Exercise as medicine: Assessment of Austrian psychiatrists´ viewson status quo, limitations an potential

• Conditions: F00-F09; F10-F19; F20-F29; F30-F39; F40-F48; F50-F59; F60-F69; Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders; Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use; Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders

• Registration Number: DRKS00030689
• Lead Sponsor: Medizinische Universität Innsbruck

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-11-11
• Study Completion: 2023-05-25
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 144

Inclusion Criteria

Participants must be 18 Years old and give their consent before completing the questionnaire. Since the questionnaire is aimed at psychiatrists practicing in Austria, the prerequisite for participation is a specialist in psychiatry, in psychiatry and neurology or in psychiatry and psychotherapeutic medicine.

Exclusion Criteria

All individuals who do not meet the inclusion criteria.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
This questionnaire study, which will take place in winter 2022/2023, is a survey of psychiatrists practicing in Austria and their attitude to sport as a therapy for mental illnesses. The primary endpoint is to determine the number of psychiatrists who recommend exercise as a therapy for mental illness.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
As a secondary endpoint, the study also determines the psychiatrists' assessments of the patients' behavior in relation to physical activity, as well as the barriers mentioned by the patients and the psychiatrists' own sporting behavior.