Health-risk behaviours among people with severe mental ill health: understanding modifiable risk in the Closing the Gap Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with severe mental ill health (SMI) experience some of the largest health inequalities of any sector within society. For these inequalities to be reduced, an understanding of the behavioural determinants of health in this population is needed.

Aims

Utilising data from the Closing the Gap Health Study, we aimed to assess the extent to which people with SMI report health-risk factors and behaviours, their interest in modifying them, and the factors associated with being motivated to modify these behaviours.

Method

Adult (≥18 years old) participants were recruited via primary and secondary care in the English National Health Service. To be eligible, participants needed to have a documented diagnosis of schizophrenia, psychotic disorders or bipolar disor

SUBMITTER: Peckham E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10895492 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature