Zavala Gomez, Gerardo Antonio orcid.org/0000-0002-9825-8725, Prasad-Muliyala, K., Aslam, F. et al. (11 more authors) (2020) Prevalence of physical health conditions and health risk behaviours in people with severe mental Illness in South Asia: Protocol for a cross-sectional study (IMPACT SMI survey). BMJ Open. ISSN 2044-6055
Abstract
Introduction People with severe mental illness (SMI) die on average 10–20 years earlier than the general population. Most of these deaths are due to physical health conditions. The aim of this cross-sectional study is to determine the prevalence of physical health conditions and their associations with health-risk behaviours, health-related quality of life and various demographic, behavioural, cognitive, psychological and social variables in people with SMI attending specialist mental health facilities in South Asia. Methods and analysis We will conduct a survey of patients with SMI attending specialist mental health facilities in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan (n=4500). Diagnosis of SMI will be confirmed using the Mini-international neuropsychiatric interview V.6.0. We will collect information about physical health and related health-risk behaviours (WHO STEPwise approach to Surveillance (STEPS)); severity of common mental disorders (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and General Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7)) and health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-5L). We will measure blood pressure, height, weight and waist circumference according to WHO guidelines. We will also measure glycated haemoglobin, lipid profile, thyroid function, liver function, creatinine and haemoglobin. Prevalence rates of physical health conditions and health-risk behaviours will be presented and compared with the WHO STEPS survey findings in the general population. Regression analyses will explore the association between health-risk behaviours, mental and physical health conditions. Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the ethics committees of the Department of Health Sciences University of York (UK), Centre for Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation (Bangladesh), Health Ministry Screening Committee and Indian Council of Medical Research (India) and National Bioethics Committee (Pakistan). Findings will be disseminated in peer-reviewed articles, in local and international conferences and as reports for policymakers and stakeholders in the countries involved.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Health Sciences (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Hull York Medical School (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number UNSPECIFIED 17/63/130 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 10 Sep 2020 14:00 |
Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2025 23:19 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1136/ bmjopen-2020-037869 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1136/ bmjopen-2020-037869 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:165365 |
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