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The long-term effects of yoga and aerobic exercise on cognitive function and clinical symptoms in early psychosis : a follow-up randomized control trialChan, Chung-ling, Pansy, 陳鍾靈 January 2014 (has links)
Background: A study of the impact of yoga and aerobic exercise and psychosis was conducted in 2012 by Lin et al., from The University of Hong Kong. The study indicated significant improvement in the aspects of physical fitness, cognitive functions, psychosocial and emotional functioning in patients with psychosis after a 12-week yoga or aerobic intervention program. Long-term effect of exercise intervention, however, had yet been determined. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the long-term effects of yoga and aerobic exercise on cognitive functioning and clinical symptoms in early psychosis. Patients who originally participated in Lin et al.’s 2012 study were recruited and re-assessed in this current 18-month follow-up study.
Methods: Two intervention groups (yoga and aerobic exercise group) and one control group (wait-list control group) of a total 57 subjects from the initial study were recruited in this follow-up study. Cognitive functioning and clinical symptoms were assessed at three time points (T1:Baseline, T2:12-week, T3:18-month).
Results: No significant changes or significant deterioration were found in cognitive functioning, clinical symptoms and depression between T2 (12-week) and T3 (18-month) in both intervention groups (yoga and aerobic group). Significant improvement of clinical symptoms was observed in wait-list control group at T3.
Conclusions: Although there is no significant finding in this current study, it is still recommended that further study on the relationship between physical exercise intervention and psychosis should carried out in order to explore other adjunct, and especially low cost, treatment to antipsychotics in treating people with psychosis. / published_or_final_version / Psychological Medicine / Master / Master of Psychological Medicine
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Assessing the potential of submaximal extended duration exercise as an adjunct treatment for sub-acute schizophrenic in-patients: a pilot studyMunnik, James Barry January 2006 (has links)
Research into the therapeutic potential of aerobic exercise has proven fruitful over the past few years; however, no true experimental research undertakings have investigated the psychological benefits of aerobic exercise with schizophrenic semi-acute in-patients. The main objective of this thesis was to seek out evidence for the possibility that aerobic (submaximal long duration) exercise could be considered an adjunct treatment for hospitalised schizophrenic in-patients. In order to accomplish this objective the effects of a 45-minute walking programme, completed three days a week, for five weeks, was investigated. Various areas of mental health were explored in search of evidence of the therapeutic potential of aerobic exercise. These areas included, amongst other things: transfer and discharge rates, improvements in mood levels - Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II; Beck, Steer, and Brown, 1996) Xhosa version; decreasing of anxiety levels (Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI; Beck and Steer, 1993), Xhosa version); improved Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF; DSM-IV), Scale Scores; and decreases in the number of symptoms patients exhibited. 22 schizophrenic inpatients were randomly selected for this study and randomly assigned to either an aerobic (long duration submaximal) treatment group or (primarily anaerobic) control group. Results revealed that statistical significance could not be found in any of the treatment group's t-test results; despite the treatment group generally bordering on significance more so than the control group. Out of the five variables studied (Positive Symptoms, Negative Symptoms, BAI, BDI-II, and GAF Scale) three variables (Negative Symptoms, BDI-II, and GAF Scale) in the treatment group bordered more on significance than did the control group. Thus three (60 %) out of the five areas studied revealed that the treatment group had more significant results. This suggests an overall impression that the treatment group responded slightly better. The Researcher recommended that aerobic exercise therapy be considered a treatment protocol in psychiatric institutions and offered further suggestions pertaining to the effective implementation of these programmes. Included in these recommendations were motivational strategies and warnings about the possible negative effects of exercise therapy. A supplemental goal of this thesis was to explore all of the previously offered theoretical psychological mechanisms of positive mental change; and to seek out evidence, for or against these forces. Participants were given pre- and post- treatment quantitative interviews; as well as, qualitative posttreatment interviews where their phenomenological responses were analysed to seek out evidence of these mechanisms. Evidence of various causative factors was found and a new theoretical mechanism was proposed in this thesis.
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The use of aerobic exercise as an occupational therapy intervention for post traumatic stress disorder patientsDavis, Phyllis A. 10 March 1994 (has links)
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric diagnosis receiving increased attention. Occupational therapists are becoming more involved with this diagnosis, particularly with Vietnam Veterans in Veteran Affairs Hospitals. Aerobic exercise is a treatment which has not been explored with this population. Depression and anxiety are symptoms commonly associated with PTSD. This study sought to determine whether aerobic exercise would reduce overall PTSD symptomatology, including depression and anxiety. Three psychological inventories: The Penn Inventory for PTSD, The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and one physiological inventory: The Queens Step Test for VO2 Max were given to eighteen subjects before and after a four week period. Ten subjects engaged in no exercise, and eight subjects participated in an aerobic exercise program. Results indicate that aerobic exercise has a significant effect on reducing depression and anxiety and a marginal effect on their overall symptomatology.
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The effect of exercise in pulmonary rehabilitation on the quality of life of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patientsBrown, Jennifer Leigh 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MScSportSc)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study was to measure the responses of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease patients to an exercise programme in a South Africa setting. Nine
subjects were evaluated before and after aerobic and resistance training three times a
week for the total of 12 weeks. Each evaluation measured forced expiratory lung
function; health-related quality of life; functional capacity; level of dyspnea; body
composition; physician global evaluation; and the patient global evaluation. The
exercise programme consisted of one-hour exercise sessions, three times a week for 12
weeks. The exercise sessions included elements of aerobic and resistance training of
the upper and lower extremities. Functional capacity improved drastically (p < 0.01),
as did the physician and the patient global evaluations (p < 0.01 and p < 0.01,
respectively). Levels of dyspnea also improved (p < 0.01). Health-related quality of
life improved marginally (p = 0.03). No significant change was noted in lung function
and body composition. The study concluded that an exercise programme consisting of
aerobic and resistance training improves chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
patients' health-related quality of life, functional capacity and levels of dyspnea.
Exercise also reduces the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as are
perceived by the physician and patient alike. Exercise does not change lung function or
body composition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Exercise in
conjunction with appropriate medical treatment has the potential to benefit all chronic
obstructive patients in South Africa.
Keywords: COPD, quality oflife, functional capacity, rehabilitation, exercise. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van die studie was om die reaksies te meet van pasiënte met chroniese
obstruktiewe pulmonêre siekte op 'n oefenprogram in 'n Suid-Afrikaanse konteks.
Nege proefpersone is voor en na aërobiese en weerstandsoefening drie keer per week
vir 'n totaal van 12 weke geëvalueer. Elke evaluering het die volgende gemeet:
geforseerde ekspiratoriese longfunksie, gesondheidsverwante lewenskwalitiet,
funksionele kapasiteit; dispneevlak, liggaamsamestelling; geneesheer algehele
evaluering asook pasiënt algehele evaluering. Die oefenprogram het uit een-uur sessies
bestaan, wat drie keer per week vir 12 weke plaasgevind het. Die oefensessies het
elemente van aërobiese en weerstandsoefeninge van die boonste en onderste ledemate
ingesluit. Funksionele kapasiteit het drasties verbeter (p < 0.01), net so ook die
geneesheer en pasiënt algehele evaluerings (p < 0.01 en p < 0.01, respektiewelik).
Dispneevlakke het ook verbeter (p < 0.01). Gesondheidsverwante lewenskwaliteit het
marginaal verbeter (p = 0.03). Geen beduidende veranderinge is in die longfunksie en
liggaamsamestelling gevind nie. Die studie het bevind dat 'n oefenprogram wat uit
aërobiese en weerstandsoefening bestaan gesondheidsverwante lewenskwaliteit,
funksionele kapasiteit asook dispneevlakke van pasiënte met chroniese obstruktiewe
pulmonêre siekte verbeter. Oefening verminder ook die simptome van chroniese
obstruktiewe pulmonêre siekte soos waargeneem deur beide die geneesheer en pasiënt.
Oefening verander ook nie longfunksie of liggaamsamestelling van pasiënte met
chroniese obstruktiewe pulmonêre siekte nie. Oefening tesame met die geskikte
mediese behandeling kan voordelig wees vir chronies obstruktiewe pasiënte in Suid-
Afrika.
Keywords: KOPS, lewenskwaliteit, funksionele kapasiteit, rehabilitasie, oefening.
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