Primary care-based educational interventions to decrease risk factors for metabolic syndrome for adults with major psychotic and/or affective disorders: a systematic review
Systematic ReviewsPublished 1 December 2013Open access
Cynthia H Nover, Sarah S. Jackson
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Interventions to decrease metabolic syndrome risk have been demonstrated to be effective in mental health and other outpatient settings and the prevalence of mental illness in primary care settings warrants similar interventions to improve health outcomes for this population.
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This review was unable to demonstrate effectiveness of educational interventions in primary care. Interventions to decrease metabolic syndrome risk have been demonstrated to be effective in mental health and other outpatient settings. The prevalence of mental illness in primary care settings warrants similar interventions to improve health outcomes for this population.
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