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SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH
Volume 169, Issue 1-3, Pages 453-457Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.09.029
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Schizophrenia; Psychosis; Physical activity; Exercise; Cardiorespiratory fitness
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- Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen)
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Objective: To determine if exercise can improve cardiorespiratory fitness in people with schizophrenia. Methods: Major electronic databases were searched systematically until May 2015. A meta-analysis calculating Hedges' g statistic was undertaken. Results: Engaging in exercise improves cardiorespiratory fitness in people with schizophrenia (g=0.40, 95% CI=0.16-0.64, p=0.001, N=7, n=77). Data from four controlled studies demonstrated that exercise (n=53) significantly improves cardiorespiratory fitness compared to control groups (n=48) (g=0.43, 95% CI=0.05-0.82, p=0.028). Conclusions: Considering the current findings, the multidisciplinary treatment of schizophrenia should include a focus on both, improving fitness and reducing fatness, in order to reduce all-cause mortality. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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