Comparison of Physical Fitness, Physical Activity Level in Patients With Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia

Yeditepe University90 enrolled

Overview

According to the World Health Organization; Bipolar disorder ranks in the top 20 causes of disability among all medical conditions and 6th among mental disorders worldwide. Bipolar disorder is noted as a serious mental illness involving emotional ups and downs.

Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder characterized by the appearance of both positive symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions and negative symptoms such as apathy and withdrawal, repetition of cognitive skills, and disorganization. In this study, it was aimed to compare physical fitness, physical activity level, depression and quality of life in bipolar disoder and schizophrenic patients with healthy individuals.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Bipolar Disorder Schizophrenia

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 30 YearsMax age: 55 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia by a physician according to DSM-5 criteria * Individuals with bipolar and schizophrenia between the ages of 30-55 * Patients without any other accompanying psychiatric disorder * Patients who can communicate * Patients who agreed to participate in this study and gave informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a psychiatric diagnosis other than bipolar and schizophrenia. * Pregnancy condition * Those who did not consent to participate in the study

Locations (1)

Yeditepe University

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Waist measurement - Antropometric Measurements

Waist measurement is measured from the narrowest area between the subcostal region and the iliac crest.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Abdomen measurement - Antropometric Measurements

Abdomen measurement is measured at the level of the umbilicus without compression of the tissues.

Time frame: 4 weeks

The hip measurement - Antropometric Measurements

The hip measurement is measured from the thickest part of the hip area.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Eurofit Test Battery

A test-retest design was applied to test the reproducibility of several Eurofit test battery items. Supervision and measurement of the Eurofit test battery was performed by one trained mental health physical therapist following a standardized procedure. The Eurofit test battery included seven items and involved the assessment of the following measures: whole body balance, speed of limb movement, flexibility, explosive strength, static strength, abdominal muscular endurance and running speed.

Time frame: 4 weeks

Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS-SR16) scale

QIDS-SR consists of 16 items each ranging from 0 to 3. It is scored by summing the highest response in each of a set of questions relating to sleep, weight and psychomotor symptoms and then adding the remaining items

Time frame: 4 weeks

International Physical Activity Questionnaire

The IPAQ questionnaires list activities and request estimates of durations and frequencies for each activity engaged in over the past week. Durations are multiplied by known METs per activity and the results for all items are summed for the overall physical activity score. Scores for walking and for moderate and vigorous activities are sums of corresponding item scores. A sitting question is not included in physical activity score.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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