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Eurofit test battery in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder: Reliability and clinical correlates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

D. Vancampfort ,
M. Probst ,
K. Sweers ,
K. Maurissen ,
J. Knapen ,
J.B. Willems ,
T. Heip  and
M. De Hert
D. Vancampfort*
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Centre Catholic University Leuven, Campus Kortenberg, Leuvensesteenweg517, 3070Kortenberg, Belgium Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
M. Probst
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Centre Catholic University Leuven, Campus Kortenberg, Leuvensesteenweg517, 3070Kortenberg, Belgium Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
K. Sweers
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Centre Catholic University Leuven, Campus Kortenberg, Leuvensesteenweg517, 3070Kortenberg, Belgium
K. Maurissen
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Centre Catholic University Leuven, Campus Kortenberg, Leuvensesteenweg517, 3070Kortenberg, Belgium Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
J. Knapen
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Centre Catholic University Leuven, Campus Kortenberg, Leuvensesteenweg517, 3070Kortenberg, Belgium Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
J.B. Willems
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Centre Catholic University Leuven, Campus Kortenberg, Leuvensesteenweg517, 3070Kortenberg, Belgium
T. Heip
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Centre Catholic University Leuven, Campus Kortenberg, Leuvensesteenweg517, 3070Kortenberg, Belgium
M. De Hert
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Centre Catholic University Leuven, Campus Kortenberg, Leuvensesteenweg517, 3070Kortenberg, Belgium Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
*
*Corresponding author. Tel.: +32 2 758 05 11; fax: +32 2 759 9879. E-mail address: Davy.Vancampfort@uc-kortenberg.be
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Abstract

Objective

To investigate the reproducibility of the Eurofit physical fitness test battery in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Secondary aims were to assess clinical and demographic characteristics that correlate with the performance on the Eurofit and evaluation of the feasibility of the test.

Methods

Fifty patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder (mean age of 32.9±9.5years) with a mean body mass index (BMI) of 26.1±6.0kg/m2 performed two Eurofit tests administered within 3days.

Results

All Eurofit items showed good reproducibility with intraclass correlation coefficients ranging from 0.72 for flamingo balance to 0.98 for standing broad jump test. All participants could perform five of the seven test items without problems. The whole body balance and abdominal muscle endurance test could be executed by 74 and 90%, respectively. Significant correlations were found with age, BMI, waist circumference, dose of antipsychotic medication and extrapyramidal, negative and cognitive symptoms.

Conclusions

The Eurofit test showed good reproducibility and can be recommended for evaluating physical fitness parameters in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Physical fitness measures were related to both physical and mental health parameters.

Keywords

Physical FitnessEurofitSchizophreniaReliability
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Original articles
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European Psychiatry , Volume 27 , Issue 6 , August 2012 , pp. 416 - 421
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Copyright © Elsevier Masson SAS 2012

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