Weight Management & Wellness for People With Psychiatric Disabilities
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The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of an intervention called Nutrition and Exercise for Wellness and Recovery (NEW-R) in promoting healthy eating and increased physical activity for better weight management among psychiatric outpatients.
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Weight management is a serious issue for individuals with mental health conditions, especially those who are taking psychiatric medications. The latest estimates are that over half of individuals receiving community mental health services are overweight or obese. This project's objective is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of an intervention called Nutrition and Exercise for Wellness and Recovery (NEW-R) in promoting healthy eating and increased physical activity for better weight management among psychiatric outpatients living and working in the community. It is an 8-week, recovery-oriented intervention that is co-led by a trained health educator and a certified mental health peer specialist. The study will take place at the UIC Department of Psychiatry in Chicago. Research participants will be recruited from the Department's outpatient clinics and other community programs, and randomly assigned to receive NEW-R along with services as usual or services as usual alone.
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Inclusion criteria
- Diagnosis with a mental health disorder
- Patient of outpatient program
- Age 18 or older
- Being overweight or obese defined as BMI>=25
- Ability to understand spoken English
Exclusion criteria
- Residing in a nursing home
- Cardiac event in past 6 months
- Past episode of anorexia or bulimia
- Pregnancy
- Diagnosis with a terminal illness expected to result in death within 1 year
- Active alcohol or substance abuse or dependence
- Inability to provide informed consent due to diagnosis of dementia or cognitive impairment
- Inability to understand spoken English
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113 participants in 2 patient groups
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