Physical activity pattern and cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals with schizophrenia compared with a population-based sample

Thorough description of objectively assessed physical activity (PA) and sedentary time in people with schizophrenia is lacking, and previous studies comparing PA and cardiorespiratory fitness levels with healthy controls are limited by their small sample size and/or poor methodology.

Source: Schizophrenia Research - May 31, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Eivind Andersen, Tom Langerud Holmen, Jens Egeland, Egil Wilhelm Martinsen, Therese Torgersen Bigseth, Gry Bang-Kittilsen, Sigmund Alfred Anderssen, Bj ørge Herman Hansen, John Abel Engh Source Type: research