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Physical health -- a cluster randomized controlled lifestyle intervention among persons with a psychiatric disability and their staff . The objective was to explore the impact on physical health of a lifestyle programme among persons with psychiatric disabilities , and their caregivers . Their satisfaction with the intervention was also assessed . Somatic comorbidity and an increased mortality related to the lifestyle among persons with psychiatric disabilities are well known . Few randomized controlled trials have been aimed specifically at lifestyle issues among persons with a psychiatric disability . This trial includes clients with psychiatric disabilities living in supported housing and their staff . Forty-one persons with a DSM- ? V diagnosis of severe mental illness from psychiatric disability from 10 supported housing facilities and 41 of their caregivers participated in this 12-month study during 2005-2006 in Sweden . The supported housing facilities with residents and staff were randomly assigned to either a health intervention programme or a control programme with an aesthetic content . The presence of metabolic syndrome and changes in the mean of physiological parameters such as Hba1c , P-glucose , P-insulin , lipids , blood pressure , physical working capacity , body mass index , Heart Score were investigated and participants ' satisfaction assessed . There was a significant reduction in the mean of metabolic syndrome criteria in the intervention group compared with the control group at the follow-up . The participants expressed satisfaction with the programme . The results indicate that health interventions on lifestyle issues when involving carers are appreciated , feasible and could be successful in reducing some health-related risk factors among persons with psychiatric disabilities .
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Intervention_Educational
cluster randomized controlled lifestyle intervention
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Intervention_Educational
lifestyle programme
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Intervention_Educational
health intervention programme
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Intervention_Educational
health interventions
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Outcome_Physical
changes in the mean of physiological parameters such as Hba1c , P-glucose , P-insulin , lipids , blood pressure , physical working capacity , body mass index , Heart Score
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Outcome_Other
participants ' satisfaction
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Outcome_Physical
mean of metabolic syndrome criteria
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Outcome_Physical
health-related risk factors
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Participant_Condition
persons with a psychiatric disability and their staff .
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Participant_Condition
clients with psychiatric disabilities living in supported housing and their staff . Forty-one persons with a DSM- ? V diagnosis of severe mental illness from psychiatric disability from 10 supported housing facilities and 41 of their caregivers participated in this 12-month study during 2005-2006 in Sweden .
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Participant_Condition
carers