RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Buckley, Rita
T1 Nursing Intervention Could Promote Improvement in MetS Risk Factors
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 44
SP 15
OP 15
DO 10.1177/155989771444012
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/44/15.abstract
AB Patients with major mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, have an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components (ie, risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes). This article discusses results from a study to determine if metabolic risk factors in patients diagnosed with serious mental illness improved with motivational interviewing performed weekly and routine follow-up care.