Nurse views on the cardiometabolic health nurse as an approach to improving the physical health of people with serious mental illness in Australia

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 418-429

  Happell, Brenda ^a   Scott, David ^a   Platania Phung, Chris ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiometabolic health nurse; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Physical health; Serious mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTH NURSE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COOPERATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS;

CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTH NURSE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES; PHYSICAL HEALTH; SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN-NURSE RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 84882670111     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2012.00892.x     Document Type: Article

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