Supporting patients with serious mental illness during physical health treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 77-82
Author(s):  
Lauren Chuttoo ◽  
Vijay Chuttoo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Health Treatment

Effects of Social Networks on Physical Health Among People with Serious Mental Illness

2014 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sungkyu Lee ◽  
Yin-Ling Irene Wong ◽  
Aileen Rothbard
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Serious Mental Illness

Monitoring the physical health of individuals with serious mental illness

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 108-115
Author(s):  
Majella Cahill ◽  
Anne Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Psychiatric Service ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Effective Models

AbstractDeveloping effective models of identifying and managing physical ill health amongst mental health service users has become an increasing concern for psychiatric service providers. This article sets out the general professional and Irish statutory obligations to provide physical health monitoring services for individuals with serious mental illness. Review and summary statements are provided in relation to the currently available guidelines on physical health monitoring.

scholarly journals Loneliness and its association with physical health conditions and psychiatric hospitalizations in people with serious mental illness

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 571-585
Author(s):  
Karen L. Fortuna ◽  
Eugene Brusilovskiy ◽  
Gretchen Snethen ◽  
Jessica M. Brooks ◽  
Greg Townley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitalizations

scholarly journals Doctor-Diagnosed Arthritis and Self-Reported Physical Health Function Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Serious Mental Illness

2019 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica M. Brooks ◽  
Emre Umucu ◽  
Jennifer Sánchez ◽  
Carol Seehusen ◽  
Karen L. Fortuna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Health Function

scholarly journals Do care plans and annual reviews of physical health influence unplanned hospital utilisation for people with serious mental illness? Analysis of linked longitudinal primary and secondary healthcare records in England

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. e023135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jemimah Ride ◽  
Panagiotis Kasteridis ◽  
Nils Gutacker ◽  
Christoph Kronenberg ◽  
Tim Doran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Care Plans ◽  
Primary Care Quality ◽  
Hospital Utilisation ◽  
Reduced Risk

ObjectiveTo investigate whether two primary care activities that are framed as indicators of primary care quality (comprehensive care plans and annual reviews of physical health) influence unplanned utilisation of hospital services for people with serious mental illness (SMI).Design, setting, participantsRetrospective observational cohort study using linked primary care and hospital records (Hospital Episode Statistics) for 5158 patients diagnosed with SMI between April 2006 and March 2014, who attended 213 primary care practices in England that contribute to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD database.Outcomes and analysisCox survival models were used to estimate the associations between two primary care quality indicators (care plans and annual reviews of physical health) and the hazards of three types of unplanned hospital utilisation: presentation to accident and emergency departments (A&E), admission for SMI and admission for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC).ResultsRisk of A&E presentation was 13% lower (HR 0.87, 95% CI 0.77 to 0.98) and risk of admission to hospital for ACSC was 23% lower (HR 0.77, 95% CI 0.60 to 0.99) for patients with a care plan documented in the previous year compared with those without a care plan. Risk of A&E presentation was 19% lower for those who had a care plan documented earlier but not updated in the previous year (HR: 0.81, 95% CI 0.67 to 0.97) compared with those without a care plan. Risks of hospital admission for SMI were not associated with care plans, and none of the outcomes were associated with annual reviews.ConclusionsCare plans documented in primary care for people with SMI are associated with reduced risk of A&E attendance and reduced risk of unplanned admission to hospital for physical health problems, but not with risk of admission for mental health problems. Annual reviews of physical health are not associated with risk of unplanned hospital utilisation.

scholarly journals Improving life expectancy in people with serious mental illness: Should we place more emphasis on primary prevention?

2017 ◽  
Vol 211 (4) ◽  
pp. 194-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athif Ilyas ◽  
Edward Chesney ◽  
Rashmi Patel
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Everyday Clinical Practice ◽  
Exercise Interventions

SummaryPeople with serious mental illness have a reduced life expectancy that is partly attributable to increased cardiovascular disease. One approach to address this is regular physical health monitoring. However, physical health monitoring is poorly implemented in everyday clinical practice and there is little evidence to suggest that it improves physical health. We argue that greater emphasis should be placed on primary prevention strategies such as assertive smoking cessation, dietary and exercise interventions and more judicious psychotropic prescribing.

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