Exercise Predicts a Good Night's Sleep: Preliminary Findings from a UCLA Study of First-Episode Schizophrenia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical exercise can improve sleep quality in the general population. Understanding the negative impact of poor sleep quality on multiple domains of functioning among persons with schizophrenia is a new frontier of exploration. It is also imperative to investigate non-pharmacologic methods to improve sleep quality as these approaches may not carry the side effect burdens associated with medication.

Objective

We examined the relationship between regular physical exercise and sleep quality among participants in an intervention consisting of both cognitive training and exercise.

Methods

Participants (N = 48) were schizophrenia patients who had a first psychotic episode within two years of study entry. Participants received 4 h/week of internet-based cognitive

SUBMITTER: Subotnik KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9952381 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature