Long-term psychiatric inpatients' perspectives on weight gain, body satisfaction, diet and physical activity: a mixed methods study.

Autor: Every-Palmer S; Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Wellington, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand. susanna.every-palmer@ccdhb.org.nz.; Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand. susanna.every-palmer@ccdhb.org.nz., Huthwaite MA; Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Wellington, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand.; Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand., Elmslie JL; University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand., Grant E; Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand., Romans SE; Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Wellington, PO Box 7343, Wellington, 6242, New Zealand.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC psychiatry [BMC Psychiatry] 2018 Sep 18; Vol. 18 (1), pp. 300. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Sep 18.
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-018-1878-5
Abstrakt: Background: Obesity is a significant problem for people with serious mental illness. We aimed to consider body size from the perspective of long-stay psychiatric inpatients, focussing on: weight gain and its causes and impacts; diet and physical activity; and the perceived ability to make meaningful change in these domains.
Method: A mixed methods study with 51 long-term psychiatric forensic and rehabilitation inpatients using semi-structured interviews combined with biometric and demographic data.
Results: 94% of participants were overweight or obese (mean BMI 35.3, SD 8.1). They were concerned about their weight, with 75% of them attempting to lose weight. Qualitative responses indicated low personal effectiveness and self-stigmatisation. Participants viewed their weight gain as something 'done to them' through medication, hospitalisation and leave restrictions. A prevailing theme was that institutional constraints made it difficult to live a healthy life (just the way the system is). Many had an external locus of control, viewing weight loss as desirable but unachievable, inhibited by environmental factors and requiring a quantum of motivation they found hard to muster. Despite this, participants were thoughtful and interested, had sound ideas for weight loss, and wished to be engaged in a shared endeavour to achieve better health outcomes. Consulting people as experts on their experiences, preferences, and goals may help develop new solutions, remove unidentified barriers, and improve motivation.
Conclusions: The importance of an individualised, multifactorial approach in weight loss programmes for this group was clear. Patient-led ideas and co-design should be key principles in programme and environmental design.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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