Exploring the benefits of an exercise program for people with schizophrenia: A qualitative study

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 341-351

  Fogarty, Margaret ^a   Happell, Brenda ^b  

^a Uniting Care Community Options   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; EXERCISE; HEALTH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE THERAPY; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTORIA;

EID: 17244381091     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840590915711     Document Type: Article

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