title: [Levels and evaluations of physical activity using 5-A counseling model in patients with stable schizophrenia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the levels and evaluations of physical activity (PA) using 5-A counseling model in patients with stable schizophrenia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 258 patients with stable schizophrenia during February-August in 2014 were selected as research group while 214 healthy subjects as control group. A self-formulated questionnaire was used to assess the PA levels of participants. And a 5-A counseling model (assess, advise, agree, assist and arrange) was used to evaluate the experiences and qualities of PA counseling.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were significantly fewer people physically active in research group than those in control group (20.1% vs 35.9%). According to the results of PA counseling experience in research group, only 29.5% patients received PA counseling. And the strategies of "advising on personal benefits and principles of intensified PA" were most frequently used while other strategies seldom used.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most patients with stable schizophrenia are physically inactive and they should receive more PA counseling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
authors.forename: Jihui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China; Email: weiql@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Qinling
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
authors.forename: Guanying
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
authors.forename: Jinbei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D012559:Schizophrenia; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires