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World J Psychiatry. Apr 19, 2023; 13(4): 182-190
Published online Apr 19, 2023. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i4.182
Published online Apr 19, 2023. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v13.i4.182
Use of new technologies for the promotion of physical activity in patients with mental illness: A systematic review
Margarita Guerrero-Jiménez, Luis Gutiérrez-Rojas, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Clínico San Cecilio, Granada 18014, Spain
Marta Ruiz, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles 28933, Madrid, Spain
Laura Jiménez-Muñoz, Alejandro Porras-Segovia, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitario Jiménez Díaz, Madrid 28040, Spain
Enrique Baca-Garcia, Department of Psychiatry, Fundación Jiménez Diaz, Madrid 28040, Spain
Author contributions: Guerrero-Jiménez M and Ruiz M contributed equally to this work; Gutiérrez-Rojas L, Jiménez-Muñoz L, Baca-Garcia E and Porras-Segovia A designed the research study; Ruiz M, Jiménez-Muñoz L and Porras-Segovia A performed the research; Guerrero-Jiménez M and Ruiz M contributed analytic tools; Guerrero-Jiménez M, Ruiz M, Gutiérrez-Rojas L and Porras-Segovia A analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; and all authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Luis Gutiérrez-Rojas, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Clínico San Cecilio, Avenida del Conocimiento s/n, Granada 18014, Spain. gutierrezrojasl@hotmail.com
Received: September 27, 2022
Peer-review started: September 27, 2022
First decision: October 21, 2022
Revised: January 14, 2023
Accepted: March 21, 2023
Article in press: March 21, 2023
Published online: April 19, 2023
Processing time: 202 Days and 15.3 Hours
Peer-review started: September 27, 2022
First decision: October 21, 2022
Revised: January 14, 2023
Accepted: March 21, 2023
Article in press: March 21, 2023
Published online: April 19, 2023
Processing time: 202 Days and 15.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Physical exercise is an underutilized tool for the management of mental disorders. New technologies have made a breakthrough in health care, and one of its possible applications (apps) could be that of customizing exercise programs for special populations, such as patients with mental disorders. Apps that aim to improve and increase physical activity in patients diagnosed with the disease have shown good results in terms of efficacy and acceptability, so they should be known by clinicians in order to offer them to patients who meet a good profile.