Improving physical health in people with severe mental illness
Autor: | Sheila Hardy |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
education.field_of_study
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry 030503 health policy & services Population Physical health macromolecular substances Primary care Mental illness medicine.disease Mental health Health equity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science business education Psychiatry General Nursing |
Zdroj: | Practice Nursing. 31:456-460 |
ISSN: | 2052-2940 0964-9271 |
DOI: | 10.12968/pnur.2020.31.11.456 |
Popis: | People with severe mental illness have a higher mortality than the general population. Sheila Hardy explains how nurses can address the health disparities that people with severe mental illness facePeople with severe mental illness have a higher mortality than the general population, with the main cause of early death being from a physical condition. Practice nurses are well placed to address the health disparities that people with severe mental illness face. This article describes the reasonable adjustments that can be made to increase engagement with patients. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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