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Physical training for inpatients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

T. Bjerke  and
R. Wynn
T. Bjerke
Affiliation:
Division Of Substance Use And Mental Health, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
R. Wynn*
Affiliation:
Department Of Clinical Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

There is a high degree of comorbidity between serious mental illness (SMI) and substance use disorders (SUD) and cardiovascular disorders. Other life-style related disorders are also common in patients with SMI and SUD. Consequently, comorbidity with somatic diseases contributes to a dramatic reduction in life-expectancy for these patient groups. Physical training has been shown to have positive effects also for mental health, but there has been little systematic use of physical training as part of the treatment for patients suffering from SMI and SUD in Norwegian health care.

Objectives

To present a new project on physical training for patients suffering from SMI and SUD.

Methods

We briefly describe a project in a major Norwegian hospital, where physical exercise will be offered as part of the treatment for patients suffering from SMI and SUD.

Results

The Division for Substance Use and Mental Health now offers an exercise room for inpatients at the main clinic in Tromsø, Norway. The exercise room contains various equipment including treadmills and equipment for strength training. This facility has recently been made available and is currently being used by a selection of patients. A study of user experiences is forthcoming and a systematic study of effects of physical exercise for patients suffering from SMI and SUD is being planned.

Conclusions

Physical exercise has been shown to have positive effects also on mental health. In one major Norwegian hospital, facilities are now offered for inpatients suffering from SMI or SUD. The effects of physical exercise on patients with SMI and SUD will be examined.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

ExercisePhysical trainingmental healthRehabilitation
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S791
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