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The Influence of Occupational Therapy on College Students' Home Physical Exercise Behavior and Mental Health Status under the Artificial Intelligence Technology.

Chao Song, G E Sha, Wanxiang Yao, Linhai Yang

PMID 36133575

WHAT IT FOUND

This retracted paper surveyed college students about home exercise and mental health but did not test any therapy.

It offers no evidence to guide clinical practice.

What this paper is

This is a retracted publication that reports a survey of college students' exercise habits and self-assessed 'disease beliefs' using a non-standard term for psychological symptoms. It does not evaluate any occupational therapy intervention, nor does it provide actionable clinical evidence for physical, occupational, or speech therapists.

The easy way to misread this

Do not use this paper to justify exercise prescriptions for mental health in clinical settings; it is retracted, uses a non-standard definition of 'disease belief', and tests no therapeutic intervention.

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