Abstract:
Introducción: La esquizofrenia es un síndrome psiquiátrico crónico que padece el 1% de
la población, y debido a su sintomatología, es considerada una de las psicopatologías más
discapacitantes. Su tratamiento habitual es la administración de psicofármacos. Sin
embargo, estos conllevan una serie ... Ver más
Introduction: Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric syndrome suffered by 1% of the
population, and due to its symptomatology, it is considered one of the most disabling
psychopathologies. Its usual treatment is the administration of psychotropic drugs.
However, these entail a series of adverse effects. For this reason, exercise has been
proposed as a therapeutic tool, since thanks to its inherent positive effects, it can minimize
the pharmacological consequences, and achieve benefits on its psychopathology.
Objective: The main objective is to analyze the possible effects that therapeutic exercise
can generate in people with schizophrenia, as well as the different modalities and their
dosage.
Material and methods: A literature search was carried out in different databases:
ScienceDirect, Scopus, Cochrane, PEDro, and PubMed. These databases were used to
extract a series of studies that analyzed the effects of exercise therapy in schizophrenia.
Results: Thirteen studies were included. Nine used aerobic exercise, two used strength,
one combined both, and one used body awareness therapy. Measurements were made on
neurocognitive, social, and cardiovascular aspects. On these aspects, exercise shows
positive results.
Conclusions: Exercise therapy has been shown to have several positive effects on
schizophrenia. However, there is no clear consensus on optimal dosage and exercise, as
well as insufficient knowledge about the mechanisms by which these effects occur.
Therefore, more, and better research is needed to address and resolve these obstacles
|