Patients with Severe Mental Disorder (SMD) show a life expectancy of 13 to 30 years lower than the general population. Among the factors that determine this expectancy are cardiovascular risk and the metabolic syndrome. The objective of the present study will be to evaluate the effectiveness of a rehabilitative intervention comprinsing a psychopharmacology and psychoeducation program on cardiovascular risk, metabolic syndrome, independency for activities of daily living and psychopathological symptoms.
It will be selected sixty patients diagnosed with SMD from a community Mental Health Unit from Spain. It will be implemented a intervention program consisted of psychopharmacology + psychoeducation on healthy living habits during three months. The patients will be evaluated at the beginning, at three months and at six months follow-up for weight, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, body mass index, cardiovascular risk, independency and psychopathology.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
60
Intervention program consisted of psychopharmacology + psychoeducation. This will be executed during 3 months, distribuited in several sessions.
Intervention program consisted of psychopharmacology. This will be executed during 3 months.
José Manuel Pérez Mármol
Córdoba, Spain
weight
This measurement registers weight in Kg
Time frame: Change from Baseline in weight at 3 and 6 months
waist circumference
This measurement registers waist circumference in cm
Time frame: Change from Baseline in waist circumference at 3 and 6 months
waist-hip ratio
Waist-hip ratio will be calculated
Time frame: Change from Baseline in waist-hip ratio at 3 and 6 months
Framingham scale
The Framingham Risk Score is a gender-specific algorithm used to estimate the 10-year cardiovascular risk of an individual.
Time frame: Change from Baseline in Framingham scale at 3 and 6 months
Global Assesment of funtioning Scale
This scale evaluates psychological, social, and occupational functioning dimensions on a hypothetical continuum of mental health-illness.
Time frame: Change from Baseline in Global Assesment of funtioning Scale at 3 and 6 months
PANNS
The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale for mental disorder
Time frame: Change from Baseline in PANNS at 3 and 6 months
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