Effects of a walking program in the psychiatric in-patient treatment setting: a cohort study.
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01/04/2007
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<b>Issue addressed</b>: To assess the effectiveness of a walking program in a psychiatric in-patient unit. <b>Method</b>: In-patients at a private psychiatric unit were offered the opportunity to participate in a daily morning 40 minute walk led by an activity supervisor. After discharge, outcomes for patients who had regularly participated in the walking group (n=35) and patients who had not participated (n=49) were compared for length of stay during their period of admission and Clinical Global Impression - Severity (CGI-S) and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) scores measured at admission and discharge. This was a retrospective analysis of data collected routinely. <b>Results</b>: There were no significant differences between the two cohorts on most primary outcome measures, including length of stay, DASS scores at admission and at discharge and CGI-S scores at admission. Patients who had not participated in the walking group had a significantly lower score on a single measure, the CGI-S, than patients who had participated (p=0.001). <b>Conclusions</b>: This study showed no evidence that in-patients benefited from participating in the physical activity program. However, this must be interpreted within the confines of a number of study limitations and, as such, the findings can neither support nor refute the effectiveness of physical activities.<br /> |
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eng |
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Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals |
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http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30007209/jacka-effectsofawalking-2007.pdf http://search.informit.com.au/fullText;res=MEDITEXT;dn=87088317 |
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2007, Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals |
Palavras-Chave | #mental health #walking #depression #physical activity #in-patients #outcomes |
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Journal Article |