'It Helped Me to Disconnect My Mind from the Problems': The Subjective Experiences of People with Schizophrenia Taking Part in a Concurrent Exercise Program

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Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the subjective experiences of a concurrent exercise program designed to improve both physical and mental health, through participation, for people with schizophrenia. Participants diagnosed with schizophrenia (n = 35, 41.6 ± 10.3 years) received an intensive concurrent exercise program for a 5-month duration, three times a week, at out-of-hospital facilities. Qualitative data was collected via individual, semi-structured interviews, organized, and analyzed with thematic analysis. The findings highlight the participants’ perspective in supporting an out-of-hospital exercise program as an acceptable and beneficial adjunct to usual treatment in people with schizophrenia for holistic health improvements.

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Thanks for posting the whole thing. I exercise 3x per week so hopefully I benefit as much as possible from that.

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Yeah the more I do it the better I feel so there’s that but the more I see about it the more I think exercise is a big thing in treatment moving forward. One of my regrets is not doing more when I was first diagnosed but it did take a while to find my feet on the meds for sure. If that process could have been helped or fast tracked by adding exercise I would have been a lot better off.

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I have a movement coach. It’s called physical activity on prescription. My pdoc had to request it and now I only pay 1€ for 30 minutes of coaching every 3 to 4 weeks.

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I tried to find this article or a similar one on sci hub and couldn’t. Got a link?

Probably just too recent since it was published 12 Jun 2023. Try PMing someone with college/university access if you’re really keen.

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