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Retention of older veterans with serious mental illness in a clinical exercise program.

Browne J, Elbogen EB, Mueser KT, Rudolph JL, Wu WC, Philip NS, Mills WL, Young AS, Sloane R, Hall KS. Retention of older veterans with serious mental illness in a clinical exercise program. Frontiers in psychiatry. 2023 Jun 22; 14:1221030.

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Abstract:

Older adults with serious mental illness (SMI) have compromised physical function that could be improved with exercise; however, retention in exercise programs is a challenge. This study was a retrospective analysis of retention for the 150 older veterans with SMI that enrolled in Gerofit, a clinical exercise program offered in the Veterans Health Administration. Chi-square and -tests were conducted to evaluate baseline differences between those that were and were not retained at six and 12?months. Retention was 33% and better health-related quality of life and endurance were related to retention. Future work is needed to improve exercise program retention in this population.




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