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Publication date: 14 March 2016

Paul Jon Greenwood and David Edward Shiers

The purpose of this paper is to improve the quality of monitoring of risk factors that predict the likelihood of people with severe mental illness (SMI) developing cardiovascular…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to improve the quality of monitoring of risk factors that predict the likelihood of people with severe mental illness (SMI) developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes and obesity, major contributors to poor physical health and risk of premature mortality.

Design/methodology/approach

The first phase of the AQuA “Don’t just screen-intervene” initiative supported five specialised community-based Early Intervention for Psychosis services in North West England to assess the effectiveness of monitoring of cardiometabolic risk in their patients using standards derived from the Lester Positive Cardiometabolic Health Resource, a nationally acknowledged framework for people with psychosis receiving antipsychotic medication. The initial findings formed the basis for a quality improvement programme which ran from November 2012 until May 2013.

Findings

By the end of a six month quality improvement programme the likelihood of a patient receiving a comprehensive cardiometabolic risk screening (evidenced by recorded measurement of body mass index or waist circumference, blood pressure, blood glucose and lipid profile, assessment of smoking status and enquiry of relevant family history) had increased from 10 to between 63 and 80 per cent.

Research limitations/implications

Cardiometabolic risk monitoring from the onset of psychosis and its treatment can be improved utilising quality improvement methodology in real-world specialist mental health services. Earlier identification and treatment of risk factors that predict higher rates of obesity, diabetes and SMI may help people with SMI avoid life-restricting and life-shortening physical disorders.

Practical implications

Given the National Audit of Schizophrenia findings of inadequate screening in those with established SMI alongside evidence that CVD risk can emerge early in the course of psychosis, a group of early intervention in psychosis services in North West England decided to examine this aspect of their routine clinical practice. This service evaluation describes the effectiveness of a quality improvement programme based on the Lester Positive Cardiometabolic Health Resource (referred to as Lester resource henceforth) to improve the effectiveness of monitoring of risk factors that predict the likelihood of people experiencing psychosis and schizophrenia developing CVD diabetes and obesity.

Social implications

A combination of social disadvantage and unhealthy lifestyles, adverse cardiometabolic impacts of antipsychotic medication and inequitable access to physical healthcare combine to put people with SMI at particular risk from CVD, the single biggest cause of premature death, and much more common than suicide (Brown et al., 2010). Despite higher rates of potentially modifiable CVD risk factors (De Hert et al., 2009) people with SMI appear to be missing out on opportunities to actively prevent conditions like CVD and diabetes compared to the general population.

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People with SMI such as schizophrenia die 15-20 years earlier on average than the general population. Around 20 per cent of premature deaths can be explained by suicide and injury, but the remainder arise from a variety of natural causes such as CVD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder and certain cancers and infections (Nordentoft et al., 2013). The authors worked with five mental health trusts in the North West of England covering a sample of over 500 cases within early intervention services.

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Mental Health Review Journal, vol. 21 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1361-9322

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Publication date: 1 March 2000

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Structural Survey, vol. 18 no. 1
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ISSN: 0263-080X

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Publication date: 1 February 2000

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Journal of Property Investment & Finance, vol. 18 no. 1
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ISSN: 1463-578X

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Publication date: 1 January 2000

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Facilities, vol. 18 no. 1/2
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ISSN: 0263-2772

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Publication date: 1 April 1973

Frances Neel Cheney

Communications regarding this column should be addressed to Mrs. Cheney, Peabody Library School, Nashville, Tenn. 37203. Mrs. Cheney does not sell the books listed here. They are…

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Communications regarding this column should be addressed to Mrs. Cheney, Peabody Library School, Nashville, Tenn. 37203. Mrs. Cheney does not sell the books listed here. They are available through normal trade sources. Mrs. Cheney, being a member of the editorial board of Pierian Press, will not review Pierian Press reference books in this column. Descriptions of Pierian Press reference books will be included elsewhere in this publication.

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Reference Services Review, vol. 1 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0090-7324

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Publication date: 9 March 2021

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Publication date: 6 November 2017

Hannah Meacham, Jillian Cavanagh, Amie Shaw and Timothy Bartram

The purpose of this paper is to examine how HRM practices enhance and/or impede the employment, participation, and well-being of workers with intellectual disabilities in three…

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The purpose of this paper is to examine how HRM practices enhance and/or impede the employment, participation, and well-being of workers with intellectual disabilities in three hotels located in Australia.

Design/methodology/approach

The research employs a case study methodology, including interviews with three HR managers, three department managers, 17 workers with intellectual disabilities, and focus groups of 16 supervisors and 24 work colleagues.

Findings

The research found that the opportunities to participate in work are driven primarily by developing a social climate that enables social cohesion through the altruistic motives of managers/supervisors and reciprocal relationships.

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The findings lend support for the importance of both formal and informal HR practices, such as inclusive recruitment and selection, mentoring, and training and development, as well as individualised day-to-day support provided by supervisors and colleagues, to improve the participation and well-being of workers with an intellectual disability.

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Personnel Review, vol. 46 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0048-3486

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