Physical activity, psychiatric distress, and interest in exercise group participation among individuals seeking methadone maintenance treatment with and without chronic pain
Beitel M, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Cutter CJ, Schottenfeld RS, Eggert K, Madden LM, Kerns RD, Liong C, Ginn J, Barry DT. Physical activity, psychiatric distress, and interest in exercise group participation among individuals seeking methadone maintenance treatment with and without chronic pain. American Journal On Addictions 2016, 25: 125-131. PMID: 26824197, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentPhysical activity levelsExercise group participationChronic painPhysical activityPsychiatric distressMaintenance treatmentActivity levelsPast weekVigorous-intensity physical activityExercise of patientsIntensity physical activityExercise groupExercise interventionPainBrief self-report instrumentPatientsLow levelsSelf-report instrumentDistressWeeksDepressionTreatmentGroup participationParticipants