Rationale, component description and pilot evaluation of a physical health promotion measure for people with mental disorders across Europe

Wiser, Prisca, Kilian, Reinhold, McDaid, David ORCID: 0000-0003-0744-2664, Berti, Loretta, Burti, Lorenzo, Hjorth, Peter, Lech, Katarzyna, Alptekin, Koeksal, Bonfioli, Elena, Dernovsek, Mojca Zvezdana, Dragomirecka, Eva, Freidl, Marion, Friedrich, Fabian, Genova, Aneta, Germanavicius, Arunas, Munk-Jørgensen, Povl, Lucas-Carrasco, Ramona, Marginean, Roxana, Mladenova, Maya, Park, A-La ORCID: 0000-0002-4704-4874, Paziuc, Alexandru, Paziuc, Petronella, Priebe, Stefan, Prot-Klinger, Katarzyna, Ulas, Halis, von Gottberg, Carolin, Wancata, Johannes and Becker, Thomas (2014) Rationale, component description and pilot evaluation of a physical health promotion measure for people with mental disorders across Europe. Journal of Community Medicine and Health Education, 4 (4). p. 298. ISSN 2161-0711

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Abstract

Introduction: The HELPS project aimed at developing a toolkit for the promotion of physical health in people with mental disorders to reduce the substantial excess morbidity and mortality in the target group. Methods: The HELPS toolkit was developed by means of national and international literature reviews, Delphi rounds with mental health experts and focus groups with mental health experts and patients/ residents in 14 European countries. The toolkit was translated into the languages of all participating countries, and usability of toolkit modules was tested. Results: The toolkit consists of several modules addressing diverse somatic health problems, lifestyle, environment issues, patient goals and motivation for health-promotion measures. It aims at empowering people with mental illness and staff to identify physical health risks in their specific contexts and to select the most appropriate modules from a range of health promotion tools. Discussion: The HELPS project used an integrative approach to the development of simple tools for the target population and is available online in 14 European languages. Preliminary evidence suggests that the toolkit can be used in routine care settings and should be put to test in controlled trials to reveal its potential impact.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://omicsonline.org/community-medicine-health-e...
Additional Information:	© 2014 Weiser P, et al. © CC-BY-3.0
Divisions:	Social Policy Care Policy and Evaluation Centre
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Date Deposited:	11 Dec 2014 09:36
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 00:44
Projects:	HELPS project (DG SANCO, Contract No.: 2006224).
Funders:	European Commission
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/60482

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