Improving the physical health in long-term psychiatric inpatients.

TY - JOUR

T1 - Improving the physical health in long-term psychiatric inpatients.

AU - Hjorth, Peter

AU - Davidsen, A.S.

AU - Killian, R.

AU - Eriksen, Susan Pilgaard

AU - Jensen, S.O.V.

AU - Sørensen, H.Ø.

AU - Munk-Jørgensen, P.

PY - 2014/9

Y1 - 2014/9

N2 - Background: Patients with psychiatric illness have increased somatic morbidity and increased mortality. Knowledge of how to integrate the prevention and care of somatic illness into the treatment of psychiatric patients is required. The aims of this study were to investigate whether an intervention programme to improve physical health is effective. Methods: An extension of the European Network for Promoting the Health of Residents in Psychiatric and Social Care Institutions (HELPS) project further developed as a 12-month controlled cluster-randomized intervention study in the Danish centre. Waist circumference was a proxy of unhealthy body fat in view of the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. Results: Waist circumference was 108 cm for men and 108 cm for women. Controlled for cluster randomization, sex, age, and body fat, the intervention group showed a small, but not significant, reduction in waist circumference, while participants in the control group showed a significant increase in waist circumference. Conclusions: The intervention had a positive effect on the physical health of the patients measured by a reduction in the increase of waist circumference.

AB - Background: Patients with psychiatric illness have increased somatic morbidity and increased mortality. Knowledge of how to integrate the prevention and care of somatic illness into the treatment of psychiatric patients is required. The aims of this study were to investigate whether an intervention programme to improve physical health is effective. Methods: An extension of the European Network for Promoting the Health of Residents in Psychiatric and Social Care Institutions (HELPS) project further developed as a 12-month controlled cluster-randomized intervention study in the Danish centre. Waist circumference was a proxy of unhealthy body fat in view of the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. Results: Waist circumference was 108 cm for men and 108 cm for women. Controlled for cluster randomization, sex, age, and body fat, the intervention group showed a small, but not significant, reduction in waist circumference, while participants in the control group showed a significant increase in waist circumference. Conclusions: The intervention had a positive effect on the physical health of the patients measured by a reduction in the increase of waist circumference.

KW - Inpatients

KW - semrap-2014-2

U2 - 10.1177/0004867414533011

DO - 10.1177/0004867414533011

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 24810873

SN - 0004-8674

VL - 48

SP - 861

EP - 870

JO - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

JF - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

IS - 9

ER -