Research ers noted small improvements in body mass index immediately after the intervention was provided and at six months , along with improved weight post intervention .
Diabetes knowledge and self efficacy improved immediately following receipt of the intervention , and knowledge also at six months .
The intervention did not improve blood pressure .
Evidence is insufficient to show whether type 2 diabetes self management interventions for people with severe mental illness are effective in improving outcomes .
BACKGROUND People with severe mental illness are twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes as those without severe mental illness .
Treatment guidelines for type 2 diabetes recommend that structured education should be integrated into routine care and should be offered to all .
However , for people with severe mental illness , physical health may be a low priority , and motivation to change may be limited .
These additional challenges mean that the findings reported in previous systematic review s of diabetes self management interventions may not be generalised to those with severe mental illness , and that tailored approaches to effective diabetes education may be required for this population .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of diabetes self management interventions specifically tailored for people with type 2 diabetes and severe mental illness .
Improving the physical health of long-term psychiatric inpatients
Background : Patients with psychiatric illness have increased somatic morbidity and increased mortality . Knowledge of how to integrate the prevention and care of somatic illness into the treatment of psychiatric patients is required . The aims of this study were to investigate whether an intervention programme to improve physical health is effective . Methods : An extension of the European Network for Promoting the Health of Residents in Psychiatric and Social Care Institutions ( HELPS ) project further developed as a 12-month controlled cluster-r and omized intervention study in the Danish centre . Waist circumference was a proxy of unhealthy body fat in view of the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes . Results :  Waist circumference was 108 cm for men and 108 cm for women . Controlled for cluster r and omization , sex , age , and body fat , the intervention group showed a small , but not significant , reduction in waist circumference , while participants in the control group showed a significant increase in waist circumference . Conclusions : The intervention had a positive effect on the physical health of the patients measured by a reduction in the increase of waist circumference
Research ers noted small improvements in body mass index immediately after the intervention was provided and at six months , along with improved weight post intervention .
Diabetes knowledge and self efficacy improved immediately following receipt of the intervention , and knowledge also at six months .
The intervention did not improve blood pressure .
Evidence is insufficient to show whether type 2 diabetes self management interventions for people with severe mental illness are effective in improving outcomes .
BACKGROUND People with severe mental illness are twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes as those without severe mental illness .
Treatment guidelines for type 2 diabetes recommend that structured education should be integrated into routine care and should be offered to all .
However , for people with severe mental illness , physical health may be a low priority , and motivation to change may be limited .
These additional challenges mean that the findings reported in previous systematic review s of diabetes self management interventions may not be generalised to those with severe mental illness , and that tailored approaches to effective diabetes education may be required for this population .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of diabetes self management interventions specifically tailored for people with type 2 diabetes and severe mental illness .