TY - JOUR
T1 - The Cardiometabolic Health Nurse
T2 - Physical Health Behaviour Outcomes from a Randomised Controlled Trial
AU - HAPPELL, Brenda
AU - Stanton, Robert
AU - PLATANIA-PHUNG, Chris
AU - McKenna, Brian
AU - SCOTT, DAVID
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - To combat the increasingly poor physical health of people with serious mental illness, the position of a cardiometabolic health nurse has been proposed. We recently conducted a 26-week trial in a regional mental health service. This paper describes the background and rationale for the position, presents the outcomes on health behaviours and health behaviour knowledge and attitudes, and offers recommendations for the future direction of the role. We show that a cardiometabolic health nurse can improve the physical health behaviours in people with mental illness, however much needs to be done to further develop and implement the role
AB - To combat the increasingly poor physical health of people with serious mental illness, the position of a cardiometabolic health nurse has been proposed. We recently conducted a 26-week trial in a regional mental health service. This paper describes the background and rationale for the position, presents the outcomes on health behaviours and health behaviour knowledge and attitudes, and offers recommendations for the future direction of the role. We show that a cardiometabolic health nurse can improve the physical health behaviours in people with mental illness, however much needs to be done to further develop and implement the role
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84925272197&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/cardiometabolic-health-nurse-physical-health-behaviour-outcomes-randomised-controlled-trial
U2 - 10.3109/01612840.2014.896061
DO - 10.3109/01612840.2014.896061
M3 - Article
SN - 0161-2840
VL - 35
SP - 768
EP - 775
JO - Issues in Mental Health Nursing
JF - Issues in Mental Health Nursing
IS - 10
ER -