Add to ORKGPeople diagnosed with a mental illness experience poorer physical health than the general population. Nurses have been identified for their potential role in addressing physical health needs of consumers of mental health services. This paper reports on preliminary findings of a qualitative study on health-care services for physical and mental health in a regional area in Australia. A key purpose of the study was to explore the perceptions of nurses working in mental health settings of their physical care with consumers. A qualitative, exploratory approach was undertaken. Semi-structured focus groups were conducted with 38 nurses from one mental health service. Nurse participants described a common co-occurrence of physical problems and ment...
The poor physical health of people with a severe mental illness is well documented and health profes...
The life expectancy of people living with mental illness is significantly shorter than that of the r...
The life expectancy of people living with mental illness is significantly shorter than that of the r...
People diagnosed with a mental illness experience poorer physical health than the general population...
People diagnosed with a mental illness experience poorer physical health than the general population...
People with serious mental illness are at high-risk for physical illnesses and premature death, and ...
People with serious mental illness are at high-risk for physical illnesses and premature death, and ...
People with serious mental illness are at high-risk for physical illnesses and premature death, and ...
There is extensive international evidence that people with severe mental illness have a lower standa...
There is extensive international evidence that people with severe mental illness have a lower standa...
There is extensive international evidence that people with severe mental illness have a lower standa...
The life expectancy of people living with mental illness is significantly shorter than that of the r...
Aims and objectives. To identify nurse perceptions on the potential value of general and specific nu...
People with serious mental illness (SMI) have heightened rates of chronic physical disease. This stu...
Aims and objectives. To identify nurse perceptions on the potential value of general and specific nu...
The poor physical health of people with a severe mental illness is well documented and health profes...
The life expectancy of people living with mental illness is significantly shorter than that of the r...
The life expectancy of people living with mental illness is significantly shorter than that of the r...
People diagnosed with a mental illness experience poorer physical health than the general population...
People diagnosed with a mental illness experience poorer physical health than the general population...
People with serious mental illness are at high-risk for physical illnesses and premature death, and ...
People with serious mental illness are at high-risk for physical illnesses and premature death, and ...
People with serious mental illness are at high-risk for physical illnesses and premature death, and ...
There is extensive international evidence that people with severe mental illness have a lower standa...
There is extensive international evidence that people with severe mental illness have a lower standa...
There is extensive international evidence that people with severe mental illness have a lower standa...
The life expectancy of people living with mental illness is significantly shorter than that of the r...
Aims and objectives. To identify nurse perceptions on the potential value of general and specific nu...
People with serious mental illness (SMI) have heightened rates of chronic physical disease. This stu...
Aims and objectives. To identify nurse perceptions on the potential value of general and specific nu...
The poor physical health of people with a severe mental illness is well documented and health profes...
The life expectancy of people living with mental illness is significantly shorter than that of the r...
The life expectancy of people living with mental illness is significantly shorter than that of the r...