PMID- 29907494 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190520 LR - 20200306 IS - 1573-2509 (Electronic) IS - 0920-9964 (Print) IS - 0920-9964 (Linking) VI - 201 DP - 2018 Nov TI - What prevents youth at clinical high risk for psychosis from engaging in physical activity? An examination of the barriers to physical activity. PG - 400-405 LID - S0920-9964(18)30343-8 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.schres.2018.06.011 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Exercise has increasingly been proposed as a healthful intervention prior to and after the onset of psychosis. There is some evidence to suggest that youth at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis are less physically active and report more barriers to engaging in exercise; however, there has been relatively limited empirical work documenting this phenomenon, and to date, relationships between physical activity, barriers, and clinical phenomenology have been unclear. METHODS: CHR (N = 51) and healthy control (N = 37) participants completed a structured clinical interview assessing attenuated psychotic symptoms and substance use, and an exercise survey that assessed current exercise practices, perceived physical fitness, and barriers related to engaging in exercise. RESULTS: CHR youth engaged in less physical activity, exhibited lower perception of fitness, and endorsed more barriers related to motivation for exercise. The CHR group showed significant negative correlations where lower perceptions of fitness were associated with increased negative, disorganized, and general symptoms. Decreased frequency of activity was related to more barriers of motivation. Interestingly, greater symptomatology in the CHR group was associated with more barriers of self-perception and motivation for engaging in exercise. However, findings suggested a nuanced relationship in this area; for example, increased physical activity was associated with increased substance use. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the current study support the notion that sedentary behavior is common in CHR youth, and more broadly, provide an impetus to target motivation through supervised exercise and fitness tracking to promote the health and well-being of CHR individuals. CI - Published by Elsevier B.V. FAU - Newberry, Raeana E AU - Newberry RE AD - University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boulder, CO, USA. FAU - Dean, Derek J AU - Dean DJ AD - University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boulder, CO, USA; University of Colorado Boulder, Center for Neuroscience, Boulder, CO, USA. Electronic address: derek.dean@colorado.edu. FAU - Sayyah, Madison D AU - Sayyah MD AD - University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boulder, CO, USA. FAU - Mittal, Vijay A AU - Mittal VA AD - Northwestern University, Department of Psychology, Evanston, IL, USA; Northwestern University, Department of Psychiatry, Chicago, IL, USA; Northwestern University, Institute for Policy Research, Evanston, IL, USA; Northwestern University, Medical Social Sciences, Chicago, IL, USA; Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences, Evanston/Chicago, IL, USA. LA - eng GR - R01 MH094650/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - R21 MH103231/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - R33 MH103231/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20180613 PL - Netherlands TA - Schizophr Res JT - Schizophrenia research JID - 8804207 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Child MH - *Exercise MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Interview, Psychological MH - Male MH - Motivation MH - Prodromal Symptoms MH - *Psychotic Disorders/physiopathology/psychology MH - Risk MH - *Sedentary Behavior MH - Self Concept MH - Substance-Related Disorders MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC6252130 MID - NIHMS976009 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Barriers OT - Clinical high risk OT - Exercise OT - Physical fitness OT - Psychosis COIS- Conflict of Interest Dr. Mittal is a consultant with Takeda Pharmaceuticals. No other authors have conflicts to disclose. EDAT- 2018/06/17 06:00 MHDA- 2019/05/21 06:00 PMCR- 2019/11/01 CRDT- 2018/06/17 06:00 PHST- 2018/04/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/06/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/06/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/06/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/05/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/06/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0920-9964(18)30343-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.schres.2018.06.011 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Schizophr Res. 2018 Nov;201:400-405. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2018.06.011. Epub 2018 Jun 13.