Bela Hatlova, Milena Adamkova Segard, Michel Probst, Vlastimil Chytry, Eva Chalupova
The effect of psychomotor therapy on mental health in in-patient schizophrenia treatment
Číslo: 2/2020
Periodikum: Acta Gymnica
DOI: 10.5507/ag.2020.009
Klíčová slova: BPRS, exercise, psychomotor therapy, schizophrenia
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Objective: The aim of this study was to verify the suitability of psychomotor therapy as a supporting method in the treatment of hospitalized patients with schizophrenia.
Methods: In this randomized controlled double-blind study 142 in-patients with schizophrenia (age: mean 50.2 years, SD = 6.5, range 21-62) participated. In comparison with a control group (n = 60), the experimental group (n = 82) received an additional psychomotor therapy programme (3 times a week for a period of 14 weeks). The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) was used to evaluate mental health status.
Results: Participants in the psychomotor therapy demonstrated significant improvements for all subscales of the BPRS. Large effect sizes were found for subscales Anxiety/Depression, Energy, Thought Disturbance and Activation, and medium for Hostility. No significant difference between genders was found.
Conclusion: The implementation of a psychomotor therapy programme in the treatment of hospitalized patients with schizophrenia has a significant positive effect on their mental health.