Tracking changes in physical activity during inpatient treatment in a psychiatric clinic in Germany by asking two simple questions.

ABSTRACT: Increasing physical activity is essential to improve psychiatric patients' physical and mental health. This study aimed to characterise the physical activity levels of inpatients in a general psychiatric clinic and to determine the feasibility of using a simple tool in everyday practice to assess physical activity levels in standard patient documentation. We assessed the level of physical activity undertaken by patients treated on an inpatient basis in a psychiatric hospital over 20 months. A total of 328 patients were included in the analysis. Physical activity was measured using a slightly altered version of the Exercise as a vital sign (EVS) questionnaire. All information was extracted from letters of discharge. During inpatient treatment, moderate to vigorous activity levels increased,

SUBMITTER: Roempler J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9918842 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature