‘Walk this way’: results from a pilot randomised controlled trial of a health coaching intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour and increase physical activity in people with serious mental illness

‘Walk this way’: results from a pilot randomised controlled trial of a health coaching intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour and increase physical activity in people with serious mental illness

Abstract Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of premature death among people with serious mental illness (SMI). Sedentary behaviour (SB) is an independent risk factor for CVD and mortality and people with SMI are highly sedentary. We developed a health coaching intervention...

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Main Authors: Julie Williams, Brendon Stubbs, Sol Richardson, Cathy Flower, Lucy Barr-Hamilton, Barbara Grey, Kathryn Hubbard, Gilda Spaducci, Fiona Gaughran, Tom Craig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Sedentary behaviour
Physical activity
Serious mental illness
Psychosis
Metabolic syndrome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2274-5

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