Autonomous motivation and quality of life as predictors of physical activity in patients with schizophrenia

Aim: Being physically active is a complex behaviour in patients with schizophrenia. Several factors were identified as barriers to achieving active behaviours in this population. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate among a number of barriers what predicts the most on physical activity (PA) in patients with schizophrenia.Methods: A total of 114 patients (28♀) with schizophrenia were included. Body mass index (BMI) was...