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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Clodagh Cogley, Claire Carswell, Jessica Bramham, Kate Bramham, Aoife Smith, John Holian, Peter Conlon, Paul D'Alton
Summary: This research investigates the barriers and facilitators to effective kidney care for people with severe mental health difficulties (SMHDs) and concurrent kidney disease, and how care might be improved for this underserved population. Findings indicate that effective management of kidney disease for people with SMHDs requires integrated physical and mental health care, which takes an individualised whole person approach to addressing the interaction between kidney disease and mental health.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Kristen McCarter, Melissa L. L. McKinlay, Nadine Cocks, Catherine Brasier, Laura Hayes, Amanda L. L. Baker, David Castle, Ron Borland, Billie Bonevski, Catherine Segan, Peter J. J. Kelly, Alyna Turner, Jill Williams, John Attia, Rohan Sweeney, Sacha Filia, Donita Baird, Lisa Brophy
Summary: This study highlights the importance of tailored tobacco treatment interventions for individuals with severe mental illness. Peer worker involvement and tailored quitline counseling provided substantial support for intervention participants, while compassionate support was highly valued.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Aoife Carolan, Dolores Keating, Stephen McWilliams, Caroline Hynes, Mary O'Neill, Fiona Boland, Sharon Holland, Judith Strawbridge, Cristin Ryan
Summary: The aim of this research was to design and validate a medicines optimisation tool (OPTIMISE) to help clinicians improve the physical health of people with severe mental illness (SMI). A total of 62 prescribing indicators were developed and validated through a Delphi consensus methodology, with a substantial level of agreement between physicians and pharmacists. OPTIMISE has the potential to enhance medicines optimisation in this population.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Sonja Motteli, Barbora Provaznikova, Stefan Vetter, Matthias Jager, Erich Seifritz, Florian Hotzy
Summary: Compared to the general population, people with severe mental illness (SMI) have a higher risk of weight gain and metabolic syndrome, as well as malnutrition due to unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. This study aimed to identify barriers to healthy eating, including nutrition knowledge and skills, in individuals with SMI. The results showed that patients with SMI had worse nutritional status and lifestyle compared to healthy controls, but their levels of nutrition knowledge, cooking and food skills, and motivation to eat healthily were not significantly lower.
Article
Psychiatry
Gilad Gal, Itzhak Levav, Arad Kodesh
Summary: The mental health reform in Israel did not lead to significant changes in the use of health services among people with severe mental illness. The mortality rates remained stable.
SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Sally Wulff Jorgensen, Esben Nedenskov Petersen, Soren Harnow, Kim Lee, Birgitte Norgaard
Summary: This study aimed to understand the significance of e-health solutions in terms of user involvement and encounters with healthcare professionals among people with severe mental illnesses. Eight participants diagnosed with severe mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or depression) were interviewed twice between August 2021 and May 2022 in southern Denmark. The findings revealed that e-health solutions helped structure participants' everyday lives and positively impacted collaboration when used with healthcare professionals. Participants felt involved and in control when using e-health solutions, leading to increased engagement in their treatment. The importance of in-person meetings with healthcare professionals for building trust before implementing e-health solutions was also highlighted.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
(2023)
Review
Nursing
Ting Ting Hui, Loretta Garvey, Michael Olasoji
Summary: People with mental illness have a shorter life expectancy, emphasizing the significance of early intervention and lifestyle interventions for improving physical health; the study suggests the need for co-designed lifestyle interventions focusing on promoting physical health literacy, social support, and autonomous motivation for health behavior change.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Diana Shamsutdinova, Jayati Das-Munshi, Mark Ashworth, Angus Roberts, Daniel Stahl
Summary: The study aimed to develop and internally validate a T2DM prevalence model for people with severe mental illness (SMI). Logistic regression and XGBoost models performed well in detecting T2DM presence in SMI patients. Age and ethnicity were the most important predictors. The predicted 2.14% increase in T2DM prevalence in the East London SMI population in 20 years indicates the impact of projected demographic changes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Naomi Launders, Joseph F. Hayes, Gabriele Price, Louise Marston, David P. J. Osborn
Summary: Patients with severe mental illness (SMI) have higher rates of emergency and avoidable physical health hospitalisations compared to the general population. Among SMI diagnoses, planned physical health admissions are underutilised in patients with schizophrenia, while patients with bipolar disorder have higher rates. Emergency admissions for accidents, injuries, and substance misuse are particularly high in the year following SMI diagnosis.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Catharina Roth, Michel Wensing, Jan Koetsenruijter, Ana Istvanovic, Antoni Novotni, Aleksandr Tomcuk, Jovo Dedovic, Tatijana Djurisic, Milos Milutinovic, Martina Rojnic Kuzman, Raluca Nica, Sarah Bjedov, Sara Medved, Tiberiu Rotaru, Bethany Hipple Walters, Ionela Petrea, Laura Shields-Zeeman
Summary: This study examined the level of functioning and perceived support for recovery among service users with severe mental illness in Central and Eastern Europe. The results indicated that service users reporting higher levels of perceived support for their recovery had lower levels of functional limitations on average.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Panagiotis Spanakis, Emily Peckham, Alice Mathers, David Shiers, Simon Gilbody
Summary: During COVID-19, digital means have increasingly been used to provide health provision and information resources, which is expected to be a standard practice post-pandemic. People with severe mental illness experience profound health inequalities, and digital exclusion may exacerbate these inequities. It is important for researchers and developers to address issues of accessibility, acceptability and usability early on in the design phase of introducing new digital means in clinical practice to prevent digital exclusion.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Claire Carswell, Peter A. Coventry, Jennifer V. E. Brown, Sarah L. Alderson, Keith Double, Simon Gilbody, Richard I. G. Holt, Rowena Jacobs, Jennie Lister, David Osborn, David Shiers, Najma Siddiqi, Johanna Taylor, Ian Kellar, DIAMONDS Res Grp
Summary: This study developed a self-management intervention for individuals with severe mental illness and type 2 diabetes, incorporating a digital app, a paper-based workbook, and one-to-one coaching. The intervention was based on theory, empirical evidence, and co-design approaches.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Ruimin Ma, Eugenia Romano, Katrina Davis, Robert Stewart, Mark Ashworth, Davy Vancampfort, Fiona Gaughran, Brendon Stubbs, Christoph Mueller
Summary: Patients with severe mental illness (SMI) are more likely to receive prescriptions for osteoporosis medications and be referred for osteoporosis screening compared to the general population. Factors such as older age and the prescription of Class A analgesics are significant predictors for osteoporosis management pathways in SMI patients.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Viola Kirschner, Natalie Lamp, Uemmueguelsuem Dinc, Thomas Becker, Reinhold Kilian, Annabel Sandra Mueller-Stierlin
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of an intervention to promote a health-conscious lifestyle among people with severe mental illness. The findings showed that the intervention was feasible and acceptable in a sheltered housing setting, but no superiority compared to routine care was observed.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Erin Pullen, Emily A. Ekl, Elizabeth Felix, Christopher Turner, Brea L. Perry, Bernice A. Pescosolido
Summary: This study examines how contact with individuals with mental illness within social networks shapes labeling processes and beliefs about the causes of mental illness. The findings reveal that connections to valued ties that disconfirm stereotypes contribute to improved recognition of mental illness and reduce stigmatizing beliefs about its causes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)