Improving fitness of dually diagnosed adults

Percept Mot Skills. 1996 Dec;83(3 Pt 1):999-1004. doi: 10.2466/pms.1996.83.3.999.

Abstract

Lack of prior research led to this study on the effect of a physical fitness program combined with a token economy reinforcement system on the physical fitness of 22 dually diagnosed adults of a day-treatment program. Between pre- and posttests, subjects participated in a 12-wk, training program of 40 to 45 min. of exercise three times a week. Subjects received tokens after each session in which they participated actively. Analysis indicated significant differences between pre- and posttest scores for muscular endurance, cardiorespiratory endurance, and flexibility but not for body composition.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Day Care, Medical
  • Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)
  • Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intellectual Disability / psychology
  • Intellectual Disability / rehabilitation*
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / psychology
  • Mental Disorders / rehabilitation*
  • Middle Aged
  • Physical Fitness / psychology*
  • Token Economy