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Retention of older veterans with serious mental illness in a clinical exercise program.

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Browne, J; Elbogen, EB; Mueser, KT; Rudolph, JL; Wu, WC; Philip, NS; Mills, WL; Young, AS; Sloane, R; Hall, KS
Published in: Front Psychiatry
2023

Older adults with serious mental illness (SMI) have compromised physical function that could be improved with exercise; however, retention in exercise programs is a challenge. This study was a retrospective analysis of retention for the 150 older veterans with SMI that enrolled in Gerofit, a clinical exercise program offered in the Veterans Health Administration. Chi-square and t-tests were conducted to evaluate baseline differences between those that were and were not retained at six and 12 months. Retention was 33% and better health-related quality of life and endurance were related to retention. Future work is needed to improve exercise program retention in this population.

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Front Psychiatry

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1664-0640

Publication Date

2023

Volume

14

Start / End Page

1221030

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Browne, J., Elbogen, E. B., Mueser, K. T., Rudolph, J. L., Wu, W. C., Philip, N. S., … Hall, K. S. (2023). Retention of older veterans with serious mental illness in a clinical exercise program. Front Psychiatry, 14, 1221030. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1221030
Browne, Julia, Eric B. Elbogen, Kim T. Mueser, James L. Rudolph, Wen Chih Wu, Noah S. Philip, Whitney L. Mills, Alexander S. Young, Richard Sloane, and Katherine S. Hall. “Retention of older veterans with serious mental illness in a clinical exercise program.Front Psychiatry 14 (2023): 1221030. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1221030.
Browne J, Elbogen EB, Mueser KT, Rudolph JL, Wu WC, Philip NS, et al. Retention of older veterans with serious mental illness in a clinical exercise program. Front Psychiatry. 2023;14:1221030.
Browne, Julia, et al. “Retention of older veterans with serious mental illness in a clinical exercise program.Front Psychiatry, vol. 14, 2023, p. 1221030. Pubmed, doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1221030.
Browne J, Elbogen EB, Mueser KT, Rudolph JL, Wu WC, Philip NS, Mills WL, Young AS, Sloane R, Hall KS. Retention of older veterans with serious mental illness in a clinical exercise program. Front Psychiatry. 2023;14:1221030.

Published In

Front Psychiatry

DOI

ISSN

1664-0640

Publication Date

2023

Volume

14

Start / End Page

1221030

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences