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Mil Med ; 182(9): e1738-e1744, 2017 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28885930

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INTRODUCTION: Veterans with mental illness tend to have shorter life spans and suboptimal physical health because of a variety of factors. These factors include poor nutrition, being overweight, and smoking cigarettes. Nonphysical contributors that may affect quality of life are the stigma associated with mental illness, social difficulties, and spiritual crises. Current mental health treatment focuses primarily on the delivery of medication and evidence-based psychotherapies, which may not affect all the above areas of a Veteran's life as they focus primarily on improving psychological symptoms. Clinicians may find greater success using integrative, comprehensive, multifaceted programs to treat these problems spanning the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual domains. These pilot studies test an adjunctive, holistic, behavioral approach to treat mental illness. This pilot work explores the hypotheses that engagement in a greater number of therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLCs) leads to improvement in quality of life, reduction of psychiatric symptoms, and weight loss. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Institutional Review Boards for human subjects at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Greater Los Angeles and Long Beach Healthcare Systems approved pilot study activities at their sites. Pilot Study 1 was a prospective survey study of Veterans with mental illness, who gained weight on an atypical antipsychotic medication regimen, participating in a weight management study. At each session of the 1-year study, researchers asked a convenience sample of 55 Veterans in the treatment arm whether they engaged in each of the eight TLCs: exercise, nutrition/diet, stress management and relaxation, time in nature, relationships, service to others, religious or spiritual involvement, and recreation. Pilot Study 2 applied the TLC behavioral intervention and examined 19 Veterans with mental illness, who attended four classes about TLCs, received individual counseling over 9 weeks, and maintained journals to track TLC practice. Besides weekly journals, researchers also collected prospective data on quality of life, psychiatric symptoms, vitals, and anthropometric measurements. In both studies, investigators tested for main effects of the total number of TLCs practiced and study week using mixed-effects linear models with independent intercepts by participant. RESULTS: In Study 1, engagement in more TLC behaviors was significantly associated with higher ratings of quality of life, as well as greater weight loss for each additional type of TLC practiced. In Study 2, TLC practice increased significantly over 9 weeks, and was significantly associated with improvements in quality of life and diastolic blood pressure. CONCLUSION: Counseling Veterans to practice TLCs provides a holistic adjunct to current treatments for mental illness. TLCs may confer multiple benefits upon Veterans with mental illness, enhancing quality of life and well-being along with weight management efforts. As these were pilot studies, the samples sizes were relatively small and a control group was lacking. Our findings may have broader implications supporting a holistic approach in both primary and mental health care settings. Future research will expand this work to address its weaknesses and examine the cost differential between this holistic approach and traditional mental health treatment.


Assuntos
Transtornos Mentais/psicologia , Comportamento de Redução do Risco , Veteranos/psicologia , Adulto , Índice de Massa Corporal , Peso Corporal , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Transtornos Mentais/epidemiologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Projetos Piloto , Qualidade de Vida/psicologia , Estigma Social , Inquéritos e Questionários
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J Gen Intern Med ; 32(Suppl 1): 32-39, 2017 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28271424

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Weight gain and other metabolic sequelae of antipsychotic medications can lead to medication non-adherence, reduced quality of life, increased costs, and premature mortality. Of the approaches to address this, behavioral interventions are less invasive, cost less, and can result in sustained long-term benefits. OBJECTIVE: We investigated behavioral weight management interventions for veterans with mental illness across four medical centers within the Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System. DESIGN: We conducted a 12-month, multi-site extension of our previous randomized, controlled study, comparing treatment and control groups. PARTICIPANTS: Veterans (and some non-veteran women) diagnosed with mental illness, overweight (defined as having a BMI over 25), and required ongoing antipsychotic therapy. INTERVENTIONS: One group received "Lifestyle Balance" (LB; modified from the Diabetes Prevention Program) consisting of classes and individual nutritional counseling with a dietitian. A second group received less intensive "Usual Care" (UC) consisting of weight monitoring and provision of self-help. MAIN MEASURES: Participants completed anthropometric and nutrition assessments weekly for 8 weeks, then monthly. Psychiatric, behavioral, and physical assessments were conducted at baseline and months 2, 6, and 12. Metabolic and lipid laboratory tests were performed quarterly. KEY RESULTS: Participants in both groups lost weight. LB participants had a greater decrease in average waist circumference [F(1,1244) = 11.9, p < 0.001] and percent body fat [F(1,1121) = 4.3, p = 0.038]. Controlling for gender yielded statistically significant changes between groups in BMI [F(1,1246) = 13.9, p < 0.001]. Waist circumference and percent body fat decreased for LB women [F(1,1243) = 22.5, p < 0.001 and F(1,1221) = 4.8, p = 0.029, respectively]. The majority of LB participants kept food and activity journals (92%), and average daily calorie intake decreased from 2055 to 1650 during the study (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Behavioral interventions specifically designed for individuals with mental illness can be effective for weight loss and improve dietary behaviors. "Lifestyle Balance" integrates well with VA healthcare's patient-centered "Whole Health" approach. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT01052714.


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Antipsicóticos/efeitos adversos , Terapia Comportamental/métodos , Transtornos Mentais/tratamento farmacológico , Obesidade/terapia , Idoso , Antropometria/métodos , Antipsicóticos/uso terapêutico , Índice de Massa Corporal , Aconselhamento/métodos , Feminino , Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Humanos , Estilo de Vida , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Obesidade/induzido quimicamente , Manejo da Obesidade/métodos , Cooperação do Paciente , Veteranos/psicologia
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Eat Behav ; 19: 61-4, 2015 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26172565

RESUMO

Weight gain and worsening metabolic parameters are often side effects of antipsychotic medications used by individuals with severe mental illness. To address this, a randomized, controlled research study of a behavioral weight management program for individuals with severe mental illness was undertaken to assess its efficacy. Patients unable to meet weight loss goals during the first portion of the year-long study were given the option of using meal replacement shakes in an effort to assist with weight loss. Specific requirements for use of meal replacement shakes were specified in the study protocol; only five patients were able to use the shakes in accordance with the protocol and lose weight while improving metabolic parameters. Case studies of two subjects are presented, illustrating the challenges and obstacles they faced, as well as their successes. Taking responsibility for their own weight loss, remaining motivated through the end of the study, and incorporating the meal replacement shakes into a daily routine were factors found in common with these patients. Use of meal replacements shakes with this population may be effective.


Assuntos
Alimentos Formulados , Transtornos Mentais/epidemiologia , Obesidade/dietoterapia , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Redução de Peso , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Obesidade/psicologia , Resultado do Tratamento
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