Barriers to participation in web-based and in-person weight management interventions for serious mental illness.

Tanya T Olmos-OchoaNoosha NivGerhard HellemannAmy N CohenRebecca ObermanRichard GoldbergAlexander S Young

Published in: Psychiatric rehabilitation journal (2019)

This study is the 1st to identify barriers in a web-based intervention for SMI. Similar barriers persisted across treatment modalities. Known barriers, particularly socioeconomic barriers, should be addressed to improve engagement and retention of individuals in weight-management interventions adapted for SMI, irrespective of modality. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

physical activity
mental illness
body mass index
randomized controlled trial
weight loss
mental health
weight gain