The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention, to reduce the risk of metabolic syndrome in patients with serious mental illness who receive treatment with antipsychotic medications. The hypothesis of the study is that: the application of a physical health promotion program in people with serious mental illness, who receive treatment with antipsychotic medications, carried out by a mental health nurse, will decrease the presence of metabolic syndrome and contribute to improve their quality of life.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
61
The program has 24 sessions. Each session has two parts: * first part: half an hour of theoretical content, about the Metabolic syndrome, the effect of unhealthy lifestyle, toxic habits such as smoking or drinking alcohol, dietary habits or physical activity. * Second part: 1 hour of physical activity (walk)
university hospital Ramón y Cajal
Madrid, Spain
Decrease of at least 3 of the 5 criteria of metabolic syndrome
Fasting glucose ≥110 mg/dL (or receiving drug therapy for hyperglycemia) Blood pressure ≥130/85 mm Hg (or receiving drug therapy for hypertension) Triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL (or receiving drug therapy for hypertriglyceridemia) HDL-C \<40 mg/dL in men or \<50 mg/dL in women (or receiving drug therapy for reduced HDL-C) Waist circumference ≥102 cm in men or ≥88 cm in women
Time frame: 6 months
Metabolic syndrome prevalence
expressed as a percentage
Time frame: 6 months
use of antipsychotic
Percentage of drugs prescribed by generic name
Time frame: 6 months
Toxic habits
Percentage of smokers percentage of people who drink alcohol percentage of people using drugs of abuse
Time frame: 6 months
Quality of life improvement
EuroQol- 5 Dimension (EQ-5D) includes a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), by which respondents can report their perceived health status with a grade ranging from 0 (the worst possible health status) to 100 (the best possible health status).
Time frame: 6 months
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