Richard W. Goldberg|Faith Dickerson|Alicia Lucksted|Clayton H. Brown|Elyssa Weber|Wendy N. Tenhula|Julie Kreyenbuhl|Lisa B. Dixon
Living Well: An Intervention to Improve Self-Management of Medical Illness for Individuals With Serious Mental Illness
individuals serious mental illness elevated rates comorbid chronic general medical conditions may benefit interventions designed support illness selfmanagement study examined effectiveness modified version chronic disease selfmanagement program called living well individuals serious mental illnessa total 63 mental health consumers serious mental illness least one concurrent chronic general medical condition randomly assigned receive 13session peercofacilitated living well intervention usual care participants evaluated attitudinal behavioral functional outcomes baseline end intervention twomonth followupliving well participants showed significant postintervention improvements across range attitudinal selfefficacy patient activation behavioral illness selfmanagement techniques functional physical emotional wellbeing general health functioning outcomes although attenuation effect observed outcomes two months postintervention evidence found continued improvement general selfmanagement behaviors use action planning brainstorming problemsolving continued advantage found living well group areas healthrelated locus control reports healthy eating physical activity receipt living well associated notable decrease use emergency room medical care although betweengroup difference statistically significantliving well shows promise helping mental health consumers effectively manage chronic general medical conditions experience improved functioning wellbeing