Tennessee Wesleyan College, Knoxville, TN, USA.
Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2010 Feb;24(1):54-62. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2009.03.001. Epub 2009 Aug 6.
The WALC intervention was designed to motivate exercise in the elderly. Persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) face similar exercise barriers. We described theoritical underpinnings of the WALC intervention and how we adapted it for SSDs. We conducted a feasibility study of the adapted intervention in 17 persons with SSDs. The adapted intervention incorporated low intensity stretches, exercise education and exercise cues. The intervention was feasible and acceptable to participants; approximately two-thirds of all groups were attended and nearly half of participants attended at least 75% of groups. Follow up studies should examine the effect of the intervention upon future exercise behavior, with the goal of identifying evidence based interventions to increase exercise in this group.
WALC 干预旨在激励老年人进行锻炼。患有精神分裂症谱系障碍(SSDs)的人也面临着类似的锻炼障碍。我们描述了 WALC 干预的理论基础,以及我们如何将其应用于 SSDs。我们对 17 名 SSDs 患者进行了适应性干预的可行性研究。适应性干预包括低强度伸展、运动教育和运动提示。该干预对参与者是可行且可接受的;大约三分之二的小组都参加了,近一半的参与者参加了至少 75%的小组。后续研究应该检验干预对未来锻炼行为的影响,目的是确定循证干预措施,以增加该人群的锻炼量。