Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Annabel Sandra Mueller-Stierlin, Scott B. Teasdale, Uemmueguelsuem Dinc, Sabrina Moerkl, Nicole Prinz, Thomas Becker, Reinhold Kilian
Summary: This study assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of three dietary assessment methods for individuals with serious mental illness. The photographic food record and food diary were found to be feasible and acceptable to participants, with further validation testing and clear guidance needed for optimal use.
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Psychology, Clinical
Karen L. Fortuna, Amanda L. Myers, Joelle Ferron, Arya Kadakia, Cynthia Bianco, Martha L. Bruce, Stephen J. Bartels
Summary: This study assessed the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a digital peer support integrated medical and psychiatric self-management intervention for adults with serious mental illness. The results showed that the intervention was feasible and acceptable, and it was associated with significant improvements in self-efficacy and personal empowerment.
JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Family Studies
Anne M. Williams-Wengerd, Catherine Solheim
Summary: Parents have taken on more involved roles for their children with serious mental illness since deinstitutionalization, but research and treatment neglect the changes in parental roles and the grief that follows, focusing mainly on individual perspectives. There is a need for a family theoretical perspective to address the relational nature of grief and provide more effective interventions for families.
JOURNAL OF FAMILY THEORY & REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Minda A. Gowarty, Kelly A. Aschbrenner, Mary F. Brunette
Summary: Among young adults with serious mental illness, the quitSTART app showed significantly higher engagement levels compared to QuitGuide, with similar usability and acceptability among users with psychotic disorders and other SMI diagnoses. Further replication and efficacy testing for quitSTART are necessary.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Xue-Lei Fu, Yan Qian, Xiao-Hong Jin, Hai-Rong Yu, Hua Wu, Lin Du, Hong-Lin Chen, Ya-Qin Shi
Summary: This study quantified the suicide rates among people with serious mental illness (bipolar disorder, major depression, or schizophrenia). The findings showed high suicide rates, especially among individuals with major depression. Male patients were found to have a higher risk of suicide compared to females. Poisoning was the most common method of suicide. The study highlights the need for increased psychological assessment and monitoring, as well as further research on regional and age differences in suicide among this population.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Kelly Vetri, Genevieve Piche, Aude Villatte
Summary: This study evaluates an interpersonal psychotherapy-based book targeting children living with a parent with a mental illness. The results show that the book was highly appreciated and positively perceived by families and psychosocial workers, indicating that it is an appropriate and useful tool for supporting children with a parent with a mental illness.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Charlotte Lee, Felicity Waite, Carmen Piernas, Paul Aveyard
Summary: This study aimed to develop an intervention to improve uptake and engagement with a mainstream weight management program for people with serious mental illness (SMI). The intervention included attending a 12-week mainstream weight management program and receiving online adjunct support and regular check-ins. Preliminary results showed that the intervention was feasible and acceptable, warranting further trials.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
S. L. Belfrage, M. Husted, S. D. S. Fraser, S. Patel, J. A. Faulkner
Summary: The aim of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of community-based health literacy interventions in improving the health literacy of parents. A total of 11 interventions were identified, including both in-person and digital methods, with potential for improving parental health literacy. However, due to heterogeneity among the studies, a meta-analysis could not be conducted. Additional research is needed to further investigate the long-term effects of community interventions on health literacy.
PERSPECTIVES IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Jie Shang, Nadila Dolikun, Xuanchen Tao, Puhong Zhang, Mark Woodward, Maree L. Hackett, Amanda Henry
Summary: Postpartum mental disorders, including depression and anxiety, are common after medically complicated pregnancies. Limited intervention studies have shown some evidence that early interventions may improve postpartum depression and anxiety scores. However, more high-quality research is needed in this understudied area.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Kathryn Sabella, Amanda Baczko, Ian A. Lane, Laura Golden, Emma Pici-D'Ottavio, Murron O'Neill
Summary: In recent years, there has been an increase in the average age of becoming a parent, a decrease in the rate of teen pregnancies, and the emergence of a new developmental period called emerging adulthood. Young adults with serious mental health conditions (SMHC) who become parents earlier than their peers may be at risk of poor outcomes. However, there has been limited research on the experiences of young adult parents with SMHC. This study conducted qualitative interviews with 18 young adults with SMHC in the United States who became parents before the age of 25, and found that they faced challenges in simultaneously parenting young children and managing their mental health condition, experienced discrimination, and had fears of future discrimination. However, parents also expressed that their children motivated them to maintain recovery and build a good life for their family.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Christina T. Yuan, Emma E. McGinty, Arlene Dalcin, Stacy Goldsholl, Faith Dickerson, Kimberly A. Gudzune, Gerald J. Jerome, David A. Thompson, Karly A. Murphy, Eva Minahan, Gail L. Daumit
Summary: People with serious mental illnesses have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, but the implementation of interventions to improve their cardiovascular health is limited. This article describes the implementation strategies used by the Johns Hopkins ALACRITY Center for Health and Longevity in Mental Illness to scale-up evidenced-based interventions for weight loss, smoking cessation, and hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes care for people with serious mental illnesses.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Saju Madavanakadu Devassy, Lorane Scaria, Lynette Joubert
Summary: This study explores the risk factors and barriers to providing substitute family care. The findings show that most substitute caregivers are females from low-income households, and the main issues include economic, familial, and social risks, as well as specific cultural and service access barriers. Focusing on economic interventions can enhance the capability of substitute family caregivers.
Article
Health Policy & Services
Laysha Ostrow, Katy Kaplan, Yaara Zisman-Ilani, Eugene Brusilovskiy, Carina Smith, Mark S. Salzer
Summary: Parents with serious mental illnesses who have had contact with child protective services (CPS) are more likely to be nonwhite, less educated, have less social support, more parenting-related needs, substance use-related issues, and have experienced adverse childhood and traumatic events compared to parents without CPS contact. Additionally, a significant portion of parents who had CPS contact did not have a mental disorder diagnosis at the time of the first contact.
PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Benjamin Buck, Janelle Nguyen, Shelan Porter, Dror Ben-Zeev, Greg M. Reger
Summary: This study examines the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of an mHealth intervention for serious mental illnesses (SMIs) among veterans in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient care. The results show that the intervention is feasible, acceptable, and usable among veterans, leading to small improvements in self-assessed recovery, auditory hallucinations, and quality of life.
JMIR MENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kevin Morisod, Mary Malebranche, Joachim Marti, Jacques Spycher, Veronique S. Grazioli, Patrick Bodenmann
Summary: This systematic review aims to provide a global overview of interventions aimed at improving health equity for Deaf people. The analysis of 46 studies reveals seven categories of interventions, including the use of sign language, translation and validation of clinical tools, healthcare provider training, development of adapted healthcare facilities, online interventions, education programs, and videos. Despite some methodological limitations, these interventions seem relevant to improving healthcare equity and health education for Deaf people.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Dominic Conroy, Jonathan A. Smith, Stephen Butler, Sarah Byford, David Cottrell, Abdullah Kraam, Peter Fonagy, Rachel Ellison, Elizabeth Simes, Alisa Anokhina
Summary: This qualitative study examines the long-term impact of multisystemic therapy (MST) on young people's transition from adolescence to young adulthood. Findings suggest that young men who received MST during adolescence exhibited more mature outcomes when transitioning into adulthood compared to those who received management as usual (MAU). No differences were observed in the female groups.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Zachary D. Cohen, Robert J. DeRubeis, Rachel Hayes, Edward R. Watkins, Glyn Lewis, Richard Byng, Sarah Byford, Catherine Crane, Willem Kuyken, Tim Dalgleish, Susanne Schweizer
Summary: Clinical prediction models can help adults with recurrent depression choose between antidepressant medication (ADM) maintenance or switching to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT). The study found that individuals with the poorest ADM prognoses who switched to MBCT had better outcomes compared to those who continued with ADM. For individuals with moderate to good ADM prognoses, both treatments resulted in similar likelihood of relapse.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Alexander Hodkinson, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Salwa S. Zghebi, Christos Grigoroglou, Brian McMillan, Harm van Marwijk, Peter Bower, Dialechti Tsimpida, Charles F. Emery, Mark R. Burge, Hunter Esmiol, Margaret E. Cupples, Mark A. Tully, Kaberi Dasgupta, Stella S. Daskalopoulou, Alexandra B. Cooke, Ayorinde F. Fayehun, Julie Houle, Paul Poirier, Thomas Yates, Joseph Henson, Derek R. Anderson, Elisabeth B. Grey, Maria Panagioti
Summary: In patients with cardiometabolic conditions, interventions using wearable trackers to improve steps per day mostly benefited older White men without multimorbidity.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rosa Parisi, Yiu-Shing Lau, Peter Bower, Katherine Checkland, Jill Rubery, Matt Sutton, Sally J. Giles, Aneez Esmail, Sharon Spooner, Evangelos Kontopantelis
Summary: Primary care in England faces challenges with high turnover of general practitioners (GPs), and it is unclear whether there are specific predictors and associations with poor population health outcomes. This retrospective observational study found that larger practices in deprived areas with higher morbidity burden were more likely to experience persistent high turnover. Persistent high turnover was associated with poorer service indicators and health outcomes.
BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Susan Kirk, Claire Fraser, Nicola Evans, Rhiannon Lane, Jodie Crooks, Georgia Naughton, Steven Pryjmachuk
Summary: This study identifies four key components that are perceived to be central to providing effective, acceptable, and accessible mental health services for children and young people with common mental health problems. These components include open access to support, the development of therapeutic relationships, personalization of services, and the development of self-care skills and mental health literacy.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
David Saxon, Michael Barkham, Penny Bee, Judith Gellatly, Cintia Faija, Peter Bower
Summary: This study concludes that offering telephone assessments does not negatively affect the uptake of assessment and may improve the efficiency and accessibility of mental healthcare services. The findings can have significant implications for the development and future reconfiguration of psychological therapy services.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jamie Ross, Sarah Cotterill, Peter Bower, Elizabeth Murray
Summary: This study explores the factors influencing the decision-making and engagement of individuals in the National Health Service Healthier You: Digital Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS-digital-DPP) in the UK. The study identified seven overarching themes that were important for both the decision to uptake and engage with the NHS-digital-DPP, including knowledge and understanding, referral process, self-efficacy, self-identity, motivation and support, advantages of digital service, and reflexive monitoring. The study concludes that digital-DPPs can overcome barriers to the uptake of face-to-face diabetes prevention programs and support lifestyle changes for diabetes prevention.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Rathi Ravindrarajah, Matt Sutton, David Reeves, Sarah Cotterill, Emma Mcmanus, Rachel Meacock, William Whittaker, Claudia Soiland-Reyes, Simon Heller, Peter Bower, Evangelos Kontopantelis
Summary: This study examines whether adults referred to the NHS Healthier You Diabetes Prevention Programme in England are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes mellitus. The findings show that people referred to the programme have a 20% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to those who were not referred. These results support the rapid implementation of the programme in England and suggest its continuation and expansion to other parts of the United Kingdom.
Article
Geography
Christine Camacho, Roger T. Webb, Peter Bower, Luke Munford
Summary: This paper examines the relationship between economic resilience in English regions and the allocation of the government's Community Renewal Fund (CRF). Economic resilience is measured using indicators such as productivity, skills, unemployment, population density, and household income. The study finds that the current allocation of CRF funding may widen existing inequalities rather than addressing them. There is no significant correlation between resilience values and CRF allocations.
REGIONAL STUDIES REGIONAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Peter Knapp, Thirimon Moe-Byrne, Jacqueline Martin-Kerry, Rebecca Sheridan, Jenny Roche, Elizabeth Coleman, Peter Bower, Steven Higgins, Catherine Stones, Jonathan Graffy, Jenny Preston, Carrol Gamble, Bridget Young, Daniel Perry, Annegret Dahlmann-Noor, Mohamed Abbas, Payal Khandelwal, Siobhan Ludden, Augusto Azuara-Blanco, Emma McConnell, Nicky Mandall, Anna Lawson, Chris A. Rogers, Helena J. M. Smartt, Rachael Heys, Simon R. Stones, Danielle Horton Taylor, Sophie Ainsworth, Jenny Ainsworth
Summary: By comparing multimedia information (MMI) and printed participant information sheets (PIS), the study found that MMI can increase the recruitment rate of trials, but has no effect on the quality of decision-making. MMI is a useful tool for recruiting children and young people in trials.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Peter Bower, Claudia Soiland-Reyes, Simon Heller, Paul Wilson, Sarah Cotterill, David French, Matt Sutton
Summary: The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP) has successfully achieved significant reductions in diabetes incidence through a large-scale behaviour change programme. Despite encountering barriers during implementation, such as low engagement and fidelity issues, the programme has shown effectiveness in reducing diabetes incidence at both individual and population levels. By closely collaborating with the NHS DPP team, valuable insights have been provided for improving communication, supporting primary care referral, enhancing provider relationships, increasing patient choice, improving behavior change techniques, and enriching educational and health coaching content.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jamie Ross, Rhiannon E. Hawkes, Lisa M. Miles, Sarah Cotterill, Peter Bower, Elizabeth Murray
Summary: This study aimed to understand engagement with the NHS-digital-DPP and found that almost all participants started using the apps, but there were differences in engagement levels across providers. The findings could inform the design of other digital behavior change interventions.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sarah Croke, Anna-Maria Volkmann, Catherine Perry, Ross A. Atkinson, Alessio Pruneddu, Lydia Morris, Peter Bower
Summary: This study explores various aspects of living with type 2 diabetes among adults aged 18-40. The findings reveal that these patients can be categorized into five subgroups with different perspectives and challenges. The study suggests that tailored support is needed to improve diabetes prevention, management, and well-being for these patients.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jesus Montero-Marin, Verena Hinze, Karen Mansfield, Yasmijn Slaghekke, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Sarah Byford, Tim Dalgleish, Mark T. Greenberg, Russell M. Viner, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Tamsin Ford, Willem Kuyken, MYRIAD Team
Summary: This study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of secondary school students and its association with individual, family, friendship, and school characteristics. The results showed that mental health difficulties increased among students exposed to the pandemic, including risk of depression, social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties, and mental well-being. Positive school climate, high home connectedness, and having a friend during lockdown were protective factors during the pandemic. Female gender and initial low risk for mental health difficulties were associated with greater mental health deteriorations. Partial school attendance during lockdown was associated with better adjustment when returning to school.
Article
Pediatrics
Katarzyna Kostyrka-Allchorne, Petrina Chu, Claire Ballard, Nancy Lean, Blandine French, Ellen Hedstrom, Sarah Byford, Samuele Cortese, David Daley, Johnny Downs, Cristine Glazebrook, Kimberley Goldsmith, Charlotte L. Hall, Hanna Kovshoff, Jana Kreppner, Kapil Sayal, James Shearer, Emily Simonoff, Margaret Thompson, Edmund J. S. Sonuga-Barke
Summary: This study aimed to adapt a digital routine clinical monitoring system, myHealthE, for research purposes, test remote methods for participant screening and identification, and explore the usability of the STEPS app. The results show that remote recruitment and study procedures are feasible and acceptable for parents, and that STEPS is considered a useful and easy-to-use digital parenting support tool.
JMIR PEDIATRICS AND PARENTING
(2023)