title: Attending to Timely Contingencies: Promoting Physical Activity Uptake Among Adults with Serious Mental Illness with an Exercise-For-Mood vs. an Exercise-For-Fitness Prescription.
abstract: Despite evidence for both physical and mental health benefits achieved through regular exercise, most Americans fail to meet minimum recommendations. Altering the behavioral contingency from a focus on long-term health benefits to immediate mood benefits represents a novel method for exercise promotion. The current study examined a single-session exercise-for-mood intervention against two time-matched comparison conditions in 152 patients with serious mental illness attending a partial hospital program, a population marked by significant health disparities. This intervention was compared to a standard exercise-for-fitness intervention and a time-matched no-exercise control. Among patients with high levels of exercise prior to the partial hospital program, the exercise-for-mood intervention yielded significant increases in exercise. Implications for exercise promotion interventions among psychiatrically ill patients are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Albright College.
authors.forename: Bridget A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Hearon
authors.affiliation: b McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
authors.forename: Courtney
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beard
authors.affiliation: c McLean Hospital.
authors.forename: Lynne M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Kopeski
authors.affiliation: d The University of Texas at Austin.
authors.forename: Jasper A J
authors.initials: JAJ
authors.lastname: Smits
authors.affiliation: e Boston University.
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Otto
authors.affiliation: b McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
authors.forename: Thröstur
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Björgvinsson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: exercise initiation; physical activity; serious mental illness