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Participation in and Satisfaction With an Exercise Program for Inpatient Mental Health Consumers
Author(s) -
Stanton Robert,
Donohue Trish,
Gar Michelle,
Happell Brenda
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12108
Subject(s) - attendance , mental health , patient satisfaction , medicine , cognition , physical therapy , partial hospitalization , psychology , psychiatry , nursing , economics , economic growth
Purpose This study examines attendance at, and satisfaction with, a group exercise program in an inpatient mental health setting. Design and Method Thirty‐two inpatients completed discharge surveys to evaluate group activities. Data were analyzed for participation and satisfaction. Findings More inpatients ( n = 16, 50%) rated exercise as “excellent” compared with all other activities. Nonattendance rates were lowest for cognitive behavioral therapy ( n = 2, 6.3%), highest for the relaxation group ( n = 6, 18.8%), and 12.5% ( n = 4) for the group exercise program. Practice Implications Group exercise programs delivered by highly trained personnel are well attended and achieve high satisfaction ratings by inpatient mental health consumers.