The efficacy and safety of exercise and physical activity on psychosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment of psychosis typically focuses on medication, but some of these medications can have unintended side effects, exercise has global health benefits, with minimal side effects. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to investigate the effectiveness and safety of exercise and physical activity on psychotic symptoms, in people with psychosis when compared to usual care, in a hospital setting.

Methods

A systematic electronic search of the literature was performed in June 2022, in PubMed, Scopus, and PsychINFO with no date restrictions. We included randomized trials (RCTs) with patients with psychosis that received an exercise intervention within a hospital setting. The primary outcome of interest was Positive and Negative Symptom Severity S

SUBMITTER: Ziebart C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9425642 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature