Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: People with serious psychiatric disorders requiring long-term care and treatment are known to have higher rates of various physical diseases and early mortality. AIM: This study aimed to evaluate health perceptions and risk of metabolic syndrome and diabetes in patients with psychiatric disorders. METHOD: Data were collected from a group of 228 patients using the Health Perception Scale, the Metabolic Syndrome Assessment Form and the American Diabetes Association Diabetes Risk Test. RESULTS: The patients had moderately positive health perceptions, 51.3% had moderate risk, 10.1% had high risk of metabolic syndrome, 27.6% were at risk for diabetes. Low health self-awareness was associated with higher diabetes and metabolic syndrome risk, and diabetes risk was also positively associated with metabolic syndrome risk. DISCUSSION: The interrelatedness of health perceptions, diabetes risk and metabolic syndrome risk suggests the need for educational interventions focused on increasing awareness of self-care, nutrition, exercise and disease- and health-related issues specific to these patients. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: This study highlights the need for nurses to regularly screen patients with mental illness for diabetes and metabolic syndrome risk and to intervene accordingly.
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.13147
Authors: Şenay Öztürk, Elvan Emine Ata, Merve Sarıtaş
Institutions: Maltepe University, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4405420330