Sedentary behaviour and physical activity in psychiatric inpatients
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Sedentary behaviour and physical activity in psychiatric inpatients
IRAS ID
236606
Contact name
Dipen Patel
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
R&D Dept, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 4 months, 15 days
Research summary
People with serious mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression are known to have a significantly reduced life expectancy in comparison to the general population. This is mainly due to co-morbid physical health illness, particularly cardiovascular disease. Mortality from coronary heart disease is approximately 3 times greater in people with serious mental illness. \n\nLifestyle choices regarding physical activity, exercise, sedentary behaviour and high calorie diet are key risk factors for obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. However, research quantifying these behaviours in inpatients with severe psychiatric illness remains limited.\n\nThis study aims to quantify the level of sedentary behaviour and physical activity, specifically in patients with a mental illness of a severity necessitating them to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital in the UK. \n\nThis would enable an assessment to be made of sedentary behaviour amongst patients suffering from a broad range of mental illnesses during their admission to psychiatric hospital, with the use of a wrist worn accelerometer. It would also allow for further understanding of associations between the degree of sedentary behaviour and subgroups of mental illness such as psychotic disorders and depression. \n\nThe results of the study would provide evidence as to whether psychiatric inpatients are mainly sedentary during their time in hospital
REC name
London - Hampstead Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/0197
Date of REC Opinion
24 Jan 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion