This randomised controlled trial compared the effectiveness of two interventions to promote physical activity in adults with mental illness. The two interventions were; supervised exercise and gym membership, and motivational discussions and self-monitoring of PA using fitness trackers. The intervention duration was 16 weeks, including 8 weeks of weekly supervised group sessions, and 8 weeks of access to the gym or fitness tracker unsupervised. Participants are community-dwelling adults recruited from outpatient clinics of public mental health services. The primary outcome is physical activity adoption assessed using GENEActiv accelerometers worn continuously over 8 weeks. Secondary outcomes measured at baseline, postintervention (8 weeks) and follow-up (16 weeks), include exercise motivation, psychological distress and self-reported physical activity assessed using self-administered questionnaires and indicators of physical health measured by a researcher blinded to allocation (blood pressure, weight, waist circumference, 6 min walk test). Participant experiences will be assessed using qualitative focus groups with analysis informed by a theoretical model of behaviour (COM-B).
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Depression / Mental Health / Other mental health disorders / Schizophrenia
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01/06/2023
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IPD
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