Trial reportBMC public health2013
Health promotion in individuals with mental disorders: a cluster preference randomized controlled trial.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Efficacy of Nurse-Delivered Psychosocial and Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Individuals With Mental Health Issues: A Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of physical activity interventions for people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: systematic review.The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of nutrition and dietary interventions for people with serious mental illness: systematic review and meta-analysis.The Medical journal of Australia · 2022Pooled it
- Lifestyle interventions for people with a severe mental illness living in supported housing: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- How to improve the physical health of people with severe mental illness? A multicentric randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of a lifestyle group intervention.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2021Trial
- Improving quality of life through the routine use of the patient concerns inventory for head and neck cancer patients: main results of a cluster preference randomised controlled trial.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Trial
- Increasing physical activity and healthy diet in outpatients with mental disorders: a randomized-controlled evaluation of two psychological interventions.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2019Trial
- Feasibility, preliminary efficacy, and safety of a randomized clinical trial for Asian Women's Action for Resilience and Empowerment (AWARE) intervention.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2019Trial
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- An Economic Evaluation of a Weight Loss Intervention Program for People with Serious Mental Illnesses Taking Antipsychotic Medications.Administration and policy in mental health · 2016Trial
- Cost-effectiveness of health promotion targeting physical activity and healthy eating in mental health care.BMC public health · 2014Trial
- Non-pharmacologicaL InterVEntions for Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain (RESOLVE) in People Living With Severe Mental Illness: A Realist Synthesis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Review
- Recovery in Supported Accommodations: A Scoping Review and Synthesis of Interventions for People with Severe Mental Illness.Community mental health journal · 2020Article
- Master's level mental health nursing competencies, a prerequisite for equal health among service users in mental health care.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2018Article
- A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Efficacy of a Psychosocial Behavioral Intervention to Improve the Lifestyle of Patients With Severe Mental Disorders: Study Protocol.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2018Article
- A qualitative study exploring facilitators for improved health behaviors and health behavior programs: mental health service users' perspectives.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe existing literature on weight management interventions targeting physical activity and healthy eating in mental health care appears to provide only limited evidence. The aim of the study was to examine the effectiveness of a 10-week health promotion intervention, followed by a 6-month follow-up period in individuals with mental disorders living in sheltered housing in the Flanders region (Belgium).
methodsThe study had a cluster preference randomized controlled design. Twenty-five sheltered housing organisations agreed to participate (16 in the intervention group, nine in the control group). In the intervention group, 225 individuals agreed to participate, while in the control group 99 individuals entered into the study. The main outcomes were changes in body weight, Body Mass Index, waist circumference and fat mass. Secondary outcomes consisted of changes in physical activity levels, eating habits, health-related quality of life and psychiatric symptom severity.
resultsA significant difference was found between the intervention group and the control group regarding body weight (-0.35 vs. +0.22 kg; p=0.04), Body Mass Index (-0.12 vs. +0.08 kg/m2; p=0.04), waist circumference (-0.29 vs. + 0.55 cm; p<0.01), and fat mass (-0.99 vs. -0.12%; p<0.01). The decrease in these outcomes in the intervention group disappeared during the follow up period, except for fat mass. Within the intervention group, a larger decrease in the primary outcomes was found in the participants who completed the intervention. No significant differences between the two groups in changes in the secondary outcomes were found, except for the pedometer-determined steps/day. In the intervention group, the mean number of daily steps increased, while it decreased in the control group.
conclusionsThe study demonstrated that small significant improvements in the primary outcomes are possible in individuals with mental disorders. Integration of health promotion activities targeting physical activity and healthy eating into daily care are, however, necessary to maintain the promising results.
trial registrationThis study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov NCT 01336946.
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