Experiences of exercise services for individuals with severe mental illness: A qualitative approach

IF 3.1 2区心理学 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Psychology of Sport and Exercise Pub Date : 2025-02-16 DOI:10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102826

Felicity Austin , Kemi E. Wright , Ben Jackson , Timothy Budden , Caleb McMahen , Bonnie J. Furzer

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Abstract

Regular exercise can be beneficial for people living with a severe mental illness. By better understanding the perspectives and challenges of adults with severe mental illness who are engaged in exercise, we can enhance the design and implementation of exercise programs to better support their mental health and recovery. Nineteen adults (aged 19–73 years) were recruited from transdiagnostic mental health services and local disability services in Western Australia. Patients had engaged in structured exercise services within last 6 months as part of the treatment and/or management of their mental illness. Thematic analysis was used to understand participants’ experiences and health outcomes. Participants described themes relating to their exercise experience including establishment of human connection, routine and purpose, and emotional experiences in exercise. Exercise engagement was perceived to improve acute and sustained mental health effects, and behavioural replacement. Patients reported better symptom management, replacing harmful behaviours with positive ones, and reported gains in overall physical health and personal strength. Our findings demonstrate the importance of incorporating the voice of those with lived experience to better understand how exercise impacts their health, treatment, and recovery outcomes. This research has provided valuable insights for clinicians and researchers to develop sustainable client-centred interventions, that may improve health outcomes for this population.

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重度精神疾病患者的运动服务经验：一种定性方法

经常锻炼对患有严重精神疾病的人是有益的。通过更好地了解患有严重精神疾病的成年人从事运动的观点和挑战，我们可以加强运动计划的设计和实施，以更好地支持他们的心理健康和康复。从西澳大利亚州的跨诊断精神卫生服务和当地残疾服务机构招募了19名成年人（19-73岁）。病人在过去6个月内曾参加有组织的运动服务，以治疗及/或管理其精神疾病。专题分析用于了解参与者的经历和健康结果。参与者描述了与他们的锻炼经历有关的主题，包括人际关系的建立，日常和目的，以及锻炼中的情感体验。参与运动被认为可以改善急性和持续的心理健康影响，并改善行为替代。患者报告症状得到了更好的管理，用积极的行为取代了有害的行为，并报告了整体身体健康和个人力量的增加。我们的研究结果表明，为了更好地理解运动如何影响他们的健康、治疗和康复结果，将那些有生活经验的人的声音纳入其中是非常重要的。这项研究为临床医生和研究人员开发可持续的以客户为中心的干预措施提供了宝贵的见解，这可能会改善这一人群的健康结果。

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Psychology of Sport and Exercise 医学-心理学

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

5.90%

发文量

172

审稿时长

69 days

期刊介绍： Psychology of Sport and Exercise is an international forum for scholarly reports in the psychology of sport and exercise, broadly defined. The journal is open to the use of diverse methodological approaches. Manuscripts that will be considered for publication will present results from high quality empirical research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, commentaries concerning already published PSE papers or topics of general interest for PSE readers, protocol papers for trials, and reports of professional practice (which will need to demonstrate academic rigour and go beyond mere description). The CONSORT guidelines consort-statement need to be followed for protocol papers for trials; authors should present a flow diagramme and attach with their cover letter the CONSORT checklist. For meta-analysis, the PRISMA prisma-statement guidelines should be followed; authors should present a flow diagramme and attach with their cover letter the PRISMA checklist. For systematic reviews it is recommended that the PRISMA guidelines are followed, although it is not compulsory. Authors interested in submitting replications of published studies need to contact the Editors-in-Chief before they start their replication. We are not interested in manuscripts that aim to test the psychometric properties of an existing scale from English to another language, unless new validation methods are used which address previously unanswered research questions.