Evaluating the efficacy of the Thai Health Improvement Profile intervention for preventing weight gain in people with early stage psychosis: A randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: To investigate the efficacy of the Thai Health Improvement Profile intervention for preventing clinically significant weight gain in people with early stage psychosis.

Methods: We undertook a randomised controlled trial from 10/2018 to 05/2021. Participants with early stage psychosis (<5 year duration) were recruited using convenience sampling from the caseloads of community psychiatric nurses in Thailand and randomly allocated to either the Thai Health Improvement Profile intervention or treatment as usual group following baseline assessment.

Cardiometabolic health risks, lifestyle behaviours and quality of life in people diagnosed with early psychosis - A cross-sectional study.

WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: People diagnosed with schizophrenia have poor cardiometabolic health, with elevated 10-year cardiovascular disease risk (CVD-R) scores and low quality of life (QOL). There is a lack of understanding about CVD-R scores in people diagnosed with early psychosis and no studies have quantified CVD-R using the QRISK 3 calculator in this client group. Establishing potential relationships between modifiable lifestyle behaviours/treatment characteristics with CVD-R or QOL may identify targets for early intervention.

The Health Improvement Profile for people with severe mental illness: Feasibility of a secondary analysis to make international comparisons.

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS TOPIC?: Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) have elevated risks for physical health problems and low screening rates. No previous studies have compared the physical health promotion needs of people with SMI using the same screening tool across different international settings. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE?: It appears feasible to use the HIP to profile and compare physical health-related risks in people with SMI across different international settings.

Effects of the Thai Health Improvement Profile intervention on the physical health and health behaviours of people with schizophrenia: A quasi-experimental study.

Physical health problems and unhealthy lifestyle behaviours are common in people with severe mental illness (SMI), leading to high levels of mortality.There is some evidence that nurse-led interventions involving comprehensive health checks may be effective in improving physical health in people with SMI. This quasi-experimental before-and-after study investigated the impacts of the Thai Health Improvement Profile (HIP-T) on the physical health and health behaviours of people with schizophrenia over 1-year.