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- - Substance use disorders (SUDs) are common among veterans, leading to a need for additional treatment methods due to high rates of relapse and a lack of regular exercise reported by this population.
- - The article discusses research aimed at understanding veterans' interest in an exercise program that complements their SUD treatment and identifying key design considerations for such a program.
- - Through surveys and group interviews, veterans expressed interest in exercise as a supplemental therapy and offered valuable insights for improving an existing evidence-based program, which will inform the development of a tailored exercise treatment plan.
Article Abstract
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are prevalent among veteran populations. Adjunctive treatments for SUDs are warranted for many reasons, including high relapse rates. Physical exercise has broad health benefits as well as mood-enhancing, anxiolytic, and withdrawal-reducing effects, but veterans with SUDs report low rates of regular exercise. Evaluating exercise-based interventions that incorporate evidence-based behavior change strategies tailored to meet the unique needs of veterans with SUDs is warranted. This article describes the formative research conducted to evaluate the following information among veterans receiving treatment for SUDs: (1) interest in an adjunctive exercise program to supplement their current SUD treatment; and (2) exercise program design considerations. A survey and small group interviews were conducted to obtain both quantitative and qualitative data. Results suggested that veterans with SUDs are interested in exercise, and participants provided perceptive suggestions for modifying an existing evidence-based program. These findings will be used to design an exercise-based treatment program tailored specifically for veterans with SUDs.
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