A 10-hours workshop improves physical activity prescription for mental illness knowledge and confidence in health care professionals: a nation-wide multicentre study from Uganda

Lack of knowledge about and confidence in physical activity (PA) prescription for people with mental illness are important barriers for clinical practice in low-income countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a 10-hour workshop improved the knowledge and confidence in PA prescription...

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Published in:Disability and rehabilitation 2023-01, Vol.45 (1), p.170-175
Main Authors: Vancampfort, Davy, Kimbowa, Samuel, Ward, Philip B., Onekalit, Keneth, Lukwata, Hafsa, Mugisha, James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Education
Exercise
Female
Health Personnel
Humans
low-income country
Male
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Disorders - therapy
mental health
Middle Aged
physical activity
Prescriptions
training
Uganda
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Summary:Lack of knowledge about and confidence in physical activity (PA) prescription for people with mental illness are important barriers for clinical practice in low-income countries. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a 10-hour workshop improved the knowledge and confidence in PA prescription among health care professionals in 13 regional referral hospitals across Uganda. 260 health care professionals (age = 40.4 ± 10.8 years; 48% women; 63.8% nurses, 10% social workers, 8.1% psychologists, 7.3% medical doctors, 5.8% psychiatrists, 5% physical or occupational therapists) completed the Exercise in Mental Illness Questionnaire - Health Professionals Version (EMIQ-HP) pre- and post-workshop. The EMIQ-HP PA knowledge score (3.1 ± 0.7 versus 1.3 ± 1.3, p 
ISSN:0963-8288
1464-5165
DOI:10.1080/09638288.2021.2003448