@article{ref1,
title="Increasing physical activity in patients with mental illness: a randomized controlled trial",
journal="Patient education and counseling",
year="2015",
author="Göhner, Wiebke and Dietsche, Christine and Fuchs, Reinhard",
volume="98",
number="11",
pages="1385-1392",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to evaluate whether a motivational-volitional intervention program offered in addition to an existing sport program during stationary treatment is capable of establishing a post-stationary increase in physical activity in persons with mental illness. <br><br>METHODS: N=112 in-patients were initially randomly assigned to the control group (CG; standard rehabilitation) or intervention group (IG; standard rehabilitation plus intervention). Assessments were conducted at four measurement points. <br><br>RESULTS: At 6 months follow up, the level of exercise in the IG was 95min/week higher than in the CG (p=.02). The participants of the IG were able to increase their level of goal intention until 6 months follow up (t2: p=.03; t4: p=.005); levels of self-efficacy of the IG increased during intervention (t2: p=.001). Changes in volitional aspects were significant over time (t1-t3), but not specifically for the IG. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The intervention was effective at increasing the level of physical activity in patients with mental illness who were initially minimally active. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Our results suggest that it could be of great use to place the emphasis of a physical activity-enhancing intervention on its motivational effect since volitional aspects are already taken into sufficient account in standard rehabilitation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0738-3991",
doi="10.1016/j.pec.2015.06.006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2015.06.006"
}