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The Cardiometabolic Health Nurse: Physical Health Behaviour Outcomes from a Randomised Controlled Trial.
- Source :
- Issues in Mental Health Nursing; Oct2014, Vol. 35 Issue 10, p768-775, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- To combat the increasingly poor physical health of people with serious mental illness, the position of a cardiometabolic health nurse has been proposed. We recently conducted a 26-week trial in a regional mental health service. This paper describes the background and rationale for the position, presents the outcomes on health behaviours and health behaviour knowledge and attitudes, and offers recommendations for the future direction of the role. We show that a cardiometabolic health nurse can improve the physical health behaviours in people with mental illness, however much needs to be done to further develop and implement the role. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ANALYSIS of variance
DIET
ALCOHOL drinking
HEALTH behavior
HEALTH status indicators
MENTAL illness
NURSES
QUESTIONNAIRES
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
SMOKING
COMORBIDITY
OCCUPATIONAL roles
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
PRE-tests & post-tests
HEALTH literacy
PHYSICAL activity
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01612840
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Issues in Mental Health Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 103898805
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/01612840.2014.896061