TY - JOUR AU - Farholm, Anders AU - Sørensen, Marit AU - Halvari, Hallgeir AU - Hynnekleiv, Torfinn PY - 2017 DA - 2017/11/06 TI - Associations between physical activity and motivation, competence, functioning, and apathy in inhabitants with mental illness from a rural municipality: a cross-sectional study JO - BMC Psychiatry SP - 359 VL - 17 IS - 1 AB - There is increasing evidence for physical activity (PA) having a positive impact on physical and mental health as well as illness symptoms in individuals with severe mental illness (SMI). However, individuals with SMI experience several barriers that makes it difficult to take advantage of the benefits associated with PA. One barrier consistently reported to impede PA is motivational issues. Thus, the main aim of the present study was to examine associations between PA and motivation for PA, perceived competence for PA, functioning, apathy, and demographic variables among individuals with SMI. This was conducted within a larger study aiming at including all inhabitants with SMI in one particular small, rural municipality. SN - 1471-244X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-017-1528-3 DO - 10.1186/s12888-017-1528-3 ID - Farholm2017 ER -