Physical activity for adults with serious mental illness.

Second generation antipsychotic weight gain and the facilitators and barriers to physical activity for adults with serious mental illness: a qualitative study.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12612000291886

Enrollment

Registered

2012-03-13

Start date

2012-02-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This qualitative study will investigate the effects of second generation antipsychotics on weight gain, and the enblers and barriers to physical activity for adults with serious mental illness.

Interventions

The barriers and enablers of physical activity for adults with serious mental illness and effects of medications on lifestyles will be elicited through qualitative interviews or focus groups. Interviews and focus groups are antipated to last for up to one hour.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

People with a diagnosis of serious mental illness by DSMIV or ICD-10 criteria for less than or more than 12 months; Taking second generation antipsychotics; Able to communicate verbally in English.

Exclusion criteria

Unable to comunicate

Outcome results