title: The effects of physical activity on psychological well-being for those with schizophrenia: A systematic review.
abstract: This paper systematically reviews the existing evidence of the effects of physical activity on psychological well-being for those with schizophrenia. A search of 15 databases including for example, PsycINFO, SportDiscus, and Science Direct was conducted to identify studies investigating the effects of physical activity on psychological well-being for those with schizophrenia. The included studies were then assessed, extracted, and synthesized. Fifteen studies met the inclusion criteria: 12 quantitative and 3 qualitative. The physical activity interventions lasted between 3 and 20 weeks and included a wide range of physical activities. The instruments used to measure psychological well-being varied across all studies, this along with the variety of study designs made statistical analysis impossible. The findings of this systematic review however, suggest that physical activity has a beneficial effect on some attributes associated with psychological well-being in individuals with schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, UK. jessr2108@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holley
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Crone
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tyson
authors.forename: Geoff
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lovell
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012559:Schizophrenia; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology