Kim Usher|Tanya Park|Kim Foster|Petra G. Buettner
A randomized controlled trial undertaken to test a nurse?led weight management and exercise intervention designed for people with serious mental illness who take second generation antipsychotics
James Cook University|James Cook University|University of Sydney|James Cook University
test effect nurseled intervention weight gain people serious mental illness prescribed taking second generation antipsychotic medicationweight gain obesity reached epidemic proportions general population prevalence metabolic syndrome reaching 2025 global population people serious mental illness even higher risk particularly taking second generation antipsychotic medicationan experimental randomized controlled trial undertakenthe control group received 12week healthy lifestyle booklet addition booklet intervention group received weekly nutrition exercise education exercise sessions nurse support participants n 101 assessed baseline 12 weeks data collected march 2008december 2010 seven outcome measures used body measurements included girth cm weight kg height cm body mass index kgm2 questionnaires included medication compliance questionnaire drug attitude inventory liverpool university neuroleptic side effect rating scale medical outcomes study short form 36 differences primary outcome measures baseline 12 weeks followup compared intervention control groups using standard bivariate statistical tests study conducted 20082010the analysis outcome measures control group n 50 intervention group n 51 statistically significant mean weight change 074 kg 12 weeks intervention group n 51 control group n 50 mean weight change 017 kg 12 weeksthe results statistically significant