Promoting physical health among people with enduring mental illness: a qualitative study of healthcare providers' perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with enduring mental illness (EMI) have higher morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases than the general population, and this results in a significantly reduced relative life expectancy-accounted for primarily by physical illness. This gap may be partly influenced by the reduced likelihood of access to and uptake of regular physical health screening.

Aim

To establish Irish service providers' perspectives regarding the care of the physical health of people with EMI in an effort to inform future service developments aimed at improving the physical health of people with EMI.

Design and setting

Qualitative study of healthcare providers-general practitioners (GPs) and members of the community mental health teams-in Ireland.

Participants

GPs and

SUBMITTER: Collins C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8061849 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature