TY - JOUR
T1 - Multi-modal weight control intervention for people with persistent mental disorders
AU - Melamed, Yuval
AU - Stein-Reisner, Orit
AU - Gelkopf, Marc
AU - Levi, Galit
AU - Sivan, Tami
AU - Ilievici, Gloria
AU - Rosenberg, Ruth
AU - Weizman, Avraham
AU - Bleich, Avraham
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - Obesity, a major problem worldwide, is more prevalent among people with schizophrenia. This study examined the effect of behavior intervention, nutritional information and physical exercise on the body mass index (BMI) and weight of people who were hospitalized with persistent DSM-IV schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders. Fifty nine inpatients with a BMI greater than 25 participated, (28 intervention group; 31 control group). Significant reductions in BMI and weight were observed in the intervention group after 3 months and were maintained 1-year post study [F(1,52) = 6.1, p = .017) and F(1,52) = 3.J, P = .006, respectively]. If provided with adequate information and an appropriate framework, people with persistent schizophrenia can significantly reduce BMI and weight and maintain the loss.
AB - Obesity, a major problem worldwide, is more prevalent among people with schizophrenia. This study examined the effect of behavior intervention, nutritional information and physical exercise on the body mass index (BMI) and weight of people who were hospitalized with persistent DSM-IV schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders. Fifty nine inpatients with a BMI greater than 25 participated, (28 intervention group; 31 control group). Significant reductions in BMI and weight were observed in the intervention group after 3 months and were maintained 1-year post study [F(1,52) = 6.1, p = .017) and F(1,52) = 3.J, P = .006, respectively]. If provided with adequate information and an appropriate framework, people with persistent schizophrenia can significantly reduce BMI and weight and maintain the loss.
KW - Body mass index
KW - Obesity
KW - Schizophrenia
KW - Weightless
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U2 - 10.2975/31.3.2008.194.200
DO - 10.2975/31.3.2008.194.200
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AN - SCOPUS:42949140975
SN - 1095-158X
VL - 31
SP - 194
EP - 200
JO - Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
JF - Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
IS - 3
ER -