Predictors of adherence to exercise interventions in people with schizophrenia.

ABSTRACT: Exercise interventions are nowadays considered as effective add-on treatments in people with schizophrenia but are usually associated with high dropout rates. Therefore, the present study investigated potential predictors of adherence from a large multicenter study, encompassing two types of exercise training, conducted over a 6-month period with individuals with schizophrenia. First, we examined the role of multiple participants' characteristics, including levels of functioning, symptom severity, cognitive performance, quality of life, and physical fitness. Second, we used K-means clustering to identify clinical subgroups of participants that potentially exhibited superior adherence. Last, we explored if adherence could be predicted on the individual level using Random Forest, Logistic Re

SUBMITTER: Schwaiger R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11362191 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature