Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
12-27-2013
Journal
Systematic Reviews
Volume
Volume 2
Inclusive Pages
Article number 116
Abstract
Background
Individuals with major psychotic and/or affective disorders are at increased risk for developing metabolic syndrome due to lifestyle- and treatment-related factors. Numerous pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions have been tested in inpatient and outpatient mental health settings to decrease these risk factors. This review focuses on primary care-based non-pharmacological (educational or behavioral) interventions to decrease metabolic syndrome risk factors in adults with major psychotic and/or affective disorders.
Methods
The authors conducted database searches of PsychINFO, MEDLINE and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, as well as manual searches and gray literature searches to identify included studies.
Results
The authors were unable to identify any studies meeting a priori inclusion criteria because there were no primary care-based studies.
Conclusions
This review was unable to demonstrate effectiveness of educational interventions in primary care. Interventions to decrease metabolic syndrome risk have been demonstrated to be effective in mental health and other outpatient settings. The prevalence of mental illness in primary care settings warrants similar interventions to improve health outcomes for this population.
Creative Commons License
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APA Citation
Nover, C., Jackson, S.S. (2013). Primary care-based educational interventions to decrease risk factors for metabolic syndrome for adults with major psychotic and/or affective disorders: A. systematic review. Systematic Reviews, 2:116.
Peer Reviewed
1
Open Access
1
Comments
Reproduced with permission of BioMed Central Systematic Reviews.