Motives for physical activity in the adoption and maintenance of physical activity in middle-aged and old age outpatients with a mental disorder: A cross-sectional study from a low-income country

PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH

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Vancampfort, Davy^1,2  Basangwa, David³  Nabanoba, Justine³  Smith, Lee⁴  Mugisha, James^3,5 

[1] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Rehabil Sci, Leuven, Belgium

[2] Katholieke Univ Leuven, Univ Psychiat Ctr, Leuven, Belgium

[3] Butabika Natl Referral & Mental Hlth Hosp, Kampala, Uganda

[4] Anglia Ruskin Univ, Cambridge Ctr Sport & Exercise Sci, Cambridge, England

[5] Kyambogo Univ, Kampala, Uganda

关键词: Physical activity;    Exercise;    Elderly;    Motivation;    Low-income country;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112620

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Within the trans-theoretical model (stages of change) and self-determination theory frameworks, we investigated motives for physical activity adoption and maintenance in middle-aged and old age people with a mental disorder from a low-income setting. Ninety Ugandan outpatients completed the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-3 (BREQ-3) to assess exercise motives and the Patient-centred Assessment and Counselling for Exercise (PACE) to determine stage of change. The relationship between motives for physical activity and stage of change was investigated using MANOVA with post-hoc Scheffe tests. Higher amotivation levels were observed in the pre-action compared with action and maintenance stages, while except for external regulation, all regulation scores were significantly lower in the pre-action compared with action and maintenance stages. There were no significant differences in levels of motivational types between the action and maintenance stage. The study provides a platform for future research to investigate relationships between motivational factors and physical and mental health outcomes within physical activity interventions for middle-aged and old age people with a mental disorder.

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