Quality of life in patients with comorbid serious mental illness and chronic diseases: A structural equation model.

Aims: To investigate the factors affecting the quality of life among adults with comorbid serious mental illness and chronic diseases.

Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional study design.

Methods: In total, 204 patients with serious mental illness were recruited from two hospitals.

Gender differences in metabolic syndrome risk factors among patients with serious mental illness.

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components continue to increase among patients with serious mental illness. This cross-sectional study investigated whether metabolic syndrome prevalence and risk factors differ between male and female patients with serious mental illness. In total, 260 eligible patients were recruited from two hospitals.