A brief intervention to improve exercising in patients with schizophrenia: a controlled pilot study with mental contrasting and implementation intentions (MCII).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Regular exercise can have positive effects on both the physical and mental health of individuals with schizophrenia. However, deficits in cognition, perception, affect, and volition make it especially difficult for people with schizophrenia to plan and follow through with their exercising intentions, as indicated by poor attendance and high drop-out rates in prior studies. Mental Contrasting and Implementation Intentions (MCII) is a well-established strategy to support the enactment of intended actions. This pilot study tests whether MCII helps people with schizophrenia in highly structured or autonomy-focused clinical hospital settings to translate their exercising intentions into action.

Methods

Thirty-six inpatients (eleven women) with a mean age of 30.89 years

SUBMITTER: Sailer P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4557227 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature