Trial reportDrug and alcohol review2022
Exercise as treatment for alcohol use disorder: A qualitative study.
Trial report in Drug and alcohol review, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Exercise as treatment for alcohol use disorder: A qualitative study.Drug and alcohol review · 2022Trial
- From withdrawal to motivation: The feasibility, acceptability and early clinical benefits of adapted physical activity during inpatient alcohol withdrawal.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Integrating an exercise program into opioid agonist therapy: a pilot study on feasibility, fitness improvements, and participation challenges.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Article
- The Impact of Physical Activity on Weight Loss in Relation to the Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine-A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Perceptions of alcohol use disorder support among liver transplant recipients: a survey of strategies and challenges.Frontiers in transplantation · 2025Article
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- The combined association of physical activity and alcohol use with long-term mortality: an age-stratified analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Effects of a Two-Month Exercise Training Program on Concurrent Non-Opiate Substance Use in Opioid-Dependent Patients during Substitution Treatment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionExercise is a promising treatment option for individuals with alcohol use disorder, but qualitative studies are lacking. Our aim was to explore experiences of yoga and aerobic exercise among non-treatment-seeking adults with alcohol use disorder.
methodsSemi-structured qualitative interviews (face-to-face or telephone) with 12 participants from a randomised controlled trial. Qualitative content analysis was used to analyse data.
resultsOne main category was identified, motivating and maintaining a lifestyle change, including four generic categories: (i) Initiating factors for lifestyle change, which describes how the concept of a lifestyle change initiated participants change; (ii) Influencing lifestyle change, explains how mood-enhancing effects from exercise influence exercise behaviours; (iii) Influencing physical and mental health, which describes how improvements in physical and mental health influence self-confidence and self-esteem; and (iv) Influencing alcohol consumption, which describes how exercise reduced alcohol cravings and that success in changing exercise behaviours made participants take healthier decisions regarding their alcohol intake. DISCUSSION AND
conclusionsExercise may help reduce alcohol intake, especially when presented in the context of a lifestyle change. Being able to self-select the type of exercise may increase compliance and optimise these benefits. Intentional planning and positive results from exercise may strengthen the individual's self-efficacy and increase the motivation to change behaviours associated with alcohol consumption.
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