Publications by authors named "Lena Hedlund"
Physical activity has a preventive and an acute effect on both depression and anxiety syndromes. The effect of just physical activity, usually 3 times/week for 8-12 weeks, is equal to treatment with psychotherapy or antidepressants for mild to moderate depression, according to several meta-analyses. Addition of physical exercise to psychotherapy has a significantly greater effect than psychotherapy alone.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudies on use of IT in residential care are limited; thus, there is a need for investigations to understand both older people's and nursing staff's perspectives on experiences of new technology. 'Smart homes' provide home automation solutions, making life easier for those residing there. The aim was to explore, from the users' perspective, experiences of a sensor system installed in the home.
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- - The study examined the impact of adding physical therapy to psychiatric treatment for sedentary patients with schizophrenia or affective spectrum disorders, focusing on increasing their physical activity levels and assessing various measurements of activity and motivation.
- - Out of 18 patients studied, those with affective disorders showed significant improvements in physical activity, walking capacity, and exercise habits, while those with schizophrenia improved attitudes towards movement but did not increase physical activity levels.
- - The findings suggest that physical therapy may help patients become more active, particularly for those with affective disorders who met WHO guidelines for moderate activity, but schizophrenia patients showed attitude changes without actual behavioral improvements.
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- Motor disturbances and issues with self-recognition significantly impact movement in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorder and bipolar disorder, and physiotherapists in Scandinavia are involved in assessing and treating these difficulties.
- The Body Awareness Scale Movement Quality and Experience (BAS MQ-E) is a new tool designed for this purpose, aimed at providing a quicker assessment than its predecessor, the Body Awareness Scale-Health (BAS-H).
- A study involving 62 participants showed that the BAS MQ-E has good reliability and validity, particularly relating to cognitive-perceptual signs and aspects of fatigue and emotional awareness, with results indicating that individuals with schizophrenia generally scored higher than those with other related disorders.
Fatigue is frequently reported by patients with mental illness. The multidimensional fatigue inventory (MFI-20) is a self-assessment instrument with 20 items including five dimensions of fatigue. The purpose of this study was to examine the test-retest reliability, internal consistency, convergent construct validity and feasibility of using MFI-20 in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Scandinavian physiotherapists (PT) treat patients with schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorder, mainly because of the latter's bodily difficulties. One commonly used method is Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT), targeting the difficulties with sensory motor dysfunction and disembodiment. The aim of the study is to describe the physiotherapist's experiences of using BBAT for patients with Schizophrenia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) is a physiotherapeutic treatment method that is commonly used in Scandinavian mental health services. However, for patients with schizophrenia, there are few studies that verify the effectiveness of BBAT, or explain which dysfunctions or disabilities BBAT has an effect on in this group of patients. The aim of the present study was thus to describe patients' experiences of BBAT, focusing on perceived main treatment effects.
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