ArticleJournal of the Society for Social Work and Research2016
Feasibility Study of Increasing Social Support to Enhance a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness.
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- The Meaning of Social Support for Mental Health Service-Users: The Case Managers' Perspective.Community mental health journal · 2025Article
- Associations of an Online Health Coaching Intervention with Movement Behaviors and Perceived Health: A Mediation Analysis.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2024Article
- Feasibility of dyadic peer support to augment a church-based healthy lifestyle programme.Health education journal · 2023Article
- Dyadic Peer Support to Improve Diet and Physical Activity Among African American Church Members: An Exploratory Study.Journal of religion and health · 2023Article
- Trauma and Alcohol Use Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Women: An Examination of the Stress-Buffering Hypothesis of Social Support.The journal of primary prevention · 2021Article
- The experiences of the caring dyad: (Un)articulated realities of living with cardiometabolic risk, metabolic syndrome and related diseases in severe mental illness.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021Article
- Nutrition and Lifestyle Behavior Peer Support Program for Adults with Metabolic Syndrome: Outcomes and Lessons Learned from a Feasibility Trial.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Feasibility of a support person intervention to promote smoking cessation treatment use among smokers with mental illness.Translational behavioral medicine · 2018Article
- Preferences for Smoking Cessation Support from Family and Friends Among Adults with Serious Mental Illness.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2017Article
- Facilitating Partner Support for Lifestyle Change Among Adults with Serious Mental Illness: A Feasibility Pilot Study.Community mental health journal · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveHealthy lifestyle interventions addressing obesity in people with serious mental illness (SMI) lead to modest weight losses that tend not to be sustained over time. By augmenting lifestyle interventions with family and peer support targeting health behavior change, greater weight loss might be obtained and sustained in this population. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of increasing support from family and friends to enhance a healthy lifestyle intervention (In SHAPE) adapted for individuals with SMI.
methodA sample of 7 dyads (14 total participants) participated in this small-scale open-feasibility trial of social support strategies to enhance health promotion. Weekly 1-hour health coaching sessions were augmented by sessions designed to increase support for healthy eating and exercise through active learning and didactic instruction. Feasibility was assessed by program participation and by examining participants' satisfaction and exploring suggestions for improving the model post-intervention.
resultsThe majority of participants (57%) nominated a friend, followed by adult child-parent pairs (28%) and sibling pairs (14%) to participate as support partners in the study. All participant-partner dyads (100%) completed 12 sessions within 16 weeks. Participants reported high satisfaction and perceived benefits from the program. Recommend modifications by the dyads included more interactive sessions, a combination of group and dyadic sessions, and hands-on cooking classes.
conclusionsThis formative research showed that the study design is feasible and that the intervention can facilitate social support for health behavior change in people with SMI. Further research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of this intervention.
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