Can a brief health promotion intervention delivered by mental health key workers improve clients' physical health: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 372-378

  Brown, Steve ^a   Smith, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case manager; Health promotion; Lifestyle; Mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 70449498917     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638230802522460     Document Type: Article

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