Engagement in a virtual group-based walking intervention for persons with schizophrenia: a qualitative study
These findings suggest that future virtual group-based walking programs should prioritize enhancing the social aspect, offering scheduling choices, and regularly assessing the perceived difficulty of exercise sessions. These modifications not only have the potential to improve intervention engagement but they also may increase participant autonomy and relatedness, core components of self-determination theory.
Authors
- Julia Browne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4014-9614)
- Oscar González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7122-8799)
- Bryan J. Stiles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3939-1366)
- L. Fredrik Jarskog (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6296-3767)
- David L. Penn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4567-0166)
- Aslıhan İmamoğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1725-6614)
- Ana M. Abrantes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6854-140X)
- Paschal Sheeran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7449-4590)
- Cláudio L. Battaglini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4224-6477)
- Tonya Elliott
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Providence VA Medical Center (US)
- Australian Catholic University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06250-9
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- National Institute of Mental Health