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View article: Increasing activity and reducing sedentary behaviour for people with severe mental illness: what are the active ingredients for behaviour change? A systematic review
Increasing activity and reducing sedentary behaviour for people with severe mental illness: what are the active ingredients for behaviour change? A systematic review Open
Increasing physical activity (PA) and reducing sedentary behaviour (SB) can improve health outcomes and reduce rates of premature mortality for people with severe mental illness (SMI). In this systematic review we aimed to explore the acti…
View article: A Systematic Review of Substance Misuse Treatment Processes and Outcomes as Implemented in Prisons for Men in the UK
A Systematic Review of Substance Misuse Treatment Processes and Outcomes as Implemented in Prisons for Men in the UK Open
Background With a rising prison population, a substantial portion of whom are identified as substance misusers, it is important to understand the availability of treatment pathways, their successes and areas for improvement. Given the like…
View article: Smoking Cessation Interventions for Young Adults – A Scoping Review
Smoking Cessation Interventions for Young Adults – A Scoping Review Open
There is a growing body of research on individual-level smoking cessation interventions for young people. An increasing number of interventions are being delivered digitally. Further research should focus on ensuring that RCTs of digitally…
View article: Factors Associated with Weight Change in Adults with Severe Mental Illness: Results from a Large Cross-Sectional Survey
Factors Associated with Weight Change in Adults with Severe Mental Illness: Results from a Large Cross-Sectional Survey Open
Background/objectives: Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) have a reduced life expectancy of 15–25 years. This is due to a number of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. Levels of overweight and obesity in this group are 1.…
View article: Factors Associated with Weight Change in Adults with Severe Mental Illness: Results from a Large Cross-Sectional Survey
Factors Associated with Weight Change in Adults with Severe Mental Illness: Results from a Large Cross-Sectional Survey Open
Background/objectives: Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) have a reduced life expectancy of 15-25 years. This is due to a number of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. Levels of overweight and obesity in this group are 1.…
View article: The digital divide in people with severe mental illness: lessons learned and challenges lying ahead
The digital divide in people with severe mental illness: lessons learned and challenges lying ahead Open
Summary In the post-COVID-19 pandemic era, a ‘digital-first’ agenda is being adopted in health/social care services, while digital exclusion has not been fully addressed. People with severe mental illness face profound inequalities at many…
View article: Patterns of Internet Use in People Diagnosed With Severe Mental Illness: Qualitative Interview Study
Patterns of Internet Use in People Diagnosed With Severe Mental Illness: Qualitative Interview Study Open
Background People with severe mental illness (SMI) face profound health inequalities, which may be exacerbated by increased rates of digital exclusion, especially as health services move to online provision. The activities that people carr…
View article: Can social adversity and mental, physical and oral multimorbidity form a syndemic? A concept and protocol paper
Can social adversity and mental, physical and oral multimorbidity form a syndemic? A concept and protocol paper Open
Background Clustering mental, physical and oral conditions reduce drastically the life expectancy. These conditions are precipitated and perpetuated by adverse social, economic, environmental, political and healthcare contextual factors, a…
View article: Physical activity in adult users of inpatient mental health services: A scoping review
Physical activity in adult users of inpatient mental health services: A scoping review Open
People with severe mental illness engage in considerably less physical activity than those without. They also experience premature mortality of around 10–25 years. A large proportion of these premature deaths are attributed to modifiable b…
View article: Developing a Consensus Statement to Target Oral Health Inequalities in People With Severe Mental Illness
Developing a Consensus Statement to Target Oral Health Inequalities in People With Severe Mental Illness Open
Introduction Oral diseases are more prevalent in people with severe mental illness (SMI) compared to those without mental illnees. A greater focus on oral health is needed to reverse unacceptable but often neglected oral health inequality …
View article: Supporting physical activity through co-production in people with severe mental ill health (SPACES): protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial
Supporting physical activity through co-production in people with severe mental ill health (SPACES): protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial Open
Background Severe mental ill health (SMI) includes schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder and is associated with premature deaths when compared to people without SMI. Over 70% of those deaths are attributed to prevent…
View article: Patterns of Internet Use in People Diagnosed With Severe Mental Illness: Qualitative Interview Study (Preprint)
Patterns of Internet Use in People Diagnosed With Severe Mental Illness: Qualitative Interview Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND People with severe mental illness (SMI) face profound health inequalities, which may be exacerbated by increased rates of digital exclusion, especially as health services move to online provision. The activities that people car…
View article: Towards the standardization of physical activity programs for severe mental ill health: A survey of current practice across 54 mental health trusts in England
Towards the standardization of physical activity programs for severe mental ill health: A survey of current practice across 54 mental health trusts in England Open
Although existing mental healthcare services are demonstrating good practice in some areas, the findings of this survey underline the pressing need for more standardization of PA programs that are delivered to people with SMI, better alloc…
View article: Physical activity in adult users of inpatient mental health services: a scoping review
Physical activity in adult users of inpatient mental health services: a scoping review Open
People with severe mental illness engage in considerably less physical activity than those without. They also experience premature mortality of around 10–25 years. A large proportion of these premature deaths are attributed to modifiable b…
View article: Digital health literacy and digital engagement for people with severe mental ill health across the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in England
Digital health literacy and digital engagement for people with severe mental ill health across the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in England Open
Background An unprecedented acceleration in digital mental health services happened during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, people with severe mental ill health (SMI) might be at risk of digital exclusion, partly because of a lack of digita…
View article: Interventions to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in severe mental ill health: How effective are they?’- A systematic review
Interventions to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour in severe mental ill health: How effective are they?’- A systematic review Open
Background People with severe mental ill health experience a mortality gap of 15–20 years and one of the main reasons for this is due to preventable physical health conditions. Physical activity can reduce the risk of developing physical h…
View article: The influence of animal ownership on mental health for people with severe mental illness: Findings from a UK population cohort study
The influence of animal ownership on mental health for people with severe mental illness: Findings from a UK population cohort study Open
Background and aims: There is increasing evidence to suggest companion animal ownership may positively impact mental health and wellbeing. However, there is limited research related to the role of companion animal ownership for mental heal…
View article: Self-Help Plus for refugees and asylum seekers: an individual participant data meta-analysis
Self-Help Plus for refugees and asylum seekers: an individual participant data meta-analysis Open
Question Refugees and asylum seekers are at high risk of mental disorders due to various stressors before, during and after forceful displacement. The WHO Self-Help Plus (SH+) intervention was developed to manage psychological distress and…
View article: Physical Activity in Adults with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: A Large Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring Patterns, Preferences, Barriers, and Motivating Factors
Physical Activity in Adults with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: A Large Cross-Sectional Survey Exploring Patterns, Preferences, Barriers, and Motivating Factors Open
Adults with severe mental ill health may have specific attitudes toward physical activity. To inform intervention development, we conducted a survey to assess the physical activity patterns, preferences, barriers, and motivations of adults…
View article: Health-risk behaviours among people with severe mental ill health: understanding modifiable risk in the Closing the Gap Health Study
Health-risk behaviours among people with severe mental ill health: understanding modifiable risk in the Closing the Gap Health Study Open
Background People with severe mental ill health (SMI) experience some of the largest health inequalities of any sector within society. For these inequalities to be reduced, an understanding of the behavioural determinants of health in this…
View article: Co-producing a physical activity intervention with and for people with severe mental ill health – the spaces story
Co-producing a physical activity intervention with and for people with severe mental ill health – the spaces story Open
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4. 0/).
View article: Can we better understand severe mental illness through the lens of Syndemics?
Can we better understand severe mental illness through the lens of Syndemics? Open
Current health care systems do not sufficiently address contributors, also known as modifiable behavior factors, to severe mental illnesses (SMI). Instead treatment is focused on decreasing symptom-experience rather than reducing the detri…
View article: Exploring the contextual factors, behaviour change techniques, barriers and facilitators of interventions to improve oral health in people with severe mental illness: A qualitative study
Exploring the contextual factors, behaviour change techniques, barriers and facilitators of interventions to improve oral health in people with severe mental illness: A qualitative study Open
People with severe mental illness (SMI) have significantly poorer oral health compared to people without SMI and interventions targetted to improve oral health in this population failed to show any long-term improvement. Interventions are …
View article: Sleep health among people with severe mental ill health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a linked UK population cohort study
Sleep health among people with severe mental ill health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from a linked UK population cohort study Open
Objectives Sleep problems are a transdiagnostic feature of nearly all psychiatric conditions, and a strong risk factor for initial and recurrent episodes. However, people with severe mental ill health (SMI) are often excluded from general …
View article: A whole systems approach to integrating physical activity to aid mental health recovery – Translating theory into practice
A whole systems approach to integrating physical activity to aid mental health recovery – Translating theory into practice Open
Improving health outcomes for people with severe mental illness (SMI) through increased physical activity (PA) on a large scale remains an elusive goal. There is promising evidence that increasing levels of PA in people with SMI can improv…
View article: Influences on the physical and mental health of people with serious mental ill-health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study
Influences on the physical and mental health of people with serious mental ill-health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study Open
Different aspects of lifestyle are highly interconnected. For people with SMI, loss of routine and good sleep, poor diet and lack of exercise can compound each other, leading to a decline in physical and mental health. If people are suppor…
View article: Measuring the digital divide among people with severe mental ill health using the essential digital skills framework
Measuring the digital divide among people with severe mental ill health using the essential digital skills framework Open
Aims: Amid the vast digitalisation of health and other services during the pandemic, people with no digital skills are at risk of digital exclusion. This risk might not abate by the end of the pandemic. This article seeks to understand whe…