The (cost-)effectiveness of exercise therapy adjunct to guideline-concordant care for depression: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Adjunct exercise therapy does not provide additional clinical benefits or cost-effectiveness in specialized mental health care. Low adherence to the exercise prescription limits its potential. Cost-effectiveness may be achievable with higher adherence, warranting emphasis on strategies to improve adherence in this population.
Authors
- Michèle Schmitter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6664-7187)
- Peter Oostelbos
- Indira Tendolkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3171-3671)
- Daan H. M. Creemers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8638-8971)
- Jasper A. J. Smits (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1633-9693)
- Jan Spijker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1480-9647)
- Ben F. M. Wijnen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7993-1905)
- Janna N. Vrijsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0317-6696)
- Alice van Dorp
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network (US)
- Trimbos Institute (NL)
- Association of Dutch Burn Centres (NL)
- GGNet (NL)
- GGZ Oost Brabant (NL)
- GGD Hart voor Brabant (NL)
- Pro Persona (NL)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.10085
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Physical Activity and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Brown University
- University of Cambridge
- ZonMw
- National Institutes of Health