Remediating reduced memory specificity in bipolar disorder: A case study using a Computerized Memory Specificity Training.

Objectives: Reduced autobiographical memory specificity (rAMS) is a vulnerability factor found across unipolar depression (UD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), eating disorder, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder (BD). A group delivered psychological therapy training called Memory Specificity Training (MeST) remediates rAMS in UD and PTSD, with additional downstream effects on related psychological processes and symptoms. Its impact in BD is unknown.

Higher cardio-respiratory fitness is associated with increased mental and physical quality of life in people with bipolar disorder: A controlled pilot study.

The aim of this study was to investigate whether cardiorespiratory fitness among outpatients with bipolar disorder is associated with health related quality of life (HRQL) and explore differences versus healthy controls. Outpatients with bipolar disorder and healthy controls matched for age, sex and body mass index completed the 36-item Short Form Health Survey, the Positive-and-Negative-Affect-Schedule (PANAS), a maximal cardiorespiratory fitness test, and wore a Sensewear Armband to measure physical activity and sedentary behavior for eight days. Unpaired t-tests, Pearson correlations and backward regression analyses were performed.

Physical activity as a vital sign in patients with bipolar disorder.

The most significant contributor to premature mortality in patients with bipolar disorder is preventable cardiovascular diseases. This study investigated if the Physical Activity Vital Sign (PAVS) assessment (two questions which clarify if a person meets the recommended 150min of physical activity per week) can identify patients with bipolar disorder at higher risk of cardio-metabolic abnormalities. Clinical differences between those who adhere and those who did not adhere to the physical activity guidelines were investigated using an ANCOVA controlling for age and gender.

The Functional Exercise Capacity Is Associated With Global Functioning in People With Bipolar Disorder.

The aim of the current study was to determine whether the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score is associated with the functional exercise capacity among in- and outpatients with bipolar disorder. Sixty-five (36♀) persons with bipolar disorder performed a 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and were assessed with the GAF, Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self Report (QIDS), and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The mean GAF-score was 55.

The Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated with Self-Reported Physical Complaints in Patients with Bipolar Disorder.

Background: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients with bipolar disorder is 35 to 40%. It is, however, not established yet whether MetS influences participation in physical activity, walking capacity and global functioning.

Subjects And Methods: Sixty-five patients (36 ♀) received a full-fasting laboratory screening, performed a walk test including self-report of pre- and post-test pain, and completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self Report (QIDS-SR16).

Sitting time, physical fitness impairments and metabolic abnormalities in people with bipolar disorder: An exploratory study.

A sedentary lifestyle is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality. Little is known however about sedentary behavior in people with bipolar disorder (BD). The primary aim of this study was to explore associations between sitting time (as a proxy for a sedentary lifestyle) and physical fitness and metabolic parameters in BD.

Depressive symptoms and muscular fitness contribute independently to the ability to perform daily life activities in people with bipolar disorder.

Background: Compared with healthy controls, people with bipolar disorder experience muscle weakness. The extent to which muscle weakness influences the performance of daily life activities such as walking in people with bipolar disorder requiring hospitalization is unclear.

Aims: The primary aim of the current study was to explore whether depressive symptoms and muscular fitness independently contribute to the walking capacity in people with bipolar disorder.

Cardiorespiratory fitness in outpatients with bipolar disorder versus matched controls: An exploratory study.

Background: Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) are approximately twice as likely to die prematurely due cardiovascular diseases (CVD) than the general population. Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is an important health outcome measure, predictive for CVD and premature mortality.

Aims: The aim of the current study was to compare the CRF of outpatients with BD versus age-, gender-, and body mass index (BMI)-matched healthy controls (HC).

Test-retest study of the six-minute walk test in people with bipolar disorder.

Background: The multidisciplinary care for bipolar disorder is highly fragmented with limited opportunities for prevention and treatment of medical co-morbidities. We examined the reliability of the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). Secondary aims were to assess minimal detectable changes (MDC(95)), practice effects and the impact of clinical conditions.

Concurrent validity of the international physical activity questionnaire in outpatients with bipolar disorder: Comparison with the Sensewear Armband.

The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) is a self-report questionnaire commonly used in mental health care settings to assess physical activity. However, despite its frequent use, its validity has not been investigated in people with bipolar disorder. The aim of this pilot study was to examine the concurrent validity of the energy expenditure recorded with the IPAQ compared with an objective measure, the Sensewear Armband (SWA).

A comparison of physical fitness in patients with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and healthy controls.

Purpose: To compare the physical fitness of inpatients with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and healthy controls.

Method: Twenty-two inpatients with bipolar disorder, and 22 age-, gender- and body mass index-matched inpatients with schizophrenia and healthy controls were included. All participants performed the Eurofit test battery and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire.

Validity of the 6min walk test in outpatients with bipolar disorder.

Cardiorespiratory fitness is a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. People with bipolar disorder have a reduced cardiorespiratory fitness and its assessment within a multidisciplinary treatment therefore is necessary. We investigated the validity of the 6min walk test in people with bipolar disorder.

What are the factors that influence physical activity participation in individuals with depression? A review of physical activity correlates from 59 studies.

Background: The present review systematically evaluates correlates of physical activity across the socio-ecological model for people with depression.

Subjects And Methods: Two independent reviewers searched Embase, PubMed, and CINAHL from their inception until May 2015, combining the medical subject heading 'depression' or 'depressive' with 'physical activity' or 'exercise'. Data were extracted by the same independent researchers and summarized according to the socio-ecological model.

The functional exercise capacity in patients with bipolar disorder versus healthy controls: A pilot study.

The aim of the current study was to compare the functional exercise capacity of patients with bipolar disorder with age-, gender- and body mass index (BMI)-matched healthy controls. Thirty patients (16 ♂, 40.8±11.

Test-retest reliability, feasibility and clinical correlates of the Eurofit test battery in people with bipolar disorder.

The physical health of people with bipolar disorder is poorer in comparison to the general population, with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Due to the established beneficial effects, there is growing interest in the promotion of physical activity and in particular the accurate measurement of physical fitness in this population. Currently, no existing measures of physical fitness used in the general population have been tested for validity and reliability among people with bipolar disorder.

Health-related physical fitness in patients with bipolar disorder vs. healthy controls: an exploratory study.

Background: Low physical fitness has been recognized as a prominent behavioral risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality. To date, no studies have systematically assessed physical fitness in patients with bipolar disorder. The aim of the current study was to assess and compare the physical fitness in patients with bipolar disorder against healthy controls.

A review of physical activity correlates in patients with bipolar disorder.

Background: Existing studies do suggest that physical activity interventions may be feasible and have a role in promoting mental and physical health in patients with bipolar disorder. The present review evaluates systematically quantitative studies of correlates of physical activity in patients with bipolar disorder.

Methods: We searched EMBASE, PsycINFO, PubMed, and CINAHL from their inception, combining the medical subject headings 'bipolar disorder' or 'mania' or 'manic depression' with 'physical activity' or 'physical inactivity' or 'exercise'.