Prevalence of physical health conditions and health risk behaviours in people with severe mental illness in South Asia: multi-country cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with severe mental illness (SMI) die earlier than the general population, primarily because of physical disorders.

Aims

We estimated the prevalence of physical health conditions, health risk behaviours, access to healthcare and health risk modification advice in people with SMI in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, and compared results with the general population.

Method

We conducted a cross-sectional survey in adults with SMI attending mental hospitals in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Data were collected on non-communicable diseases, their risk factors, health risk behaviours, treatments, health risk modification advice, common mental disorders, health-related quality of life and infectious diseases. We performed a descriptive analysis and compared o

SUBMITTER: Zavala GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9970179 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature