Oscar Lederman1, Shuichi Suetani2, Robert Stanton3, Justin Chapman4, Nicole Korman5, Simon Rosenbaum6, Philip B Ward7, Dan Siskind8. 1. School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, and; Keeping the Body in Mind Program, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 2. Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, QLD, and; Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, and; School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. 3. School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia. 4. Queensland Police-Citizens Youth Welfare Association, Brisbane, QLD, and; QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, QLD, Australia. 5. School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD; Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. 6. School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, and; The Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Hospital Road, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia. 7. School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, and; Schizophrenia Research Unit, South Western Sydney Local Health District and Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research, Liverpool, NSW, Australia. 8. Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Wacol, QLD, and; School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, and; Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Evaluation of physical activity (PA) programs among populations with severe mental illness (SMI) has predominately focused on efficacy and therapeutic benefits. There is now strong evidence to support the benefits of PA in people with SMI. What remains is a gap in the implementation of pragmatic and sustainable PA interventions in mental-health settings. The current paper provides examples of interventions that have been successfully implemented in Australian settings, identifies key components of successful PA interventions and outlines practical strategies that can assist with widespread implementation of PA interventions in mental-health settings. CONCLUSIONS: There is an emergence of PA interventions being imbedded within a variety of mental-health settings. These interventions vary in terms of mode and intensity of service delivery. Yet, all aim to increase PA and reduce sedentary behaviour. Adopting the identified strategies may help facilitate successful implementation and increase access to PA interventions for mental-health service users.
OBJECTIVES: Evaluation of physical activity (PA) programs among populations with severe mental illness (SMI) has predominately focused on efficacy and therapeutic benefits. There is now strong evidence to support the benefits of PA in people with SMI. What remains is a gap in the implementation of pragmatic and sustainable PA interventions in mental-health settings. The current paper provides examples of interventions that have been successfully implemented in Australian settings, identifies key components of successful PA interventions and outlines practical strategies that can assist with widespread implementation of PA interventions in mental-health settings. CONCLUSIONS: There is an emergence of PA interventions being imbedded within a variety of mental-health settings. These interventions vary in terms of mode and intensity of service delivery. Yet, all aim to increase PA and reduce sedentary behaviour. Adopting the identified strategies may help facilitate successful implementation and increase access to PA interventions for mental-health service users.
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