Short-term outcomes of physical activity counseling in in-patients with Major Depressive Disorder: Results from the PACINPAT randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A physical activity counseling intervention based on a motivation-volition model was developed and delivered to in-patients with Major Depressive Disorders with the aim of increasing lifestyle physical activity. The aim of this study is to evaluate the short-term outcomes of this intervention.

Methods

A multi-center randomized controlled trial was conducted in four Swiss psychiatric clinics. Adults who were initially insufficiently physically active and were diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder according to ICD-10 were recruited. The sample consisted of 113 participants in the intervention group (M _age = 42 years, 56% women) and 107 in the control group (M _age = 40 years, 49% women). Motivation and volition d

SUBMITTER: Cody R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9889670 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature