Physical activity and mental disorders: A case–control study on attitudes, preferences and perceived barriers in Italy
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Background Mentally ill people experience greater difficulty than the general population in exercising regularly. Aims We aimed to evaluate attitudes displayed and barriers perceived towards physical activity in a sample of psychiatric patients. Methods A total of 138 (M = 48, F = 90) patients attending a community mental health centre were compared with a control group made up of 138 subjects not affected by mental disorders matched for gender, mean age and education. Both groups underwent a self-administered questionnaire. Results Patients reported a more sedentary lifestyle in terms of weekly physical activities and daily hours of exercise; their body mass index (BMI) was significantly higher compared with the BMI of controls (p Conclusions A series of barriers may limit regular physical activity in subjects affected by mental disorders; these barriers should be taken into account and appropriately addressed.
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People with mental illness may present with significant barriers to the uptake of exercise including low motivation, lack of enjoyment and persistent fatigue.
“people with a mental illness may present with signi fi cant barriers to the uptake of exercise including low motivation, lack of enjoyment and persistent fatigue (McDevitt et al. 2006; Carpiniello et al. 2013).”
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- Authors
- Carpiniello, B., Primavera, D., Pilu, A., Vaccargiu, N., & Pinna, F.
- Affiliations
- University of Cagliari (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Carpiniello, Bernardo
- Venue
- Journal of Mental Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2013-11-08
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 492-500
- ISSN
- 0963-8237 (ISSN-L)
- 1360-0567
- OpenAlex
- W2072014240
- Cited by
- 48
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Mental Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UNICA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Cagliari) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Sports and Physical Education Studies
- Keywords
- physical activity, mental illness, barriers to exercise, exercise motivation, sedentary lifestyle, body mass index, psychiatric patients, community mental health, exercise attitudes, exercise enjoyment, fatigue
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Attitude, Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, Italy, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, Exercise, Case-Control Studies, Young Adult
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