title: Quality of life and physical activity levels in outpatients with schizophrenia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess quality of life (QoL) and physical activity (PA) levels of outpatients with schizophrenia and healthy controls matched for age, gender, body mass index (BMI), hip circumference, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio. Additionally, the present study investigated associations between PA levels, QoL, and anthropometric and behavioral measures among outpatients with schizophrenia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-two outpatients with schizophrenia and 32 individuals without mental illness were included in the study. QoL and PA levels were assessed by the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument - Abbreviated version (WHOQOL-Bref) and by GT3X triaxial accelerometers, respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Outpatients with schizophrenia had poorer QoL and lower vigorous PA levels compared with healthy controls (p < 0.05). The group with schizophrenia showed a significant association between higher weight and lower scores in the mental health domain of the WHOQOL-Bref. A higher BMI was also significantly associated with lower scores in the physical health domain of the WHOQOL-Bref. Schizophrenic patients with smoking behaviors were associated with fewer steps per day and with less moderate to vigorous PA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study seeks to shed some light upon the lifestyle of patients with schizophrenia. New psychosocial approaches should focus on PA, weight, and smoking management, thereby helping these patients to improve their QoL.
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Porto, Centro de Investigação em Atividade Física, Saúde e Lazer (CIAFEL), Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Porto , Portugal, Centro de Investigação em Atividade Física, Saúde e Lazer (CIAFEL), Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Eluana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Porto, Centro de Investigação, Formação, Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto (CIFI2D), Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Porto , Portugal, Centro de Investigação, Formação, Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto (CIFI2D), Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.|Instituto Universitário da Maia (ISMAI), Centro de Investigação em Desporto, Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano (CIDESD), Instituto Universitário da Maia (ISMAI), Maia , Portugal, Centro de Investigação em Desporto, Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano (CIDESD), Instituto Universitário da Maia (ISMAI), Maia, Portugal.
authors.forename: Tânia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bastos
authors.affiliation: Catholic University of Leuven, Research Group for Adapted Physical Activity and Psychomotor Rehabilitation, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven , Belgium, Research Group for Adapted Physical Activity and Psychomotor Rehabilitation, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Probst
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Porto, Centro de Investigação em Atividade Física, Saúde e Lazer (CIAFEL), Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Porto , Portugal, Centro de Investigação em Atividade Física, Saúde e Lazer (CIAFEL), Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: José C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Porto, Centro de Investigação em Atividade Física, Saúde e Lazer (CIAFEL), Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Porto , Portugal, Centro de Investigação em Atividade Física, Saúde e Lazer (CIAFEL), Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Porto, Centro de Investigação em Atividade Física, Saúde e Lazer (CIAFEL), Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Porto , Portugal, Centro de Investigação em Atividade Física, Saúde e Lazer (CIAFEL), Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Corredeira
mesh_terms: D061725:Accelerometry; D000328:Adult; D049628:Body Size; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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