Strong Julia Ringgold, Lemaire Gail Schoen, Murphy Lyn Stankiewicz
University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD.
University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD.
Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2017 Feb;31(1):137-140. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2016.08.003. Epub 2016 Aug 20.
Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) experience excessive co-morbidities and early mortality. Self-management programs have the potential to increase physical activity levels of individuals with SMI and reduce the incidence of co-morbidities. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to assess a chronic disease self-management program (CDSMP) to increase physical activity of adults with SMI measured by daily steps tracked with a pedometer. Results of data analysis indicated no statistically significant difference in steps across the six-week program. However, findings suggested that individuals with SMI are capable of using a pedometer and tracking steps on a daily basis.
患有严重精神疾病（SMI）的个体存在过多的共病情况且过早死亡。自我管理项目有潜力提高患有严重精神疾病个体的身体活动水平，并降低共病的发生率。这个质量改进项目的目的是评估一项慢性病自我管理项目（CDSMP），以通过计步器追踪的每日步数来衡量，增加患有严重精神疾病的成年人的身体活动。数据分析结果表明，在为期六周的项目中，步数没有统计学上的显著差异。然而，研究结果表明，患有严重精神疾病的个体有能力使用计步器并每天追踪步数。
