Browsing Brage NIH by Author "Farholm, Anders"
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Associations between physical activity and motivation, competence, functioning, and apathy in inhabitants with mental illness from a rural municipality: a cross-sectional study
Farholm, Anders; Sørensen, Marit; Halvari, Halgeir; Hynnekleiv, Torfinn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-06)Background: There is increasing evidence for physical activity (PA) having a positive impact on physical and mental health as well as illness symptoms in individuals with severe mental illness (SMI). However, individuals ... -
Lessons learned from a physical activity intervention in psychiatric treatment: Patient, staff, and leader perspectives
Sørensen, Marit; Bentzen, Marte; Farholm, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective: To explore how the implementation of a motivational physical activity (PA) intervention for inpatients with severe mental illness was experienced by patients, staff, and leaders at a psychiatric institution. Method: ... -
Longitudinal relations between needs satisfaction and physical activity among psychiatric patients with dual diagnoses
Bentzen, Marte; Farholm, Anders; Ivarsson, Andreas; Sørensen, Marit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objectives: Studies including people with severe mental illness (SMI) have reported beneficial effects from physical activity (PA) on psychiatric symptoms, quality of life, and global functioning. However, it is important ... -
Motivation and physical activity in individuals with severe mental illness
Farholm, Anders (Doctoral thesis, 2017)There is increasing evidence for physical activity having a positive impact on physical and mental health, as well as on illness symptoms in individuals with severe mental illness (SMI). However, individuals with SMI ... -
Motivational climate in the home: Implications for physical activity, psychosocial outcomes and family relations
Sørensen, Marit; Roberts, Glyn; Farholm, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The impact of motivational climate created by coaches/teachers on children is well documented. There is little knowledge about the motivational climate in the home. This study investigated the perceived motivational climate ... -
Motivational physical activity intervention for psychiatric inpatients: A two phased single-cases experimental study
Sørensen, Marit; Bentzen, Marte; Farholm, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Physical inactivity has been identified among leading risk factors for global mortality as well as an independent risk factor for several somatic diseases. There is consistent evidence that individuals with mental illness ...