OBJECTIVE: There is a high prevalence of smoking and physical inactivity among individuals with severe mental illness (SMI). The current study assessed the acceptability of introducing physical activity, including perceived advantages and disadvantages, as an adjunct to a smoking cessation service within this population. METHODS: 109 participants with SMI who were receiving smoking cessation treatment… Read More »»
Physical Activity
The acceptability of physical activity programming within a smoking cessation service for individuals with severe mental illness.
December 20, 2006
Activity, activity, activity: rethinking our physical therapy approach to cerebral palsy.
November 1, 2006
This perspective outlines the theoretical basis for the presentation with the same name as the second part of this title, which was given at the III STEP conference in July 2005. It elaborates on the take-home message from that talk, which was to promote activity in children and adults with cerebral palsy and other central… Read More »»
Increasing lifestyle physical activity in patients with depression or other serious mental illness.
November 1, 2005
People with severe and persistent mental illness are more likely to be overweight and to suffer from obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease than healthy individuals. Lifestyle change interventions that emphasize integrating physical activity into daily life have not been studied extensively in people with mental illness. The authors present the results of… Read More »»
Lifestyle physical activity for individuals with spinal cord injury: a pilot study.
April 1, 2004
PURPOSE: To evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of a lifestyle physical activity program for people with spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS: Sixteen nonexercising adult volunteers with SCI participated in a single group pre-post-test of the “Be Active in Life Program” comprising stage-matched educational materials, home visit by a nurse, construction of a personal plan to… Read More »»
Exercise Research: Exercise Recommendations
June 1, 2003
Exercise for patients with chronic disease: physician responsibility. Painter P. Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California at San Francisco, Box 0610 UCSF, 2 Koret Way, Room 605C, San Francisco, CA 94143-0610, USA. painter@itsa.ucsf.edu Curr Sports Med Rep. 2003 Jun;2(3):173-80. Patients with chronic disease typically become severely deconditioned, which often leads to physical disability. Every… Read More »»
ADA compliance and the accessibility of physical activity facilities in western Oregon.
February 1, 2003
Objective: One of the mandates of Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) is to address the accessibility of public facilities for all people. The aim of this study was to determine how compliant physical activity facilities in western Oregon were with regard to Title III of the ADA. Comparisons were also made… Read More »»
ADA compliance and the accessibility of physical activity facilities in western Oregon.
February 1, 2003
Objective: One of the mandates of Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) is to address the accessibility of public facilities for all people. The aim of this study was to determine how compliant physical activity facilities in western Oregon were with regard to Title III of the ADA. Comparisons were also made… Read More »»
Physical activity, health impairments, and disability in neuromuscular disease.
November 1, 2002
Reduced physical activity is a consequence of progressive neuromuscular diseases, which negatively impacts quality of life and health outcomes. Reduced functional muscle mass is common to all neuromuscular diseases and results from both atrophy of disuse secondary to a sedentary lifestyle and muscle degeneration secondary to the disease itself. This review summarizes current concepts relating… Read More »»
Disability Policy Research: Health Promotion
June 1, 2000
Community-based persons with mental retardation: opportunities for health promotion. Ridenour N, Norton D. Graduate Nursing Program, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Lubbock 79430, USA. Nurse Pract Forum 1997 Jun;8(2):45-9 The public policy of supporting the mentally retarded in community-based, group home environments provides an exciting opportunity for nurses to develop health… Read More »»
Recommendations for physical activity in patients with multiple sclerosis.
March 1, 1999
For many years, patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, have been advised to avoid exercise. MS is believed to be autoimmune in origin, mediated by activated T cells which penetrate the blood-brain barrier and attack myelin. The pathophysiology, with respect to function is an impairment of salutatory… Read More »»
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