Background People with severe mental illness (SMI), such as schizophrenia, have higher
rates of physical long-term conditions (LTCs), poorer health outcomes, and shorter life …

Objective: Social support is essential to the health and well-being of persons with serious
mental illness (SMI), and family members are a primary source of this support. Despite the …

People with serious mental illness (SMI) have identified barriers to engaging in behavioral
weight management interventions (BWMIs). We assessed whether BWMIs that addressed …

To examine whether Facebook could support a community-based group lifestyle
intervention for adults with serious mental illness. Participants with serious mental illness …

Effective and scalable lifestyle interventions are needed to address high rates of obesity in
people with serious mental illness (SMI). This pilot study evaluated the feasibility of a …

Physical activity is a key determinant of mental health; community programmes aim to
increase health and well-being on a community wide scale with emphasis on social …

Objective: This study sought to better understand the population-specific types of social
support relevant to adults living with serious mental illness (SMI). Our study was exploratory …

Objective: Individuals with serious mental illnesses are disproportionately affected by
overweight and obesity. Understanding the factors that facilitate or hinder lifestyle change in …

Objective Elevated obesity rates are a major contributor to the significantly reduced life
expectancy impacting people with serious mental illness. With over 1.5 billion Facebook …

Background Healthy behaviors can slow the progression of chronic kidney disease.
Professional healthcare providers deliver education, physical exercise programs, motivation …