The effectiveness of health behavior change interventions in managing physical health in people with a psychotic illness: A systematic review

A training programme for community pharmacists to support people living with severe and persistent mental illness: Intervention mapping in the context of a pandemic

“…To further inform training development, the research team completed two literature reviews (Hu et al, 2022;Ng et al, 2022) and identified key literature pertaining to physical healthcare (Kisely et al, 2015;Mazoruk et al, 2020;Vancampfort et al, 2018Vancampfort et al, , 2019 and medication adherence (García et al, 2016;MacDonald et al, 2016;Velligan et al, 2017) for people living with SPMI. Acceptability of antipsychotic medication is well-recognised as problematic among this vulnerable population (Wade et al, 2017) with adherence to an issue of concern (Wade et al, 2017;Younas et al, 2016).…”

Effect of a nurse‐led intervention program on the physical health and quality of life of individuals with severe mental illness

“…Individuals wih severe mental illness (SMI), such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and schizoaffective disorder, have a shorter life expectancy and poorer physical health status than the general population 1–4 . Guidelines emphasize that the incidence of physical health problems such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and metabolic syndrome is quite high among individuals with SMI 5,6 .…”

“…The mortality and morbidity of individuals with SMI depend largely on modifiable lifestyle risk factors. Therefore, it is important to embrace healthy lifestyle behaviors such as physical activity and healthy nutrition in these individuals 2,3 …”

“…Meepring et al 19 found that there was a positive change in body weight, body mass index (BMI), and health values of schizophrenic patients as a result of a quasi‐experimental study conducted using the Thai Health Improvement Profile (HIP‐T) 19 . It has been emphasized that interventions aimed at improving the physical health of individuals with SMI are important because they focus on increasing physical activity and improving healthy nutrition 2,3 . A systematic review evaluating interventions aimed at changing the health behaviors of individuals with psychotic diseases, found that such interventions had a positive effect on physical health outcomes 3 .…”

“…It has been emphasized that interventions aimed at improving the physical health of individuals with SMI are important because they focus on increasing physical activity and improving healthy nutrition 2,3 . A systematic review evaluating interventions aimed at changing the health behaviors of individuals with psychotic diseases, found that such interventions had a positive effect on physical health outcomes 3 . Lifestyle change programs used to promote healthy nutrition and physical activity are an integral component of the treatment provided by Community Mental Health Centers.…”