2011
DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2011.569846
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Abstract: Recent mental health care policy has addressed the need for health care professionals to consider the physical health of consumers. Mental health nurses are particularly well-placed for this role. To provide mental health nurses with practical information, this narrative review summarises evidence from recent research on the physical health of individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI). In those with SMI, the international prevalence of obesity, the metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus, symptoms of cardiov… Show more

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“…In fact, the hypertension frequency was significantly lower in OAS patients than in the control group (OAS hypertension 83.1%, PRISM hypertension 93.4%). This is in stark contrast to the current literature among younger patients which suggests that the prevalence of several comorbid medical conditions, including obesity, diabetes, and symptoms of cardiovascular disease and respiratory disease, is at least two times higher in seriously mentally ill patients than the general population (1, 31, 32). These findings might support the concept that these elderly mentally ill patients do represent a survivor cohort, the excess of comorbidities identified in the younger groups being partially responsible for their greater mortality risk.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 90%
“…In fact, the hypertension frequency was significantly lower in OAS patients than in the control group (OAS hypertension 83.1%, PRISM hypertension 93.4%). This is in stark contrast to the current literature among younger patients which suggests that the prevalence of several comorbid medical conditions, including obesity, diabetes, and symptoms of cardiovascular disease and respiratory disease, is at least two times higher in seriously mentally ill patients than the general population (1, 31, 32). These findings might support the concept that these elderly mentally ill patients do represent a survivor cohort, the excess of comorbidities identified in the younger groups being partially responsible for their greater mortality risk.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 90%
“…Each search strategy combined key terms for the population and the SRQ of interest , key terms and terminology used in the search strategy replicated that used in a previous systematic review (Prince et al, 2008). Hand searches were made on the reference lists of articles including recent review articles related to physical activity and SMI (Prince et al, 2008;Scott & Happell, 2011;Vancampfort et al, 2010bVancampfort et al, , 2011b and of articles included in the current study.…”
Section: Information Sources and Search Strategymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Even though studies are inconclusive, there is a lot of evidence that long-term exposure to antipsychotics increases mortality in schizophrenia (De Hert et al, 2009; Gothefors et al, 2010; Weinmann, Read, & Aderhold, 2009). Hence, there is an urgent need for physical health concerns to be addressed, and master’s level mental health nurses need sufficient knowledge to be able to take on a pronounced responsibility to prevent the metabolic side effects of medication and poor general health in mental health service users (Scott & Happell, 2011). …”
Section: Master’s Level Mental Health Nursing Competencies In Terms Omentioning
confidence: 99%