Literature review using systematic approaches to explore physical illness co-morbidity among people with serious mental illness and related healthcare interventions
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Nash M. Bracken-Scally M. Smith V. Higgins A. Eustace-Cook J. Monahan M. Callaghan P. Romanos MT, Literature review using systematic approaches to explore physical illness co-morbidity among people with serious mental illness and related healthcare interventions, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 2015, 1-Download Item:
Abstract:
International evidence indicates that the physical health of Mental Health Service
Users (MHSUs), especially those with serious mental illness (SMI)1
, is often suboptimal
(Parks et al., 2006; DeHert et al., 2011). Over the past number of years,
physical illness co-morbidity (from here on referred to as ‘co-morbidity’) in people with
SMI, has become an area of concern for key stakeholders such as policy makers,
healthcare practitioners, healthcare providers, service users and family.
Aim/objective
The aim of this project was to bring together the available and relevant published
literature on physical illness co-morbidity in adults aged between 18 and 65 years with
SMI, and related healthcare interventions.
Method
Robust systematic review methodological approaches were adopted with a focus on
studies reporting on populations of people with SMIs and commonly occurring comorbidities.
Population: Individuals, 18 to 65 years, diagnosed with a SMI
Exposure: Individuals with physical ill-health co-morbidities and commonly
associated biological and lifestyle risk factors
Intervention/Comparators: Studies reporting on any intervention to promote
physical health or treat physical ill-health co-morbidities in people with SMI
Outcomes: Prevalence rates of physical ill-health co-morbidities, prevalence
rates of biological and lifestyle risk factors, correlations between risk factors and
co-morbid conditions, and effectiveness of any interventions or treatments
Study types: Retrospective and prospective observational cohort studies,
cross-sectional surveys, non-randomised studies, randomised studies and
systematic reviews
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