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Sedentary Behavior and Quality of Life in People with Psychotic Disorders from a Low Income Country: A Study from Uganda

Authors: Davy Vancampfort, Michel Probst, Simon Rosenbaum, Philip B. Ward, Tine Van Damme, James Mugisha

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 4/2019

Abstract

The current study examined the impact of sedentary behaviour (SB) on quality of life (QoL) in people with psychotic disorders. Thirty-six Ugandan women (mean age = 33.9 ± 8.0 years) and 23 men (37.4 ± 11.8 years) with a DSM 5 diagnosis of psychosis completed the World Health Organization Quality of Life—Brief version and Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire (SIMPAQ). Medication use, physical co-morbidities, weight, height, blood pressure and smoking habits were recorded. Multiple regression analyses were undertaken. Variability in SIMPAQ sedentary and walking scores explained 56% of the variability in psychological QoL, while variability in SIMPAQ walking explained 46% of the variability in physical QoL. Health care professionals should not only consider increasing physical activity but also reducing SB to improve QoL in their patients.

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Title: Sedentary Behavior and Quality of Life in People with Psychotic Disorders from a Low Income Country: A Study from Uganda
Authors: Davy Vancampfort
Michel Probst
Simon Rosenbaum
Philip B. Ward
Tine Van Damme
James Mugisha
Publication date: 01-05-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-018-0353-6

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