Why the study?
Does adding an accredited exercise physiologist role improve physical health care delivery for people with severe mental illness?
Does adding an accredited exercise physiologist role improve physical health care delivery for people with severe mental illness?
Integrating an accredited exercise physiologist into a mental health service can successfully build staff capacity and establish physical health treatment pathways for patients with severe mental illness.
Supports feasibility of embedding accredited exercise physiologists in mental health services; hypothesis-generating for physical health outcomes in severe mental illness.
An AEP was identified as the role to best implement the organisations vision to improve physical health of people with SMI. Implementation and practical application of the role relied on an informed calculated gamble. Yet, once embedded in the service, the AEP role was able to capacity build among clinical staff, develop a treatment pathway, and implement consumer specific physical health interventions.
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