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Exercise improves cardiorespiratory fitness in people with schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Davy Vancampfort1, Simon Rosenbaum2, Philip B Ward2
1KU Leuven Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven Department of Neurosciences, UPC KU Leuven, Campus Kortenberg, Kortenberg, Belgium.
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.
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