusion criteria: 12 quantitative and 3 qualitative. The physical activity interventions lasted between 3 and 20 weeks and included a wide range of physical activities. The instruments used to measure psychological well-being varied across all studies, this along with the variety of study designs made statistical analysis impossible. The findings of this systematic review however, suggest that physical activity has a beneficial effect on some attributes associated with psychological well-being in individuals with schizophrenia.
AB - This paper systematically reviews the existing evidence of the effects of physical activity on psychological well-being for those with schizophrenia. A search of 15 databases including for example, PsycINFO, SportDiscus, and Science Direct was conducted to identify studies investigating the effects of physical activity on psychological well-being for those with schizophrenia. The included studies were then assessed, extracted, and synthesized. Fifteen studies met the inclusion criteria: 12 quantitative and 3 qualitative. The physical activity interventions lasted between 3 and 20 weeks and included a wide range of physical activities. The instruments used to measure psychological well-being varied across all studies, this along with the variety of study designs made statistical analysis impossible. The findings of this systematic review however, suggest that physical activity has a beneficial effect on some attributes associated with psychological well-being in individuals with schizophrenia.
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U2 - 10.1348/014466510X496220
DO - 10.1348/014466510X496220
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21332522
AN - SCOPUS:79951872905
SN - 0144-6657
VL - 50
SP - 84
EP - 105
JO - British Journal of Clinical Psychology
JF - British Journal of Clinical Psychology
IS - 1
ER -
