Nurse-led physical health interventions for people with mental illness: an integrative review of international literature

Brenda Happell; Alycia Jacob; Trentham Furness; Alisa Stimson; Jackie Curtis; Andrew Watkins; Chris Platania-Phung; Brett Scholz; Robert Stanton

doi:10.1080/09638237.2024.2390364

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Nurse-led physical health interventions for people with mental illness: an integrative review of international literature

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Nurse-led physical health interventions for people with mental illness: an integrative review of international literature

Brenda Happell, Alycia Jacob, Trentham Furness, Alisa Stimson, Jackie Curtis, Andrew Watkins, Chris Platania-Phung, Brett Scholz and Robert Stanton

Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England), Vol.34(3), pp.330-352

2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2024.2390364

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Nurse-led

physical health

cardiovascular diseases

mortality

Research

mental health

Background People experiencing mental illness receive physical healthcare from nurses in a variety of settings including acute inpatient, secure extended care, forensic, and community services. While nurse-led clinical practice addressing sub-optimal consumer physical health is salient, a detailed understanding and description of the contribution by nurses to physical health interventions in people experiencing mental illness is not clearly articulated in the literature. Aims The aim of this integrative review is to describe the state of knowledge on nurse-led physical health intervention for consumers, focusing on nursing roles, nursing assessment, and intervention settings. Methods A systematic search of six databases using Medical Subject Headings from 2001 and 2022 inclusive was conducted. The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) was utilised for quality appraisal. Results Seventy-four studies were identified as “nurse-led”. Interventions were most common among community settings (n = 34, 46%). Nurses performed varied roles, often concurrently, including the collection of 341 physical health outcomes, and multiple roles with 225 distinct nursing actions identified across the included studies. A nurse as lead author was common among the included studies (n = 46, 62%). However, nurses were not always recognised for their efforts or contributions in authorship. Conclusions There is potential gap in role recognition that should be considered when designing and reporting nurse-led physical health interventions.

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Title: Nurse-led physical health interventions for people with mental illness: an integrative review of international literature
Creators: Brenda Happell - Southern Cross University
Alycia Jacob - Australian Catholic University
Trentham Furness - Southern Cross University
Alisa Stimson - Central Queensland University
Jackie Curtis - South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Andrew Watkins - South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Chris Platania-Phung - Australian College of Applied Psychology
Brett Scholz - Australian National University
Robert Stanton - Central Queensland University
Publication Details: Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England), Vol.34(3), pp.330-352
Publisher: Routledge; PHILADELPHIA
Grant note: This research was funded through an NHMRC project grant.
Identifiers: 991013215412002368
Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Academic Unit: Faculty of Health
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

Nurse-led physical health interventions for people with mental illness: an integrative review of international literature

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