Key result
The Well-being Support Programme significantly improved physical activity (p<0.0001), smoking (p<0.05), diet (p<0.0001), and reduced low self-esteem from 43% to 15% (p<0.0001) over 2 years.
Why the study?
Does a nurse-led Well-being Support Programme improve cardiovascular risk factors and lifestyle in outpatients with severe mental illness?
Population
966 outpatients with severe mental illness >2 years in secondary care across 7 geographically diverse centres.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
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May support nurse-led programs for lifestyle gains in severe mental illness; hypothesis-generating for cardiovascular outcomes.
Observational (n=966)
Yes
Does a nurse-led Well-being Support Programme improve cardiovascular risk factors and lifestyle in outpatients with severe mental illness?
p-value: p=<0.0001
A 2-year nurse-led well-being program in patients with severe mental illness significantly improved lifestyle factors and self-esteem, though high rates of residual cardiovascular risk factors remained.
Smith et al. (2007) conducted an observational in severe mental illness (n=966). Well-being Support Programme was evaluated on levels of physical activity, smoking, and diet (p=<0.0001). The Well-being Support Programme significantly improved physical activity (p<0.0001), smoking (p<0.05), diet (p<0.0001), and reduced low self-esteem from 43% to 15% (p<0.0001) over 2 years.
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