Effectiveness and Benefits of Exercise on Older People Living With Mental Illness' Physical and Psychological Outcomes in Regional Australia: A Mixed-Methods Study.

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.1123/japa.2021-0514

Gabrielle McNamara, Caroline Robertson, Tegan Hartmann, Rachel Rossiter

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Abstract

Regular exercise is reported to improve depressive symptoms and quality of life for people experiencing mental illness. For older adults, including strength and balance can also decrease falls. Mental health services seldom include funding for Accredited Exercise Physiologist programs. A 9-week Accredited Exercise Physiologist-led program for older adults receiving mental health treatment with a community Older People's Mental Health Service was trialed in regional Australia. This clinician-conceived small-scale feasibility study utilized a two-phase concurrent triangulation mixed-method design to evaluate physical and psychological program outcomes and identify factors related to engaging in physical activity. This tailored exercise program led to improvements in measures of psychological distress and physical and psychological function. These changes corresponded with participants identifying benefits of exercising as a group of adults living with mental illness. Such findings suggest a supervised, individualized program for older mental health consumers confers physical and psychological benefits; however, further research evaluating exercise interventions with this population is required.

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运动对澳大利亚地区患有精神疾病的老年人的身体和心理结果的有效性和益处:一项混合方法研究。

据报道，有规律的锻炼可以改善患有精神疾病的人的抑郁症状和生活质量。对于老年人，包括力量和平衡也可以减少跌倒。心理健康服务很少包括认可运动生理学家项目的资金。在澳大利亚地区，一项为期9周的认可运动生理学家主导的项目在社区老年人心理健康服务中心进行，该项目针对接受心理健康治疗的老年人。这项由临床医生构思的小规模可行性研究采用两阶段并行三角测量混合方法设计来评估身体和心理项目的结果，并确定参与体育活动的相关因素。这种量身定制的锻炼计划改善了心理困扰和身心功能。这些变化与患有精神疾病的成年人认为锻炼有益的参与者相一致。这些发现表明，针对老年心理健康消费者的有监督的、个性化的计划可以带来身体和心理上的好处;然而，需要进一步的研究来评估运动干预对这一人群的影响。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

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1.10%

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312

审稿时长

2 months

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