Examining the barriers to physical activity between active and inactive people with severe mental illness in Ireland

Matthews, Evan and Cowman, Mary and Brannigan, Michele and Sloan, Darina and Ward, Philip B. and Denieffe, Suzanne (2018) Examining the barriers to physical activity between active and inactive people with severe mental illness in Ireland. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 15. pp. 139-144. ISSN 1755-2966

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Abstract

Purpose: People with severe mental illness (SMI) can benefit from meeting the recommended guidelines on physical activity; yet meeting these guidelines for this population is challenging in practice. We examined the difference between outpatients with SMI that meet and do not meet physical activity guidelines in relation to barriers to physical activity in domain areas that are theoretically-informed from determinant areas of physical activity behaviour change. We aimed to identify clinical and demographic variables of less active people with SMI and domains where less active people with SMI have heightened barriers to physical activity. Methods: A self-report survey comprised of clinical and demographic variables, a brief 3-item measure of physical activity (3Q), and the Determinants of Physical Activity Questionnaire (DPAQ) was administered to a sample of outpatients with SMI (N = 105) in Ireland. Results: The findings show 72% of the sample did not meet recommended physical activity guidelines. No differences between active and less active participants were found in relation to demographic and clinical variables measured. Participants that did not meet physical activity guidelines reported stronger barriers in the areas ‘Beliefs in the consequences of physical activity’ and ‘Motivation and goals to physical activity’ (P ≤ 0.001). Discussion: This is the first study to use the DPAQ tool to examine the differences between active and inactive people with SMI in relation to physical activity barriers, with clear implications for tailoring intervention specifically for less active people with SMI.

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Additional Information: Funding Information: This research project acknowledges the support of the Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit South East , Health Service Executive (CARE Collaboration Project) and the Mental Health Services for CHO5 , Health Service Executive, Ireland. Funding Information: This research project acknowledges the support of the Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development Unit South East, Health Service Executive (CARE Collaboration Project) and the Mental Health Services for CHO5, Health Service Executive, Ireland. Publisher Copyright: © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
Uncontrolled Keywords: /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3200/3202
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Date Deposited: 19 Oct 2022 23:05
Last Modified: 07 Jun 2023 18:43
URI: http://repository-testing.wit.ie/id/eprint/3961

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