NIH R01 · 2025
Dynamic Sustainment of Evidence-Based Health Promotion Interventions in Mental Health
PROJECT ABSTRACT Adults with serious and disabling mental illness (SMI) experience a 15-30 year reduced life expectancy primarily due to modifiable cardiovascular risk factors that can be effectively addressed with behavioral lifestyle interventions. Lifestyle interventions have reduced obesity-related cardiovascular risk in upwards of 50% of adults with SMI in community-based trials, even among those taking antipsychotic medications; however, these interventions are rarely sustained once research projects are completed. This later stage translational study focuses on long-term sustainment of an evidence-based lifestyle intervention (InSHAPE) implemented in U.S. mental health organizations…
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