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Caroline R McKinnon1, Jane T Garvin2
11 Caroline R. McKinnon, PhD, CNS/PMH-BC, Augusta University College of Nursing, Augusta, GA, USA.
Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
|September 22, 2018
Summary
Veterans with mental health diagnoses, including PTSD, can achieve weight reduction goals. Specific conditions like PTSD and anxiety disorders were linked to greater success in weight management programs.
Area of Science:
- Mental Health
- Weight Management
- Veterans Health
Background:
- Weight management programs are common for veterans.
- The effect of mental health diagnoses on weight reduction is not well understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the prevalence of mental health diagnoses in veterans undergoing weight management.
- To examine the association between mental health diagnoses and achieving a 5% weight reduction goal.
Main Methods:
- Logistic regression analysis.
- Study included 402 veterans in a weight management program.
- Weight reduction was assessed at 6, 12, and 24 months.
Main Results:
- Over 43% of veterans had a mental health diagnosis, most commonly depression, PTSD, and substance use disorders.
- No overall association between having any mental health diagnosis and weight reduction goal achievement.
- PTSD, drug use disorder, anxiety disorder, and other mental health diagnoses were linked to higher odds of achieving weight reduction goals at 12 and 24 months.
Conclusions:
- Unhealthy weight is prevalent in individuals with mental health conditions.
- Weight reduction goal achievement may be similar for veterans with and without mental health diagnoses.
- Psychiatric nurses should recognize the high comorbidity of mental health issues in veterans seeking weight management.
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