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Self-reported health and physical activity among community mental healthcare users
O Lassenius1, I Akerlind, L Wiklund-Gustin
1Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Nursing, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge Professor Associate Professor, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden. oona.lassenius@ki.se
Abstract:
The aim of the study was to survey the self-reported health and physical activity in a sample of community mental healthcare users in a city of Sweden. The study was conducted through a cross-sectional design with participants requested to fill out a self-report questionnaire. Participants (n = 103) were persons with psychiatric disabilities living in residential psychiatric settings and/or participating in daily activities provided by community mental healthcare services. The results showed that the group is affected with serious risk factors, such as high body mass index, low rated extent and frequency of physical activity and low self-estimated general state of health. Even though some difficulties associated with the answering process of this questionnaire emerged, these self-reported results clearly confirm the fact that persons with psychiatric disabilities constitute a vulnerable group in need for health-promoting caring activities and interventions.
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