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Olivera Dessieux
Researcher at University of Tennessee
Publications - 5
Citations - 186
Olivera Dessieux is an academic researcher from University of Tennessee. The author has contributed to research in topics: Psychological intervention & Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming). The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 5 publications receiving 179 citations.
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Effect of a Motivational Intervention on Exercise Behavior in Persons with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
Lora Humphrey Beebe,Kathy Smith,Renee Burk,Kelly McIntyre,Olivera Dessieux,Abbas Tavakoli,Clif Tennison,Dawn I. Velligan +7 more
TL;DR: This study is among the first to examine interventions designed to enhance exercise motivation in SSDs and found WALC-S recipients attended more walking groups, for more weeks and walked more minutes than those receiving TAC.
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A pilot study describing physical activity in persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDS) after an exercise program.
Lora Humphrey Beebe,Kathlene Smith,Marian W. Roman,Renee Burk,Kelly McIntyre,Olivera Dessieux,Abbas Tavakoli,Clif Tennison +7 more
TL;DR: This pilot study is among the first to document the physical activity level of persons with SSDs after exercise intervention and confirms the low activity level reported by others, but experimental participants demonstrated higher activity levels than controls on most days.
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Motivational intervention increases exercise in schizophrenia and co-occurring substance use disorders.
Lora Humphrey Beebe,Kathleen Smith,Renee Burk,Kelly McIntyre,Olivera Dessieux,Abbas Tavakoli,Dawn I. Velligan +6 more
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Effect of a motivational group intervention on exercise self-efficacy and outcome expectations for exercise in schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
Lora Humphrey Beebe,Kathlene Smith,Renee Burk,Olivera Dessieux,Dawn I. Velligan,Abbas Tavakoli,Clif Tennison +6 more
TL;DR: Interventions to enhance exercise attitudes are a critical first step toward the ultimate goal of increasing exercise participation and this is the first study to examine SEE and OEES in SSDs.
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Motivating Persons with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders to Exercise: Rationale and Design
Lora Humphrey Beebe,Renee Burk,Kelly McIntyre,Kathlene Smith,Dawn I. Velligan,Barbara Resnick,Abbas Tavakoli,Cliff Tennison,Olivera Dessieux +8 more
TL;DR: This study will provide information to estimate effect sizes to calculate power and determine appropriate sample sizes for future inquiries, and the primary measures of the effectiveness of the WALC-S are attendance, persistence and compliance to the 16-week walking group.