ArticleBJPsych open2023
Prevalence of physical health conditions and health risk behaviours in people with severe mental illness in South Asia: multi-country cross-sectional survey.
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- People with severe mental illness have low rates of screening for non-communicable diseases: Findings of a multi-country cross-sectional study in South Asia.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Identifying barriers and facilitators for health risk behaviours among people with severe mental illness in Bangladesh and Pakistan: a qualitative study.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- Designing and implementing a physical exercise intervention for people with first episode psychosis using experience-based co-design: A pilot study from Chennai, India.Asian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Tobacco use in people with severe mental illness: Findings from a multi-country survey of mental health institutions in South Asia.Tobacco induced diseases · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeople with severe mental illness (SMI) die earlier than the general population, primarily because of physical disorders.
aimsWe 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.
methodWe 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 our findings with the general population in the World Health Organization (WHO) 'STEPwise Approach to Surveillance of NCDs' reports.
resultsWe recruited 3989 participants with SMI, of which 11% had diabetes, 23.3% had hypertension or high blood pressure and 46.3% had overweight or obesity. We found that 70.8% of participants with diabetes, high blood pressure and hypercholesterolemia were previously undiagnosed; of those diagnosed, only around half were receiving treatment. A total of 47% of men and 14% of women used tobacco; 45.6% and 89.1% of participants did not meet WHO recommendations for physical activity and fruit and vegetable intake, respectively. Compared with the general population, people with SMI were more likely to have diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and overweight or obesity, and less likely to receive tobacco cessation and weight management advice.
conclusionsWe found significant gaps in detection, prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases and their risk factors in people with SMI.
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